Entertainment or Results?
You can get an insight into why you are where you are by looking at the ratio of the time you spend on entertainment, and the time you...
Most Common Mistakes Series - Lack of planning with food
Ok, so everyone takes the mickey out of us Trainers or gym-goers about eating all of our meals out of tupperware. It’s not strictly true,...
Most Common Mistakes - Avoiding Fats in your diet
Fats have long been demonised in the nutritional world for “making people fat” when in reality, fat doesn’t make you fat - excess...
Most Common Mistakes - Thinking of exercise as a chore
Let me put this straight right from the start: Exercise is a pleasure. It feels good to move, you feel better after you’ve moved, and if...
Most Common Mistakes - Lack of Sleep
One of the most anabolic things you can do is sleep. It’s not training in the gym that makes you grow - training is actually catabolic,...
Most Common Mistakes - Weekend Blowouts
This happens all the time. People are “good all week”, so they reward themselves with a few drinks and a takeaway at the weekend. Don’t...
Most Common Mistakes - Over-Training/Under-Recovering
It’s a common belief that more is better. If training is good for you, then MORE training will be better. If you can build muscle...
Most Common Mistakes Series - Not Training with Intensity
I think the main reason many people fail in their fitness efforts comes down to exactly that - their effort. Unfortunately, simply...
Most Common Mistakes - Thinking you gain or lose fat daily
This relates to the “Only tracking body weight” post I’ve put up previously. A lot of people still use weight as their main method for...
Most Common Mistakes Series - Only tracking weight
When people set out to lose “weight” they’re already on the back foot slightly because their focus is on the wrong thing. Yes, if you’re...
