Tired of cutting carbs and doing excess cardio to achieve weight loss with PCOS? Let’s be honest. If you have PCOS then any type of weight loss or body transformation is going to be hard. I’ve worked with many women with PCOS for weight loss and there’s always 2 things that they are doing wrong. Unfortunately it’s either their coach or diet program…

How do you stop getting hangry when dieting? Is being Hangry really a thing or is it made up by people who are on diets and can’t eat the foods that they like? Recently a european team of researchers looked into the ‘Hangry’ phenomenon and found a few interesting things. Firstly ‘hangry’ does exist as most of the subjects reported some feeling of e…

What does it take to be aa good coach and mentor? Dan Smith is both a personal coach and a mentor to other fitness coaches. In this interview he discusses how he helps other fitness professionals build their businesses and how he transforms the physiques of his clients to be stronger humans Listen to the podcast Watch the video below Check out my Y…

Is it selfish put your gym training first as a priority in your life? No absolutely not and here’s why. Many of the people I work with are selfless people. They have a family and they prioritise their kids (and partner) over all else. If they own their own business then that’s their next priority. Both these are major elements in their lives and qu…

How much weight should you lift to build muscle when training in the gym? To really answer this we need to look at one of the key issues with men (and women) when they train in the gym. I always say that on the whole men need to lift a bit lighter and women need to lift a bit heavier. I’ve coached both men and women for over 10 years and I’ve notic…

What happens when you retire from competitive bodybuilding? How should your nutrition change? How should your training change? With no competition to aim for it can be tough for ex competitive bodybuilders to adjust to normal life. I find that people I work with are still following the same rigid diet structure they had when they were competitive. …

Don't make this common mistake for fat loss When should you cut calories to lose fat? Do you even need to cut calories if you do more activity? If you’ve been around anyone in fitness or who’s dieting for any length of time you’ll know that when people cut calories they tend to suffer a bit. This, we are told is all part of the course. You’ve got t…

Fat Loss Programs are Dead If you’re a man or woman and you love lifting weights then a fat loss program won’t be best for you. Here’s why: Men and women who lift weights want to be more muscular, whether your definition of ‘muscular’ is ‘toned’ or jacked to fcuk then the method is the same. You need to lift weights with sufficient volume and with …

Tips for building muscle when you are a hard gainer Are you a hard gainer and find it tough to add muscle? This body transformation case study shows how Andrew added more muscle to his already lean and fit physique to gain over 2kg of muscle while reducing his body fat levels. In this video I cover Andrew’s diet and his training patterns for adding…

How a former SAS soldier coaches men to be optimised in every area of their lives In this interview I talk to former SAS soldier, gym owner, champion bodybuilder and coach Lindsay Bruce. Lindsay has a wealth of experience and knowledge that his brings to his coaching program for men over 30. In this video we discuss mindset, application of techniqu…