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  • Beauty and Body Image in the Digital Age 02/06/2016

    It can be extremely difficult facing yourself everyday. It’s the dreaded bathroom mirror upon waking, it’s like facing a panel of judges on Britain’s Got Talent! Mirror mirror on the wall who’s the.…*Insert word* of them all! Everyday...

  • 30/05/2016

    May 2016. A frosty cold day. Head phones in, audiobook on. As I continued to put one foot in front of the other on my walk through the woods,  I had some uncomfortable thoughts… “I’m not where I want to be!” “why am I not there?...

  • 30/05/2016

    What is an Energy Zapper?  We all know an energy Zapper! You know the type of person who has you feeling utterly miserable in less than 5 minutes! Moaning about the weather, poor pay, a bad back, their football team, traffic, you name it...

  • 28/05/2016

    I would sit at the back of the class, my mind wandering like a stream, i’d be thinking about my Ice hockey training later on that evening, just largely thinking about anything other than what I was supposed to…. mathematical equations! Sch...

  • 28/05/2016

    1) Build muscle first - spend some time building quality muscle. To build muscle you've got to have a small surplus of calories (around 200-300 extra cals per day). You've also got to get stronger in raw compound movements - deadlift, squat...

  • 26/05/2016

    Lean, mean, fat burning machine… The elusive 'Magic Pill'... 6 weeks ago I was asked by the company Discount Supplements to try out some fat burning products in return for writing an honest review of my experience. After doing some resea...

  • 23/05/2016

    Get the sick bucket ready and Emergency services on speed dial! Are you up for a challenge? Word of warning this workout is hideously brutal! I wouldn't recommend trying this unless you've had a couple of years worth of proper weight training...

  • 23/05/2016

    Attracting the Right Client Base... I'm very fusy when it comes to taking on new clients. I want to make-sure they are 100% ready and have the correct mindset to become part of the LEP Tribe. Here's 10 things I look for when taking on new membe...

  • 22/05/2016

    Great session with my brother from another mudda. 4 years ago at University we'd be hung over, ordering dominoes, and talking about typical lad stuff! Now when we get together we push each other forward: we talk about books, philosophy, podca...

  • 20/05/2016

    Serious Upper Body Torture! So at the minute i'm taking a high volume approach (lots of sets and reps) with training as my goal is fat loss at the moment (i've got a holiday coming up in 13 weeks!). I want to keep my calories high, so i can cont...