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  • 13/08/2016

    Yep, This just went down the hatchet... If I told you I just ate 2 pizza's, 4 cookies and drank 1.5 litres of Coke in one sitting would you believe me?  Well I did! Call me a greedy git (I don't mind!) but it was frickin amazing. People are...

  • 13/08/2016

    See ya later chicken legs! I was training legs the other day and in between sets I had a look around to see what other people in my gym were up to (who doesn't?). I noticed this one huge guy who looked like some villain from the Terminator film!...

  • 13/08/2016

    Goal Setting & Goal Getting... I've always got itchy feet, and i'm keen to push myself to the maximum! I love working towards goals, aiming to make them challenging but not too unrealistic. For example a couple of months ago I set myself a c...

  • 13/08/2016

    Lost at sea... My back ache’s unbearably, the muscles around my neck are clenched tightly, my brain feels foggy, i'm shattered beyond belief. Looking back the last 12 weeks i’ve been extremely stressed. In 84 days i’ve probably only taken...

  • 11/08/2016

    Running like Forrest Gump... I'm just about to go for a run, but i've just polished off 2 protein pancakes - see recipe here  so I need to let them digest for a bit! Todays plan is to go for a 1hr run! I'll be starting from home, and workin...

  • Why I became a personal trainer 11/08/2016

    My Story... So i’ve officially been a personal trainer for the last 10 years! Wowzaaa how time fly’s! I remember my first ever session at the age of 15, before I became qualified... It was with a family friend who I trained in my mums con...

  • 10/08/2016

    The King of all exercises... So in part 1 I talked all about why squats are bad for you and why you should avoid them! The main reason I said they were bad was due to the fact that most people are simply not ready to perform the squatting moveme...

  • 10/08/2016

    Squats have the power to 'make' or 'break' you... Okely dokely I must admit i'm guilty of this... always raving about how amazing squats are! It's true the squat is a fantastic exercise for a multitude of reasons. For example squats work the entire l...

  • 09/08/2016

    "I'm seriously out of shape!...HELP ME!!!" It completely sucks but you've come to the realisation that your out of shape! You've had enough and decided you want to make a change. You've searched the internet, and read magazines for help but your...

  • 09/08/2016

    A True Champion... Sunday evening I sat down after my run, I was absolutely exhausted. After a cool shower I put my feet up and watched the Jessica Ennis documentary that aired on the BBC. The short program only lasted 30 minutes but I learned an aw...