Nick’s Corner
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A quick review of a fantastic book I just read…
09/07/2016Thoughts are Things... Firstly, I highly recommend investing in this book 'Thoughts are Things' especially if your the type of person who wants to lead a kickass life. If your on a mission to become a better version of yourself… you just gotta...
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My Week: Life, Tanning, Books, Blogs, Videos, Newspaper feature, and Pure Gym madness!
08/07/2016An Eventful Week... I had to force myself out of bed this morning, boy I felt shattered! That's what happens when your in a calorie deficit for a long period, your body slows down. When I finally dragged my backside out of bed (after about 10 sn...
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What I learned from an Inconspicuous Bath Plug!
04/07/2016Sounds kind of crazy right? How can you learn from a rusty old bath plug? Well to cut a long story short, the chain from our bath plug snapped a few months back and we haven't replaced it. Call it laziness! but it’s not been fixed!! It’s on...
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Yes…I did it! Doing the splits (Jean-Claude Van Damme style!)…
22/06/2016Ouch That Hurts! In January (6 months ago) I set myself a goal to be able to do the FULL SPLITS (Jean Claude Van Damme Style!) Well today I finally nailed it! Boom! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻! I used to be able to do...
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Sunday’s Mammoth Training Session…RIP (Rest In Pieces!)
19/06/2016This Picture just about sums up how I feel right now... Wowzaaa! I’m destroyed, i’m struggling to stop my arms from shaking. I thought I was going to collapse in Tesco as my blood sugar levels came crashing down like a gargantuan wave hittin...
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When I saw a client in Tesco! and I was buying chocolate!
18/06/2016I was in my own world (as per usual!), i’d just blasted out a 2hr leg workout and looked as though i’d been dragged through a hedge backwards, my face redder than a baboons bum! As I scanned my food through the robotic, self service tills at...
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Feeling Lucky to be alive…
14/06/2016Wow! I’m feeling pretty emotional. Odd. Strange. Shaken Up. Completely unexpected blog this morning, in fact 15 minutes ago I already had my day planned out, but then… I literally just heard a story and it’s completely shaken me up. As I...
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Why I eat ‘Skittles’ before lifting weights…
12/06/2016You what Nick? Yep you heard me right. I eat a bag of skittles before I workout! But Skittles are full of sugar? Yes, that’s correct. Skittles are bad for you? Actually no there not, it’s all about context. No edible food is bad, the devil is...
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How to get lean, whilst preventing muscle loss and feeling miserable!
11/06/2016Getting Lean… I’m on a mission the next 10 weeks to get as lean as Mr Bean! I’ve made many mistakes in the past, mainly trying to rush the process. In this post I share some absolute knowledge bombs to prevent you making the same mistakes...
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When things don’t go to plan! Personal reflections of my week…
11/06/2016Not too happy with progress this week. Felt exhausted during workouts, fat loss/weight loss has stalled and generally struggled. It happens, even us coaches have weeks when things don't go to plan! All journeys have their ups and downs. Don't th...