How many times have you walked through the gym and looked over to the free-weights area and seen that large frame known to some as a ‘squat rack’ (or the thingy with the bars on it) and wondered what it’s actually for and how to use it without a trip to A+E?



Whenever I go into a gym, I always see someone on the rack (attempting) squatting with a very heavy bar and usually not very good form. It was only my last visit to the gym when I saw someone trying to teach is mate how to squat… Continue

Making things happen.



Hey guys, yonks ago I posted a video about having the courage to make things happen (here) and although the video isn’t a piece of visual brilliance, the message was important. The message was to take a chance and make a change, the only way you can change your life is to make it happen.



Anyway, one of the members of my community made a fantastic point today when he left a comment (see the… Continue

How can training different energy systems boost your fat loss results?



How many times have you walked into the gym wanting to get on the treadmill, but couldn’t because they were all taken up by keen runners? Not only that, but all the other cardio equipment was taken up as well. How long did you actually have to wait to get on something? There’s a reason why the cardio equipment in the gym is always busy, and that’s because nearly every single member of the gym are all under the… Continue

Over the last few weeks I’ve been sitting going over my own excellence again and again, trying to work out what’s been missing. You know when you get that annoying inner voice that tells you that something isn’t quite right and all it does is aggravate you? Well I’ve been having that. So, I’ve been sitting trying to work out exactly what it is and how I’m going to change it (don’t worry, I’m not having a moan here!)



So, I think I’ve finally got to the bottom of it and I’ve realised… Continue

How will you be remembered?



Over the last few weeks I’ve been sitting going over my own excellence again and again, trying to work out what’s been missing. You know when you get that annoying inner voice that tells you that something isn’t quite right and all it does is aggravate you? Well I’ve been having that. So, I’ve been sitting trying to work out exactly what it is and how I’m going to change it (don’t worry, I’m not having a moan here!)



So, I think I’ve finally got… Continue