For those who are unfamiliar with Tom Platz, he was a successful bodybuilder in the 1980s. He was well known for his leg development that he put down to mainly the squat exercise. He is now regarded as one of the greatest from a "golden era" of bodybuilding. Recently I had the oportunity to participate …
Why is it some people seem to be addicted to their training regime and yet others shiver at the thought of exercise? Apparently only 6% of us exercise on a regular basis. This surprises me with the vast amount of information through government funded posters and TV adverts we have encouraging us to exercise. So what makes some people hooked and some …
10 bad practices I have seen THIS WEEK by other trainers. 1) Late for appointments 2) Wearing casual “going out” clothes while teaching 3) Leaving clients for long periods during paid sessions 4) Delivering non progressing workouts 5) Not correcting form 6) Teaching areas of fitness the trainer has no experience of 7) Unnecessarily invading …
This is a common question I get asked by clients. The answer can be quite individual as one stomach tolerates certain foods better than the next. All things being equal in regards to food tolerances then there are usually 3 factors: 1) Type of training to be performed 2) Weight goal of the client 3) Time …
Much like the pyramid selling supplement Herbalife, Juice Plus is gaining popularity as a weight loss wonder and all cure product. I can confidently say that most of the claims are nonsense and many of the before and after pictures either show an incorrect time frame or a photo-shopped image. Many of the sellers are …
Again I feel another product that is hyped up too much and believed to be something special. That said, if someone asked me to use every bit of knowledge I had to help them lose fat, I would include a “fat loss supplement” in the total plan. They will not make the difference between …
I’m all for protein powders but what I dislike is the hype and marketing surrounding them. I’m often asked this question and what bugs me is the number of people who believe that by adding protein powder to their diet that it will make a huge increase to their training progress. For most a …
