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Wednesday, 6th March

If you feel that your best years are behind you in terms of physical prowess, then I have a ton of evidence that I could produce for you every single day that will disprove that statement.

I have countless individuals who have started training in their late forties, into their fifties and into their sixties who have consistently better numbers than many twenty somethings I train.

This may seem hard to believe, but these are the kinds of results that you can begin to expect if you train and eat consistently well over a period of months, and especially years!

This is what you can expect if you change your lifestyle accordingly, starting getting to bed earlier especially in the week, and being in a programme of constant development and progress.

This is what will happen if you have your blood pressure, body fat, waist measurements done regular, and aim to improve them every single month. Your programme has to help you get there not only quickly but safely, and this is of paramount importance.

As you get older, you really want to avoid dangerous movements that will stress your joints. You want to be kind to your bones and theres a million ways to accomplish that.

Training smart will always beat someone screaming in your ear with a mindless training programme that accomplishes very little and eventually get you injured.

We always talk a lot about core stability in terms of training options, and this is the biggest feature of my training with everyone. Once you get your fundamental strength right, then the sky is the limit when it comes to your overall progress.

Mentally too, you have to open your mind to big progress, and seemingly unimaginable ability again with your body. You will soon learn to stop thinking like a fifty something and rekindle the ability you thought you had left behind in your 20’s.

The science is there to do it, so changing your plan right now to reflect that is of vital importance to you. Nobody needs to feel or look older than they are, changing your lifestyle will achieve a more youthful you in no time at all as long as you’re willing to commit to it!

Twitt
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Tuesday, March 5th

Hitting the right checklist every day will make or break your day.

Its an old cliché but nothing IS as important as the right breakfast!!! Have you got your porridge in on time, have you diluted your orange juice, have you had a glass of water to clean your system out when you first got up? Tedious to some maybe but vitally important to those of you who want the fantastic results we always talk about!

If you are going to work, have you got your healthy snacks worked out, and more importantly have you PREPARED THEM?!!!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not rely on little corner shops or spar’s convenience stores to satisfy your nutritional needs because it AIN’T GOING TO HAPPEN!

Preparation is everything and you really need to lock in as many nutrients as possible into your foods, processed rubbish you find in these shops will not give you that any day of the week!

Hows your lunch looking? Supermarket prepared sandwiches are full of salt and often full of mayo, prepare your own and allocate 5 minutes of your day to doing that? You can do that surely?

How about evening meal? I hope its full of vegetables with a lean protein choice such as white meat or any fish cooked nicely without any horrible sauce that’s going to pile salt and saturated fat into your body?!!!!

You can eat well to nourish your body as it needs to perform well and recover after your workouts!!

Hows your water intake? If its under 1.5-2 litres a day then you are likely dehydrated and not reaching your performance potential.

If you hit all of this checklist well, then you are likely to be in very good condition health wise. Up to you how well you do!!

Twitt
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Monday, 4th March

Commitment to making a difference to yourself starts by making your first workout, and promising to make every single one thereafter (providing you’re not ill of course).

You can often tell the individuals who won’t be successful in reaching their goals, due to level of excuses they make not to make their sessions, and the lengths they go to avoid working hard and eating well.

Lets make no mistake about it, I really believe that everyone is full of good intentions at the start, but you soon find out who’s who as their programme moves along.

I like to think 99.9% of people I train are committed, and when periods of doubt enter their heads (which is perfectly natural), then I am able to work something out so they stay on course and they re-focus and are able to keep progressing at the pace they want.

Those people are unable to reach any level of commitment and use excuses more than once such as “my alarm didn’t go
off”, “ I was up all night”, “I had to work on”, “I have a slight sniffle” etc etc and always blame other people are gently let go and are told that they are not ready for big success in their programme, and to come back in the future when they have sorted out their true commitment levels.

If im giving 100% to someone and they don’t give it back, then we are both wasting our time.

Perhaps that person would be better off going through the process of fad dieting, so called wonder results and lose some weight, and then put all the weight back on (plus 5% more according to scientific studies), then they may appreciate that doing in the RIGHT WAY does take some commitment if you want to get REAL RESULTS.

I spoke to a woman on Saturday who said her slimming class had already gone empty after the initial rush in January had long since gone. The leader of the class said though don’t worry, some would be back in may to lose weight for summer, then gone by june, and back by late November to lose weight by Christmas, and this was the SAME EVERY YEAR!!! An example of a bad and unsustainable business lacking in integrity if ever I saw one!

No wonder these slimming classes never work long term and only create misery for people as 97% of their members out all the weight back on and more.

The folly of this is good for some to go through as I said to appreciate the right way to do things, and this is why I will forever offer long lasting, real results that last a lifetime. The good news is also I will continue to show these diet club charlatans up for what they are.

Twitt
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Friday, 1st March

If you have had an inside dominated programme all winter, then that is totally understandable given the cold, wet and icy weather we have had this year.

Doing the same kind of training though all year round is a recipe for getting stale, getting medicore results, and not reaching your potential.

I love to mix all of my training up, and give a nice split between inside and outside training, both of these have their big advantages.

The inside training means you can always get a session in, no matter what the weather in a safe, usually warmer environment.

There should be a range of options available inside too, at the gym in burry port we have lots of different options, and we are exactly the opposite of the traditional gym where you either to cardio on a treadmill or bike, then maybe a little bit of weights.

Of course, we love to do weights still, and we love traditional cardio too. Now though, we love to mix it all up, throw in some rope work, medicine ball work, bosu ball exercise, a range of aggressive and rehab work on roller’s and other balance related exercises.

Then the gym moves outside, especially this time of year with tyres, sledges, and a whole range of speed and agility work with some sandbags thrown in too.

This time of year is absolutely perfect to start if you haven’t yet, to get the fresh air into your lungs again, to appreciate what it feels like training outdoors and the intoxicating feeling that can bring.

By changing this around, you will freshen everything up, be working with the latest science of training, and getting incredible and never seen before results for your body.

March 1st should signal the start of a new challenging but rewarding period in your physical development.

Twitt
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Thursday, 28th February

If you feel life is passing you by, then you had better get used to the “now” society.

Everything is quicker now, everything is online and everbody wants everything NOW!!!

So to get back into the flow of things, you had better simplify things.

You need to get your eating simplified.

Buy good lean proteins with added extras. For example, if you are buying fish, choose wisely wih salmon, trout and mackerel, tuna is good too as well as a whole host of fish. They are low in saturated fats but high in oils and the types of fats YOU NEED in your body to function better full stop every day!!!

White meats are good but will not contain the added good fats for your body.

Have you changed to wholegrains and slow release carbs yet?

Its a complete myth that carbs are bad for you, just make sure you eat them in moderation (portion size should be the size of your fist). Wholegrain pasta, new potatoes, sweet potatoes, brown rice are all great examples on how to get it right on the kinds of carbs you should be eating.

Are you eating enough fruit and veg? If you’re not, then you are doing yourself a bit dis-service!!

Healthy amounts and a variety of fruit and veg will again make your body work BETTER, SIMPLE AS THAT! Your body will function better, you will burn fat quicker and your immune system will strengthen significantly.

What about water? Are you drinking enough, something like 1.5-2 litres a day? If you are not, then again you are letting yourself down in a big way! Your performances will suffer in exercise terms, you will feel far more tired and you are giving yourself too much of an obstacle if you are living on tea/coffee/diet drinks.

The NOW society can be achieved if you get these basics right first!!

Twitt