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Thursday, 17th April

The results we keep having aren’t a coincidence, and it’s all our members feedback and reaction to our programmes that has led to it. We try to learn every single session, every single day and how and why everyone reacts differently to our huge variety of workouts now.

They are themselves a result of years of experience of the people we train giving us the feedback we need to tweak things and force a programme through even when the going gets tough.

Number one rule is to be cautious with everyone you train.

Push them only gradually in terms of intensity, and make sure you think that they are ready and capable of the next stage up.

Then always ask the person you train the next day how they feel.

If they can feel the workout the next day, then that’s good and if they enjoyed the workout then that’s even better.

Exercise sessions should be a small part of the big plan and where we want to be in one month’s time. Then it’s time to re-assess whether what we are doing is working or not, and this is why we always like to back it up with testing right across the board as you all know by now.

If your results are good, lets develop it some more and figure how we can make the results outstanding.

If your results are disappointing, let’s scrutinize what went wrong and change it around right then and there!
This system seems to be working very well and thanks for all of your continuing feedback!

Twitt
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Wednesday,16th April

Rest intervals are highly important for your workouts, and can make the difference between having very effective sessions, or just going through the same old thing which will sooner or later put a halt on your progress.

Many of you must have been to a place where they have 5 minutes in between sets, have a chat in between sets and generally there is “no rush” on the training session.

Look at those who do it, then decide whether you want to emulate them.

This feels a really comfortable place to be for all the wrong reasons.

Staying in your comfort zone is fun but not very challenging. The longer you stay in your comfort zone, the longer you are not going to get the results you want.

Simply reducing your rest in between sets can be the smartest thing you do this week.

You may get a bit out of puff, you may even have to lower the weights you use, but you will be all the better for it, and become a lot fitter too, reduce your body fat and feel a lot, lot better in 4 weeks or so.

We challenge all our members on their rest periods, and there’s never much sitting around not doing anything. We want everyone to keep on improving, so stay ahead of the game and reduce your rest periods!

Twitt
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Thursday, 10th April

After coming out of a long dark and wet winter, it’s vital you come into the spring as fresh as possible.

Many of you train 5-6 times a week with us, and this will usually mean that you are in great shape, that you have improved substantially over the winter and there’s a very strong chance that your fitness is at its all-time best.

Sometimes though we all hit a wall and we don’t know really what to do about it.

Our motivation goes down a bit, we can’t get a constantly good performance out of ourselves, and we wonder whether we can hit the heights anymore.

We may see people who we have been training with pull slightly ahead of us, and we may lose our enthusiasm to stay with them. This is a sign that you need to step back a bit.

A great answer to these problems is to train LESS for a while in terms of days.

Cutting back to three days a week for a month or so can make all the difference.

On your days off, try doing different things, enjoy yourself whatever you want to do, and you will give your mind a good rest from your programme.

The result from this type of approach is that you start enjoying your training much more again.

When you hit those three sessions a week, they tend to be of much higher quality again because you will realise again what you are really capable of.

You will start to make gains again and your body will thank you for getting off a schedule that you needed a break from.

I usually find that a month is usually enough, and then most of those who have cut back feel ready to step it up again and hit extra days again.

You can feel the rest has done them good, and most people go on to reach new personal highs in their next cycle of training.

Training in different cycles is very common with professional athletes, who find it an absolute must to peak for their events.

Training smart and taking days off when you need them will always keep you close to your peak, and keep you mentally fresh just when you need it.

Twitt
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Wednesday, 9th April

Development in your programme can always happen quicker than you think as long as you are willing to buckle down and work at your fundamentals every day and not compromise.

If you don’t eat breakfast as within one hour of getting up, you are struggling from the very start of the day. This is an absolute must for all sorts of reasons.

If you try to run before you can walk in exercise terms, you are likely to get injured or lose interest in your exercise programme very early, or both things will happen.

If you have a back problem, and most of you do or will do in your lifetime, then you need to address that immediately before proceeding. Then you only advance with caution under supervision at all times but it can be sorted out gradually and for good.

If you are eating well 80% of the time, then that’s great.

If you are not eating well, then your workouts are always going to be a struggle, you won’t perform well, and you won’t recover from them anywhere near as well as you could do.

If you want to get into good shape, you have to accept that you need to make a lifestyle change full stop. It doesn’t have to be some kind of unachievable tough regime either, you have to fit it into your weekly schedule and anyone can do it.

All it needs is planning and tweaking your workouts to suit life’s everyday inevitable challenges.

Not one person I train has “all day to exercise”, we all live super fast lives now, so scheduling it in as part of your week is vital.

Twitt
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Tuesday, 8th April

When roger bannister first broke the four minute mile, it was an achievement of stunning proportions, and literally stunned the world.

Most people don’t know that a lot of other world class runners emulated that feat during THAT year, and the explanation most commonly thought of was that once they knew it was possible then the fear factor of running quicker than four minutes quickly went, and other athletes believed in themselves that much more, KNOWING it was very possible now.

With our training , anyone seeing a tractor tyre being flipped for the first time is pretty intimidating, whilst looking “cool” at the same time!

When you first see it, you never think you can do it, but as you get stronger, and get taught the right technique, then it becomes entirely possible!

When you see people time and time in front of you doing it, and they encourage you to challenge yourself to do it, the possibility becomes very real.

Flipping such a large tyre is definitely not a beginner’s exercise, you need to develop real strength first, and all over strength at that. This is why a complete programme is absolutely vital, and your core is very strong before even attempting it.

Getting stronger is a process that ANYONE can do. You need to plan your programme properly, strengthen your weaker areas and putting it all together so you become much stronger in all areas, ready to take on ANY challenges.

You need to exercise with purpose, have a plan and continuously bring up your weaker areas. This way of training will always make you very successful in anything you do!

Twitt