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Friday 24th june

Let me tell you something about the lifestyle i am selling!!!!

If you eat as naturally as possible and in sensible amounts, you WILL get in shape!!!

If you exercise regularly with strength and work your lungs regularly, you WILL get in shape!!!!

If you hit the sack early, you WILL feel more energetic and your body will recover nicely for the following day.

If you drink enough water throughout the day, you will up to a third more energy, burn more body fat and your body will function as a whole much better.

If you drink alcohol very much in moderation, a maximum of once a week, you will be able to stay in shape.

Smoking is the worst thing you can do FULL STOP, end of conversation on that in one sentence!!!

If you do all of these things, you will have a very powerful formula to feel and look amazing!!!

Whats your alternative?

Im sure most of you have tried them.

Go to a slimming club, and most of you WILL lose weight. Then according to research done by various national companies, you WILL PUT ALL THE WEIGHT BACK ON, and 5% on top on average. These are official statistics not mine!

Have you tried the all shakes and all bars diet, you know the one, i wont print their name for legal reasons.

You know the one, which makes you lose all the weight in a not very sensible way, and then PILES it back on once you eat normal food again, makes you feel light headed at time and charges you 75 pounds a week for the privillage!!! You should know the one by now!!

Have you tried any of the thousands of diet books, then a big thank you comes from the authors, although 99% of them never worked, they thank you personally for your monetary contribution to their pension funds, how generous of you!!!

So back to the point and as jean pointed out in yesterdays comment, doing it the natural sensible way is the best and only way to go!!!!

So all those people losing weight on a short term fix and through a faddy company, wish them good luck but just observes a few weeks or months down the line, statistics and research shows a highly negative outcome unfortunately.

Lets stay positive, eat natural, train smart and with real intensity, and discover the amazing heights you’re capable of not only know but for the rest of your life!!!

Twitt
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Thursday 23rd June

There is a “miraculous” story in the paper today from the world famous Havard university saying that………………………………………………………..are you ready for this?

Its not the calories that are so important, it’s the QUALITY OF FOOD that’s vital in terms of weight loss. Believe it or not, they said that lean proteins, fruit and vegetables, good carbs and portion control were the overwhelming and long term weight loss!!!!! Nuts in moderation were considered great for you because of their essential fats, wholegrains were considered vital and one amazing fact was……………………another drum roll, alcohol they said was a massive factor in putting weight on!!!!!!

Okay, the sarcasm stops now but hopefully you get the point.

We bang on here every day going on about the same thing all the time, but it just so happens that this “same old thing” happens to be true, and needs to be hammered home until people get it, and don’t waste all their money on faddy diets, and faddy exercise equipment!!!

Im not pretending to be a know all in anything, but I do tend to know what works and what doesn’t, I tend to know when someone or some organisation is trying to scam you out of your hard earned money!!!

So the Harvard university study comes up with all of this after a big budget thrown at it and it makes front page news, and nobody, and I mean nobody could be happier than me!!!

This is the time to embrace it all again, the time to realise it’s the quality that counts and not tediously counting everything. Of course if you DO EAT too many calories, you WILL put weight on even if you are eating quality food.

This is how rugby players get a lot bigger of course and develop a lot of muscle for example.

The reality is though if you eat sensible portions the size of your fist, you will look and feel fantastic over time, this is finally a fact and check put the front pages to prove it!!!!!!!!!!

Twitt
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June 21st

The thought of losing hope in your dreams to have outstanding health is totally unacceptable.

I have seen many people think of giving up on their health, and there are not many sights so sad to see. The good news is though is that the situation is entirely retrievable!!

You can turn around ANY situation you want, in ANY circumstance if you really think about it.

I don’t want to keep on about it, but i find that i can’t give up on anyone, no matter what their situation is.

 Cyril for instance, is suffering from a terrible bad back, and to say it is hampering his health would be an understatement!!!

The good news is that he is prepared to go through a session with a swiss ball, to make sure he gets back on track and he gets his body fit and well and do the things and activities he really loves doing.

Jean is going through a very tough time with a very bad knee that is hanging around terribly, but is still getting through some good work and still burning calories and fat.

When you are in this situation, it becomes  very hard to maintain your motivation through this difficult time, and this is when programmes are made or broken!!

This is when your mind becomes your most important tool, and you have to make sure you last through this difficult time, and you have to realise that there is brighter times ahead, this is just a massive roadblock along the way, and is really going to be testing you hard.

You always have to think that most people would crack, and  go on a eating binge that will always result in weight gain, and then spirals into a further lack of motivation, leading to eventually a tough situation when it becomes tough to come back from.

The good news is that im not giving up on you, and you have to tough it out and not slip back to a situation where it becomes tough to come back from!!!

Twitt
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21st June 2011

Mixing up your training is not only good for progress but good to keep you fresh.

Another good point is giving you more options when it would be easy enough to call it quits for the week!

If you pulled your calf, twisted your knee or hurt your arm, there IS another way to train as many of you are proving.

I won’t go over all the excuses i have heard over the years, but they still make me mad from time to time, make that ALL THE TIME!!!!!

My favourite or not so favourite one is the one that someone cant train because their “training partner” is not training anymore, so they can’t train anymore!!!! Have you heard anything so ridiculous in your life!!! But i have heard this a few too many times i can assure you! You DO NOT have to rely on someone else to exercise, you really don’t!!!!!!!!

So the bottom line is getting used to all sorts of training so your options become greater and greater. If your arm is a little sore, what’s to stop you cycling or running, although i will admit you do use your arms on both, in different ways but workouts are STILL possible wouldn’t you say!!!!

If your knee is bad, you can do weight training circuits that don’t hurt your knee obviously, just find out the exercises that don’t hurt so much!!!

Swimming is a good exercise if you have aches and pains, because like cycling, it is non-weight bearing and will actually help your body improve, instead of slowing recovery down like other forms of exercises can do.

Nothing wrong at all with walking too if you have a pull in your arm or upper body, the bottom line must ALWAYS be if it hurts, then DO NOT do it. If there is no pain and makes you feel good, then it will be fine and you always need to use this rule, the saying “no pain no gain” is absolute hogwash, train smart and thats means training carefully!!!!

Lots of options out there and that means no excuses!!!

Twitt
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Monday Continued

Chris L asks about his circuits on thursday’s post last week, is 3/4 enough or should he put some cycling and running in?

The truth is he should do both. Alsways remember when you are doing circuits, aim for 3 circuits of around 6-8 exercises per circuit, have a little water and aim to complete all 3 circuits as soon as you can, whilst still doing every exercise correctly and with good form, no point in cheating on every exercise and pulling your back out just so that you “can finish earlier”!!

As you have kids, try and hit the bike ride hard too, going flat out for 20 minutes rather than one long one done at  low to moderate intensity, which will not bring you the same kind of results, same principle with the running, aim for sprints or interval running to achieve maximum results in a very quick period of time, no point being out there plodding all day on a main road inhaling all the fumes. Pick some steep hills and bring your training to a swfit conclusion, but be prepared to put on ton of work in when you do go for it, and aim to improve every week, this should be easily achievable!!!

Stick to your plan of working at a higher intensity in your running, cycling and inside circuits, train with urgency and don’t hold anything back!!! Let me know how it goes!!!

Twitt