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A lot of people really struggle when trying to get started on their fitness journey. As the fitness journey is a long one, requiring consistent hard work over the long-haul, certain behaviours need to become second nature – habits. Having the correct habits ensures consistent success. It also makes the process easier. How do we […]
The online fitness community never ceases to amuse me. As the promises of rapid progress and instant results continue, the seas of frustrated, unsuccessful dieters continue to grow. Everyone seems to jump onto the bandwagon without really stopping to analyse the effectiveness of these ideas in the real world. Before I begin, I encourage you […]
Looking to lose weight for the summer? Join the crew. I’ve done posts before on losing weight, but I want to focus on older guys today, and the mindsets that a lot of guys seem to operate from. As always, psychology is huge when it comes to dieting, and particularly when it comes to keeping […]
For a lot of people, the most difficult part of a diet is the beginning. How many people have you heard say “It starts tomorrow”, or “next week”, or whatever. And it never happens. You ask them how it’s going at some point later in time, and inevitably, they throw some excuse around such as: […]
Let me start by saying that you will always mess up occasionally, and that no dieting structure will make you completely invincible. But, IF will decrease your fail rate tremendously. It’s a funny phenomenon, dieting. It shows just how irrational people are, myself included – the Psychologist, Kahneman touches on this in much of his […]
Program hopping is a major issue, mainly because it inhibits your ability to consistently overload, and therefore consistently get bigger and stronger. Training fatigue is cumulative; meaning the stress builds up gradually over time, session after session. Adaptation to this fatigue also occurs gradually over time. However, when you completely shift your training stimulus, this […]
Part 2 is here, and this is for those of you who are chasing muscle growth primarily, above all else. Feel free to read part 1 here. Muscle Gain – Realistic Rates Most guys can gain 0.125kg/0.25lb of pure muscle per week when they start lifting. That’s about 6kg/12lb in a year. This doesn’t sound like a […]
The eBook is currently at the final stages of editing, and will be ready for release before the anticipated date (end of April). At the moment, it’s looking like Friday 14th April. Just as a reminder, it’s a step-by-step guide to achieving long term happiness as a man, with a load of great info regarding: Fitness […]
As the fitness world continues down it’s anti-carb, carbs are evil, carbs will kill you mentality, the Keto diet continues to gain popularity. The instant gratification, often experienced through sheer water loss is all too endearing for most people. What follows for the vast majority beyond this stage, is pain, frustration, and a lack of […]
Diet adherence underpins everything. Long term results literally come down to whether or not you can keep doing something that benefits you. A trend I’ve noticed recently is anti-cardio: “Remember that you’re a weightlifter first” or something similar that doesn’t apply to 97% of the population. That’s only a valid view for competitors. This post […]
