James Hanley
James Hanley
Another entry into the 20kg club
If you’ve over 20kg to lose, today’s email makes for essential reading. Not just because it’s motivational story of a golf mad RevFit member who did it, but because it contains the exact calories, training sessions and work he did since October 2017 to get there.(…in truth, I’m writing this email on 19-02 because by […]
Continue readingCan You Party At The Weekend and Still Lose Weight
One of the most frequent questions we get asked in RevFit is “Why haven’t I lost weight yet?”. Normally it comes from a member who’s been with us < 6 months, and is showing up to most (or ALL) of their training sessions consistently and doing a reasonably good job eating Monday-Friday. They’ll often confess […]
Continue readingDerrie’s Deadlift PR
My training has been pretty shit since last July or so. After lifting at IrishPF nationals in July 2017 it took a bit of a nose dive. I’d a good day – a 250kg squat, 162.5 bench and 267.5kg deadlift, but it was below what I was capable of.That happens a lot in powerlifting. You […]
Continue readingI Started Wearing Shirts Again
I remember a long time ago having a conversation with one of my friends about how they wore hoodies cos it let them hide parts of their bodies they didn’t like. I was a bit surprised at the time to hear it because it’s not something I’d ever really considered.I never thought that a guy […]
Continue readingWhy Does My Weight Yo Yo So Much
“It’s totally normal that you haven’t lost anything for the last couple of weeks despite following the plan exactly. If you want slow sustainable and predictable weight loss, you shoulda been a dude” – that’s a conversation I have with ladies on the regular.If you were born without a Y chromosome, you’re in for a […]
Continue readingA handul of rapid fire lifting tips
A week or so ago I shot out an email with a handful of rapid-fire dieting and nutrition tips. I got a lot of positive feedback on the format, so I’m back today with some rapid-fire lifting tips… Next time you’re doing leg curls, pull your toes in on the way up, then point […]
Continue readingHow weekly accountability is working for padraig
When was the last time you’d a big pig out? Like a serious binge where you just stuffed your face with chocolate, crisps, pints, gin, jellies and fast food, and didn’t even bother to try and hide it. You just let the wrappers pile up on a table in front of your like a little […]
Continue readingHow fast can i gain muscle? A response to a readers Q
A few weeks back I got an email off a gent who was looking to change his body composition a bit. He’d done a bit of training and seemed to know what he was talking about, so got specific with numbers. The goal was;To go from 77kg and 15% body fat to 80kg and 10% […]
Continue readingA handul of rapid fire gym and health tips
A week or so ago I shot out an email with a handful of rapid-fire dieting and nutrition tips. I got a lot of positive feedback on the format, so I’m back today with some rapid-fire lifting tips… Next time you’re doing leg curls, pull your toes in on the way up, then point them […]
Continue readingShould You Use Heavy Singles In Training?
Broadly speaking – there’s two camps that occupy opposing sides of the “how to train for powerlifting” battle. On one side you’ve the Russian / European style of doing things where you focus on lots of sub-max volume to get stronger.…and on the other you’ve the “American” way of doing things which often involves lots […]
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