Why 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 […]

A 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 […]

How 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 […]

How 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% […]

A 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 […]

Should 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 […]

Still Getting Hip Pain When You Squat?

Over the years I’ve written quite a bit about hip pain during squats as it’s something I suffer with from time to time, and something A LOT of members seem to deal with at some point during their time with us.Given how complicated the body is, there’s no way to provide a catch all solution […]

The highest value blog you ever read??

Be honest – that was the MOST spam-y headline you’ve ever read wasn’t it? So the only outcome of this email is that I’m either a big fat rotten liar, or you finish it €44,000 richer. No pressure, James.(Before I go on, there’s probably some disclaimer about this not constituting financial advice, and just using […]

A Story About Persistance

Have you ever seen a movie called Facing The Giants? There’s this iconic scene in it about the “death crawl” – an american football thing where someone lies on your back and you gotta do a bear crawl with em on it. ….if you’ve ever done any kind of bear crawl you’ll know how miserable […]

The Dos and Don’ts – Taking Pictures of Your Food