How seriously do you treat goal setting?
Most days, when I’m not in the gym, I’m working my way through a todo list of some sort that I’ve either written the night before, in the morning or a week ago…damn my procrastinating mentality!
It might look a little something like this:
Train clients
Workout
Answer emails
Eat five meals
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Yo troops,
So, basically, I’ve decided that I’m going to start collating some of the articles I share on my bookface page and hit you with them in a short, weekly* blog post.
Largely, this is because I spend a lot of my downtime reading other people’s fitness, nutrition and biznizz shtuff; but, also because I’m struggling to find time to write longer blog posts due to my daily, life changing endeavours.
*When I say ‘weekly’, I mean I’ll do it this week and will continue to do it on a weekly basis…unless I forget I committed to doing it weekly – or altogether – in which case, this’ll be a one-off.
Anyway, without further ado, here are five of my favourite articles I read this week: Continue reading
Y’all ready for a bombshell?
Drumroll, please…
I haven’t always had the self-confidence levels of P. Diddy after bedding the current, former and future Miss. Worlds at the same time.
Nope.
In fact, I remember back when I was in early high school I was embarrassed taking my shirt off in front of people. Continue reading
Friday marked the end of my most recent Online Coaching block.
For those of you who don’t know, my Online Coaching program is one of my services, in which I aim to give people the tools in which to nourish their bodies properly and exercise effectively. ‘Blocks’ are 6 weeks in length and by the end (assuming the individuals do as I say) all involved become leaner, stronger, fitter and more confident than they were before. Continue reading
I have been training in various forms of martial arts for the past eight years, and seriously for the past three, or so. In that time I’ve competed in muay Thai, submissions grappling and mixed martial arts (MMA).
I lost my sole Thai fight by decision, took a gold medal in my only grappling tournament to date and have a semi-professional MMA record of 2-0-1; that’s 2 wins and 1 draw, by the way.
I consider myself to be a martial artist and not a ‘fighter’; except when I’m chatting up a girl, in which case I am a ‘cage fighter’. (That’s a joke…honest…)
I also very much consider myself a novice, and probably always will, but I’ve learned some valuable lessons over the years that I think you could apply to your life in order to help you reach your fitness and physique-related goals. Continue reading
1. Be awesome.
If you’re not awesome, tell people you are. They’ll believe you if you tell them often enough.
2. Lift heavy objects.
You’ll increase your confidence, improve your body composition and you’ll impress people.
3. Read books, lots of books.
You’ll become more intelligent, have a greater understanding of the universe and you’ll impress people. Continue reading
I’ll always remember my first day of my ‘big boy job’.
I jumped straight from graduation to a personal training course, via Thailand, and had big dreams.
I expected to walk into any gym, become the number one trainer and have to fight off gym members who’d be lining up outside the door for my services; not too dissimilar to the Boxing Day sales in Harrods.
And so, I swaggered into the gym, filled with youthful exuberance, ready to tell anyone who’d listen that I was about to take over the joint. Continue reading
Last week I took a trip up to Stirling to meet a friend of mine.
Tommy & I at the top of the infamous Dumyat hill a few years back.
We worked together in a specialist running shop when I was at university and found that, despite a 40-year age gap, we had a ton in common.
Tommy is a former professional footballer; I wanted to be a pro when I was young…but I “couldn’t hit a cow’s arse with a banjo if I was holding its tail”, as my dad constantly reminds me.
He ran marathons in under 3 hours; I’ve run around the block a couple of times.
He was/is loved by women of all ages for his charisma, generosity and kindness; my mum loves me for…well, because she has to. Continue reading
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