Today, I’m writing about ‘how to lose fat – create an energy deficit’. It’s quite simple really, if you burn more calories than you ingest, you’ll lose weight / fat – period. To do this you first need to find out your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE), refer to my previous blog “How to work out your … Read more
Today’s blog will be about trans fats – the deadly killer. Trans fats are found in lots of pre-packaged foods and margarines without the general public knowing about them and their effects. To say that these fats are harmful to our bodies would be a gross understatement. Read below and educate yourselves on how they … Read more
Today I’m going to discuss protein shakes, how they are made and if we really need them. Protein shakes have become popular training supplement in the last 20 years, partially due to the increased profile of bodybuilding, but also because of the significant investment in advertising in men’s health magazines and the internet. The appeal … Read more
As a personal trainer, I’m often asked how many calories my clients should be eating every day to lose fat. To do this, we must first work out how many calories an individual requires to maintain their current weight. The Harris Bendict Formula, is the most accurate to date in my opinion. Harris Benedict … Read more
In this blog, I’ll try and describe the 3 energy systems and when they are used by our bodies. I did make a reference to the energy systems in my kettlebells blog. Before we begin on the three energy systems, we need to understand what Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) is and where it comes from. ATP … Read more
While considered by many as a modern training phenomenon ‘kettlebells’ are, in fact, steeped in history and are long established training tools. As well as being able to perform similar lifts as performed with barbells and dumbbells there are many more kettlebell lifts that can be used to get great results. I personally use kettlebells … Read more
An individual’s body type will have a significant impact on their ability to perform various tasks successfully i.e. a tall thin person may be more suited to basketball than rugby. A simple system for assessing body type is the visual system of somatotyping. The somatotyping system suggests that there are three distinct body types: ectomorphs, … Read more