Foundations Laying the foundations is essential in building your house and building your body. Where most people go wrong is starting at ‘the end result’. Just like building a house you have to be methodical in your approach and have to start right at the beginning. Training the foundations, in this case relates to working […]

The secret to growing muscle: what you need to know! It is August and each year we see the influx of motivated people flock to gyms to get ‘in shape for summer’…. And each year we see people drop out soon after from not getting the results they wanted. “Well, who told them in the […]

Hello and welcome to winter! It’s official, winter is here and that could mean less activity, more inside time and you know what that means….. More time for you and your kitchen to get reacquainted (after all the summer outings are over and naturally you may feel the need to show your cupboards some TLC 🙂 […]

Wow is it cold or what? I don’t normally feel the cold but these last couple of days have been unreal. One way to keep warm is to exercise as it is a great way to regulate body temperature. Exercise also allows you to work off some of those negative cold feelings and keep up your natural tan […]

A LITTLE EXTRA MOTIVATION? “How do I motivate myself when I have the want, but today I need more?” Not a lot of time? Check out this video for an overview  So now you know that the number one tool for motivation is to know what you are working towards well now let’s look at […]

This week I want to share a great article I recently read in an industry magazine regarding a 91 year old bodybuilder Charles Eugster. That’s right 91 years old and he performed an incredible 57 dips, 61 chin ups, 50 push ups and 48 sit ups, each in less than 45 seconds. These statistics are absolutely extraordinary […]

Often I hear we don’t have enough time for exercise and more often than not, it’s due to anything but exercise. So often, what we say and do, is different to what we want and our aspirations. We then wake up realizing we are living a life we don’t want and guess what? It’s apparently everyone else […]

Mass building, the process of increasing muscle strength and size, is a popular goal for many fitness minded individuals. Unfortunately, many people mistakenly believe that hitting the gym a few times a week will give them the results they desire. Building mass doesn’t occur overnight, you must undertake a strategic muscle-building plan, assure the body […]

Proteins are made up of amino acids and are considered to be the ‘building blocks’ for the many cellular functions of your body. There are 22 amino acids required by your body to maintain good health; 14 of these are produced by your body (these are classified as non-essential), and the other 8 must be […]

Why do you need them? Fat has received a lot of bad publicity in recent years, and because of this fat is often more misunderstood than carbohydrates. The low fat, high carb craze started in the 1980s, and since then most western countries adopting this eating philosophy have been getting fatter and recording increasingly higher […]