The Fit Lab: enter the fitness guinea pig…
When was the last time that you tested something out? How dependant are we on our peers/the media to rate a product, diet, fitness programme before we buy into a way of thinking or product? How many...
View ArticleThe Fit Lab: fat burning through weight training and high protein/fat diet
Want to burn fat? Who doesn’t these days? It can be very misleading how we can find the best/safest/healthiest way to go about shedding unwanted body fat. After all, there are millions of...
View ArticleUSA versus UK attitudes towards fitness
Personal Training at a Gym – Cable Crossover (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Over a coffee, I had a conversation with a tennis coach about professionalism in the fitness industry and it dawned on me, how...
View ArticleThe Fit Lab: Results! Fat burning through weight training and high...
The results are in. Just to recap on what I have been doing for the last month, I was trying to prove how I could burn fat with weight training and a high fat, high protein diet. The following...
View ArticlePaleo bodybuilding: 12 week body transformation, get lean with a caveman diet
Want to try the caveman diet style of eating and don’t know where to start? Want to shred fat and build or maintain lean muscle? Me too, or for the purposes of 12 weeks, I will give it a go. You can...
View ArticlePaleo bodybuilding: 12 week transformation update – week 2
Okay so I’m into my second week of the transformation and man flu has reared it’s ugly head. So I haven’t been able to train. But so far I have seen some remarkable definition in my body from eating...
View ArticleTurkey con carne – a lean version of a classic dish
Trying to cut down your red meat intake or struggling for meal ideas? Here’s an idea for a dish that got me through a recent bout of illness. Without beans and rice it is more paleo than you would...
View ArticlePaleo bodybuilding: 12 week transformation update – week 6
Just to recap, I am having a Paleo inspired diet, supported by supplementation (creatine, BCAAs, whey protein, casein protein), and trying a bodybuilding routine written by Kris Gethin. The workouts...
View ArticleCheating isn’t easy – what are cheat meals and how can I use them in my diet?
Try gluten/wheat free options to limit inflammation What are cheat meals and how can they benefit you? You may already implement cheat meals as part of your routine, without knowing, or intentionally...
View ArticlePaleo bodybuilding: 12-week transformation RESULTS!
This is a bit delayed but I am way past the end of my 12-week journey and it has been interesting! I spent the 12 weeks following a strict training regime and eating guidelines inspired by the Paleo...
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