What I ate the last week…
It can be a big help to my Personal Training clients to have an idea of how I eat while trying to burn maximal fat.
– Non Training Days
Breakfast was usually 2 full poached eggs with spinach, and a third a cup of natural granola with same amount of natural Greek style yoghurt and some blueberries. When I could I’d add some meat (lean bacon/ham/chicken) or smoked salmon into a 4 egg white/ 2 yolk omelette. Animal protein ...
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I’ll be performing a 6 week training and nutrition plan thats just as much for you as for me. Well not a plan really, Im just going to make it up as I go along. So I’ll give you details on everything I do and why, and my trai…ning regime as it unfolds. Im about 13% bodyfat at the moment, and the aim is 7-8% in 6 weeks. I’ll show you how I controlled my inflammation to maximise ...
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A lot about my trip to Manchester has been based around appropriate hormonal regulation in controlling your inflammation, and its link to elevated Cortisol (stress) levels in our modern society.
Inflammation hinders fat loss, support fat gain, makes you catabolic (breaks down muscle), supports growth of cancer cells, lowers testosterone levels, causes bloating, muscle soreness and tightness, it inhibits muscle recovery and physical performance. So across the board its pretty important to not only your physical appearance but your general longevity. ...
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What does pushing yourself mean?
For the everyday person its about just attempting, whether its even just getting to the gym, making the healthy food choices.
But what do we think pushing yourself means?…
Its about getting in and driving in hard. Physical adaptions happen when expanding into unfamiliar and uncomfortable territory, and it makes sense right? People adapt, especially in extreme circumstances, but where does the real physiological change come from?
The answer is in pushing yourself. Whether its a hypertrophic (muscle building) ...
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