The second part of my summer trio to Slovenia involved a trip to the World famous Intelligent Strength gym in Vienna. Our flights were to and from Vienna so it made sense to check out the gym when we were ‘in the area’. After visiting Lake Bled we left Slovenia and drove to Vienna. It […]

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It has been a few months since myself and friend and fellow coach, Ian Fulton, went out to Maribor for a few days training at the.gym with Marck Goran. This would be my third trio to Maribor, the previous twice was with Andy McKenzie and the Combined Strength Group. The dates didn’t allow me to […]

Read More Training Diary from Maribor Part 3

I recently completed the Squatober Programme. This was a month long programme from strength coach Aaron Ausmus at Pen and Paper Strength App on Instagram. The programme has been running for a few years now but this was the first year I have gave it a go. The idea is that you would work through […]

Read More 3 Lessons from Squatober

In today’s society everyone wants the easy option, everyone wants to hear there is a shortcut to get in shape, everyone wants everything without doing the work or committing to a long term process. It usually takes people years to get out of shape – you cannot reverse this in a 6 week shred programme. […]

Read More Easy is not the Answer

It took me until I was 30 to really understand the benefit of investing in myself. I started following Andy ‘Ironmac’ McKenzie on social media and really liked the way he trained people and the message he was putting out there. It was different to the usual ‘6 minute abs’, bodybuilding routines and unrealistic diets […]

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“The last snowflake causes the avalanche” I recently listened to a podcast featuring Dan John. If you don’t know who he is then you check him out. His work as a strength and conditioning coach and author is absolutely fantastic. He features on numerous podcasts, has wrote numerous books and has a tonne of free […]

Read More The Last Snowflake Causes the Avalanche

Ironically I am posting this on the morning I slept in and missed my 6am Circuit session…….. If you struggle with finding time to train in the evenings then making time in the mornings to train maybe the solution. I get it, not everyone is a morning person and you may already hate the sound […]

Read More Get Up and Go

It’s been a few weeks since I presented at the SFN Expo, and after a holiday and a busy week catching up I thought I would put down some pointers from the weekend. I was given the opportunity to present again with the help of Andy McKenzie, coach, mentor and good friend, who is the […]

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Over the past few years I have been fortunate enough to work with many clients who have made fantastic transformations. Although I treat all my clients individually, there are many things that remain constant throughout each individual’s journey. I have compiled a list of the top 10 things that most of my clients have followed […]

Read More Top 10 Transformation Tips

The gym is often a place associated with getting in shape, building some muscle, losing fat and becoming fitter. There’s no doubting what a good training routine can do to you physically, but what lessons can we take from the gym that can benefit us in everyday life? I have been running a teen training […]

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