Everyone wants success yesterday.  They want to have abs in 6 weeks, they want to hold a handstand after one day of practicing, they want to squat double bodyweight without putting the work in. The reality is that people are not enjoying the journey of working towards the goal.  This is a hugely rewarding part […]

Read More The Key To Long Term Success…….

After spending an awesome weekend in Slovenia with some of the UK’s top fitness coaches and training in 2 top class gyms in Slovenia it was interesting to hear how much they value Semi-Private Training programmes for their clients. Semi-Private training basically consists of fully coached sessions but in groups of 2-4 rather than the […]

Read More The Benefits of Semi-Private Training

  I have just returned home from a great weekend in Slovenia with the Combined Strength Group.  This was not a holiday but instead an immersion to focus on self development – improve as a coach, improve the business through experiencing different gyms and different strategies and learn from other members of the Combined Strength […]

Read More Combined Strength Immersion

Probably my most used answer when it comes to dealing with nutrition questions.  However, this is not a cop out – the reality is there are so many grey areas when it comes to nutrition and diet……. “Can I eat Pizza?” “How many calories should I eat?” “Will eating carbs make me fat?” “Should I […]

Read More It Depends…….

After a weekend delivering some bodyweight workshops at The SFN Expo with the other Combined Strength Coaches I found that many people I spoke with struggled to increase their reps on the pull up but didn’t have any idea of how to get better at this. The frustration was evident but they were also really […]

Read More Overcoming A Pull Up Plateau

Are the weekends holding you back from achieving your fat loss goals? We should know that fat loss occurs when we are in a calorie deficit, meaning we burn off more than we consume. If we look at this over the course of the week, it may identify where we are going wrong. For example, […]

Read More Sensible Weekend Choices For Fat Loss

Everyone loves a ‘before and after’ transformation picture but that’s not always the most important change during someone’s journey. Nicky started training with me at the end of January and could not do a single press up, never mind a pull up – he couldn’t even hang on the bar for 5 seconds……  Last week […]

Read More Nicky’s Journey…….

    We have lots going on at The Fit Pit this week and here is an overview of the training options available to you……… Gym Membership Our gym only membership includes unlimited use of our weights room, access to conditioning studio (limited times), full personal programming designed to help you reach your specific goals, […]

Read More What’s Going On In August………

Been training and dieting for a period of time without any success? Struggling to reach your goals? Not sure what to do next? Check out the following points, some may seem obvious but it may highlight an area thats holding you back when it comes to fat loss. You eat too much – may seem […]

Read More 9 Reasons You Are Not Losing Fat…….

  The start of the school summer holidays is usually a time where people struggle to get their training sessions in and tend to find they are less consistent with their diet. The kids being off, nice weather (sometimes) and holidays tend to throw everyone’s routine out of sync.  “I’ll just start again when the […]

Read More Summer Struggles……