If you’re struggling to lose belly fat you’re not alone. There are the 5 mistakes I see smart, busy professionals making that are sabotaging your weight loss goal. The result is a rollercoaster of up and down success. Nothing lasting long term. The consequences?...
Nutrition
My Morning Health Shake – 9 Nutritional Ingredients For Sustained Energy, Optimised Hormones, And Muscle Building
If you’re not a ‘morning person’. And struggle to get into the zone, you’re not alone. The majority of people rely on good old caffeine to ‘function’ early doors. And then dive into cereals, toast, or pastries. The result are a wake-up call for sure. But then lead to...
If You Want To Lose Belly Fat Then You Need To Become A Master Fidgeter
When we 're stationary for long periods, our body's metabolism and cellular activity slows down. It goes into fat-storing hibernation mode. Recovery then slows down from training because less blood is being shuttled around. And less cellular activity happening for...
The Way You’re Looking At Losing Fat Sustainably Is Completely Backwards
On the left…Symptoms: Very low energy Irritability Insomnia Inflammation On the right…Symptoms: Uncontrollable binging Lethargy Rapid fat gain Totally de-motivated Reason = 3 months of incorrect ‘dieting’ leading to an uncontrollable rebound What doesn’t work to get...
Why You Should Track Your Calories And Macronutrients Even If You ‘Eat Healthy’
Every single calorie affects our body differently. Calories from the yolk of an egg will help our body in producing and releasing hormones. That exact same amount of calories from carbs will cause insulin to be released into our blood signalling the body to store the...
Trying To Build Lean Muscle? Here’s When To Eat Fats? (The Evergreen Nutrition Framework)
You will understand this better by reading through this post first: How Use Insulin Spikes To Build Muscle And Lose Fat With Your TRX Suspension Trainer Workouts We want to eat the majority of our daily fat requirement furthest from our workout. Why? Because after a...
How Use Insulin Spikes To Build Muscle And Lose Fat With Your TRX Suspension Trainer Workouts
The below is purely for a metaphorical example. The complexities of what insulin does is wonderfully huge. I just want to keep our focus on how we can use it to benefit transforming our body, in the simplest terms. Think of insulin as a key. There are millions of...
How You Can Use Insulin Spikes For Muscle Gain Or Worse… Fat Gain
How does insulin work? Note: The below is purely for a metaphorical example. The complexities of what insulin does is wonderfully huge. I just want to keep our focus on how we can use it to benefit transforming our body, in the simplest terms. Think Of Insulin As A...
FAQ: I’m struggling to hit the 10,000 steps a day!?
A. Don’t think of it just as going outside and doing 10,000 steps. Ultimately it means always having very active NEAT – None Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. A long fancy word for the movement you do outside of exercise. Or as I like to think of it, constantly...
How Much Protein And Fat Should I Eat?
Q: "I’ve heard many different ‘facts’ about how much protein you SHOULD eat. And how much fat you should or shouldn’t eat. How do I know this is right?" A: Proteins are by far the most important macro as they are needed to preserve muscle mass when dieting, and build...
How To Avoid Fat Gain: Separating Carbs And Fats Throughout The Day
It’s time to look at our nutrition more scientifically and effectively to take our results to the next level. After all, you can’t out-train a bad diet. There’s one thing I’d like you to take note of and remember as a fact: Eating a large amount of fat and carb...
How To Use Carb Cycling To Build Muscle: Growth Phase
I've split this article into two: 1. How To Use Carb Cycling To Build Muscle: Reset Phase 2. How To Use Carb Cycling To Build Muscle: Growth Phase (This article) I suggest starting with the RESET PHASE article first. As this will give you a better understanding of the...
The 3 Steps To Calculate Your Calorie Intake For Muscle Gain Or Fat Loss
As we covered in this post, counting your calories isn't essential. However, if you want to take things to the next level, it is. Let's go over the 3 steps to calculate your foundational macro (protein, fats and carbs) intake. Which make up your total daily calorie...
Do I Need To Count Calories To Build Muscle Or Lose Fat?
Tracking your calorie intake (macros) isn’t absolutely essential, if you follow the Evergreen Nutrition Framework Advice that you can find within the nutrition posts here. You will still see results and feel the benefits without ever tracking your...
Optimising Insulin Sensitivity For Muscle Gain & Fat Loss (Nutrition Tip)
How my clients and I prioritise nutrition to build lean muscle and lose fat. It's real easy to get caught up in all the surface level nutrition 'stuff': Count calories bulk shred take supps etc etc From my experience, it's irrelevant unless your body is optimised....
Optimising Your Insulin Sensitivity To Be Lean, Healthy, And Energised
The better our bodies sensitivity to insulin, the easier fat burning and building quality, healthy muscle, becomes. Poor insulin sensitivity is the unknown downfall to many peoples fitness goals. When we eat, insulin is realised to shuttle the nutrient from...
How To Use Carb Cycling To Build Muscle: Reset Phase
I've split this article into two: 1. How To Use Carb Cycling To Build Muscle: Reset Phase (this article) 2. How To Use Carb Cycling To Build Muscle: Growth Phase I suggest starting with the RESET PHASE article (this one) first. As this will give you a better...
2 Ways To Burn Lots Of Fat Other Than Exercise
There is ONE VITAL ELEMENT we need to incorporate daily into our schedule when looking to lose fat. This vital element has THE BIGGEST IMPACT on fat loss. That is… “Walking EVERY SINGLE DAY to get steps in.” If you’re not willing to commit and hit your steps daily,...
The Most Effective Food Choices To Unlock Power And Energy
We tend to be myopic, even short-sighted, when it comes to nutrition for transforming our body and fitness ability. At times we have an affinity for instant gratification instead of long term delayed rewards. I hold my hand firmly up sky high and say that I have been...
Bulking To Build Muscle? Here’s How Do It Without Gaining Fat
Why can’t I just stay in a prolonged bulking phase FOREVER to build muscle? To answer that, we need to start with understanding the main muscle building hormone... Insulin. Insulin is perhaps the most anabolic hormone in the body. Anabolic means growth, and catabolic...
Rebounding After A Weight Loss Diet: Why Does It Happen And How To Prevent It
First, let’s address the number 1 reason why people tend to re-bound/yo-yo back to where they were when doing a diet. We’ll give the benefit of the doubt that they have ticked all the healthy eating boxes, exercising well and eating less. Yet after so long they end up...
The 3 Pillars I Optimise Daily For A Healthy Body and Mind
Often someone who has been frustrated for a long time with a lack of fitness progress in transforming their body can be elated by simply tweaking or improving one of these 3 areas. The 3 foundational pillars to a healthy body and mind are: SLEEP STRESS GUT HEALTH No...
The 3 Elements That Lead To Fat Gain And Prevent Muscle Growth When Bulking
Do you need to eat a lot of food (bulking) to build muscle = yes However, having just that singular focus (bulking) will inevitably only lead to one thing = fat gain Here's why and how to bulk without gaining fat, only muscle.... There are 3 main elements that have a...
How I Lose Belly Fat FAST – The Best Exercise Method for Dieting
Our goal in a diet (an approach to lose fat) is to Preserve our hard-earned lean muscle mass whilst shredding fat and improving insulin sensitivity. The best way to accomplish this is to reduce carbohydrates and optimise your calorie intake so it's either at...
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Growing TRX Traveller to help people build lean muscle and transform their bodies with just a suspension trainer or resistance band anywhere… is my life's mission. (watch the vid explanation of 'why' or continue reading below)...
The 3 Biggest Nutrition Mistakes I See People Make Trying To Lose Fat or Build Muscle
Too many times people jump from diet fad to diet fad. Or change their nutrition because they’re jumping from fitness goal to fitness goal. It inevitably leads to just spinning wheels, frustration and a big lack of motivation and consistency. You can’t out-train a bad...
The 2 Biggest Mistakes I See People Make When Trying to Build Muscle (As a Natural)
Before we dive into a plan to gain large amounts of lean, healthy muscle mass quickly.... We first need to understand how we implement it, why it works and how the body responds… When building muscle, there comes a point when having done the same thing for too long...
Feel Like You’re Losing Muscle Mass When Dieting? Read This…
When we exercise in a depleted state, our body is forced to become more efficient. It must turn to its reserves for energy, which are glycogen (carbs) found in your muscles and liver, and stored fat. This is done by the mitochondria in your cells adapting to becoming...
How much protein do you need to build lean muscle mass with TRX suspension training? (The honest truth)
How much protein should you eat? What should your percentage macros (protein, carbs, and fat) be for your fitness goal with suspension or resistance band training? Prompted by a recent question from the Fitness Freedom Athletes Group questioning the protein intake...
The ONE THING I Advise When Starting a TRX Workout Program To Build Lean Muscle (TRX Suspension & Resistance Band Training)
I wanted to do a little chat encompassing calories, fat loss (diets), muscle gain etc. This is by no means the 'magic answer' or 'must do', more so to give some perspective and insight from my experience and what I've found successful with myself and others....
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