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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Whilst preparing to do a diet... I've been looking back through photos at the different countries I’ve done this routine of suspension training and dieting. Each time the diet gets easier from trial and error and research application. Each time (hopefully 🤞) I’ve...
This vid is a bullet point wrap-up of nutrition advice with some key learnings from a recent 90 day diet for a photoshoot https://youtu.be/ZLx0YnrRO8A I didn’t quite get the nutrition right towards the end of the diet leading up to the shoot. Felt a little flat,...
I believe in eating seasonly, fitness goal related and then daily lifestyle factors related. There's a difference between eating healthy, which correlates to just surviving. Compared to eating for optimal performance and longevity. Which correlates to giving your body...
Walking as a fat loss tool when combined with box breaths and nasal breathing is super effective. Nasal breathing The body is more efficient at oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange with nasal breathing as it utilises more lobes of the lungs. This means more oxygen...
What a difference a month of Pina Coladas, cigars and revelling in the Cuban culture can make. But, what an even bigger difference telling myself I was going to gain weight made. I’m a fitness fanatic, always have been. And the fear of putting on weight? I’ve had that...
"I'll never use a gym again." Hooked to a gym After years of spending time restricted to the belief that I had to use a gym to look good, build muscle, keep fit and thus feel good. Along with the belief that my clients who I trained as a PT did. I can honestly say...
Ok, let's keep it simple as there's a lot of fluff and complication out there. Calculating How to calculate your nutrition macros. Here are 3 simple steps to calculate your macro intake so you can use it to gain weight (muscle mass) or lose weight (get lean/ripped)...
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