Ideas you can actually use.
Practical writing on strength, fitness, recovery, nutrition and the psychology of making lasting change.
Thoughtful guidance for training and life.
Clear ideas, grounded in experience, to help you train more effectively and build habits that last.
Calories, Calories, Calories
Put the ideas into practice Want coaching built around you? Tell me what you want from training and I’ll help you work out the most useful next step.…
The Mental Health Benefits of Strength Training
Discover how strength training can significantly improve your mental health by reducing anxiety, boosting confidence, and enhancing resilience.
The Myth of Motivation
Introduction: The Myth of Motivation When it comes to working out, eating right, and hitting those fitness goals, motivation is often relied too heavily upon. You see quotes…
Mindset: Why It Matters For Your Fitness
Introduction: It’s All About Mindset In a world where fitness and health are often equated with strict regimens and unattainable goals, it’s time to redefine our understanding of…
Intuitive Eating: A Better Way To Live (Without Counting Calories!)
For years, counting calories has been the go-to strategy for weight loss and fat loss. Apps, food scales, and meticulous tracking can make it feel like we have…
Identities, Values and Priorities
Identity A gives rise to value B, gives rise to priority C, gives rise to behaviour D. So, imagine a scenario where a father works long hours…
A Little on the Importance of REM Sleep
A little on the importance of REM sleep REM (rapid eye movement) is the stage of sleep where we essentially uncouple the previous day’s experiences from their…
Less is more: Play the habit game
Contrary to what a lot of people might think most of our thoughts and associated behaviours don’t depend on conscious awareness. A lot of what we do is…
You’re never alone: Meet your microbiome
Did you know that there are more bacterial cells on and in you than there are, well, human cells? They’re quite literally everywhere: on our skin, in our…
Sleep: the forgotten supplement
Supplements are all the rage today. Protein, creatine, vitamins, minerals, digestive enzymes, herb extracts, anti-inflammatories, anti-oxidants, anti-aging. Somehow, in amongst all of this supplement noise, people have forgotten…
Know your why
I want to lose weight. I want to gain muscle. I want to fit into smaller clothes. I want to look more like Mr. X. I want to…
Your ‘if..then’ rules are messing with your head.
People who come to me to lose weight are often times all-or-nothing thinkers. Either I’m in or I’m out. Either I’m a winner or I’m a failure. They’re…
Be careful of how you think….
Finding it hard to stick to a healthy eating plan? How’s that workout programme going for you? Managing to do it perfectly? Because, if you can’t do it…
I’ll just carry on telling myself I’m shit. It’s never worked before….
Picture this. Your best friend has a partner you know isn’t good for them. Let’s just say your friends name is Sally and her partner’s name is John.…
Too much, too soon.
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Fitness is bigger than a workout.
Strength and movement
Training principles, technique and practical ways to become stronger and more capable.
Health and recovery
Sleep, stress, nutrition and recovery strategies that support better performance and wellbeing.
Mindset and habits
The psychology of consistency, motivation and making meaningful change sustainable.
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