Gym Instructor turns junk food addict

This is a story that was only launched yesterday and had found this on Sky News. I was glad that not only is it me as a professional doing a similar experiment, but unfortunately for him he took it too far and he just couldn’t control it.

Its seems to be a big problem for him to gain the control back when he forced himself with the processed 'junk' food. Unfortunately with additives hidden away inside the food this is what it’s going to do and this is a big cause of obesity. Starting at just 12.5 stone and now 20 stone which is a huge difference! The instructor gave up his training and just had more cravings for food which led him to feel terrible and it doesn’t surprise me.

Its all easy for people to say "yeah you can stop eating all that, just head to the gym for a work out". Unfortunately its easier said than done, there are many people out there with difficulties in stopping this addiction. At One Physique we bring ourselves to the level of the client and understand their true difficulties, we don’t like throwing anyone into the deep end. If we can make a slight adaption to their current lifestyle, this could then create a great life change to the rest of their lives.

Luckily for me I managed to decide when enough was enough, but I did have the cravings come on; I couldn’t sleep very well, I was exhausted and tired just going up the stairs!

However I made that change and I adapted my lifestyle slowly and sensibly. People who jump into too much exercise and jump into the diet full on can cause problems on the insides as well as on the outside e.g loose skin. A lot of people who have loose skin tend to have been on fast acting diets where the body can only cope with the fat removal and therefore leaves out the skin.

So if you decide to lose weight, please decide on a good safe option. It’s not a good idea to try to lose as much as possible straight away, especially due to excess skin and in the end the weight can come back on (like a yo-yo diet). We should be looking at a way in which we can enjoy the food we have every day and lose weight sensibly. Believe me we can achieve the bodies we want but we have to take each step at a time, with good functional training we can also help it along as well.

If you want any more info on what we can do to help people make that first step then contact us at: info@onephysique.com

Online Personal Training Diary - Day 51

The diary continues!

OK its been just 7 weeks and that's right I'm still sticking to the training plan. I also had a number of people notice it, especially a few clients of mine who kindly mentioned it. So in all its been excellent feedback!

This is what Ive noticed since the first day:

• A reduction in body fat around the whole body
• Craving for sugar has dramitcally dropped
• Eating a good 3 meals a day
• Good energy throught the whole day
• Sleep has really improved
• Increased Muscular mass - due to my specific aims
• Not even tired or out of breath after sprinting up 2 long flights of stairs!
• Able to achieve more in each new session
• More range of functional movement and flexibility

Ok here are the latest pictures just 51 days after the launch of the Online Training Diary:

Now here's the differences from Day 1 to Day 51:

Unfortunate results from Steroid posioning

I was reading the Newspaper (Daily Mail) this morning and I came across an upsetting article about a 17 year old called Matthew Dear who unfortunately died on Monday from Steroid poisioning. The thing that really got my attention was for his passion in wanting to join the Royal Marines and he was also lived locally only 20 minutes away from me. The article states that he was training for the Royal Marines for 5 years and was going sign up at 18 years old. He trained strictly and was not eating sugar and even refusing to take pain killers...however he took the Steroids pills for muscular growth and unfortunately he didnt know the problems of the drug that can occur.

It also took me a good 5 years to prepare myself for the Royal Marines selection, just like Matthew I trained hard, ate good food and instead of taking steroids I was on the protein powder. At that point in my life I didnt personally know much about steroids, so I was never put at any major risk with the Protein Powder. The article stats that the figures for last month "showed a 42 per cent rise in the number of under 18's admitted to hospital for steroid posioning in the last five years". I personally find that shocking and if thats only the under 18's then what about the over 18's ?? The article also stated that Matthew could have bought the pills on the black market possibly through a 17 and a 24 year-old... Its made me wonder how many other young people who are selling this drug and even taking it who do not know the true dangers to it.

Ive attached a clipping so you can read the article. My thoughts go out to Matthew and his family.

Manual Resistance Training

Here is a really good way of achieveing strength without weights from the gym just through Manual Resistance Training. This is essentially done through a training partner or spotter so there's no equipment involved at all!


Here are some benefits:

• No equipment is required to perform the exercises. Since no equipment is You dont have to wait to use any equipment
• Many people can be trained at the same time
• The resistance given can be changed so easily and toughest of strength exercises can be given.
• Different types of muscular training can be incorporated e.g Muscular endurance, Hypertrophy and power
• The speed of the resistance from the partner can also be controlled. The lifter's partner or the instructor can decide upon the speed of exercise during the raising phase.

So no need to go and use that bit of equipment, just head out with a friend and try some Manual Resistance Training!

A random trip to the farm..

Last Friday, I had a great opportunity to take a trip over to Suffolk to visit a local dairy farmer, Keith Jefferson Smith, who specialises in producing raw milk. I felt that I needed to get a better understanding about raw milk, including its bi-products, e.g., clotted cream and butter, the different ways it is produced, and the farmer's personal views on Raw Milk in the UK. Keith is also known for setting up the first organic dairy farm in Scotland which did very well, and so another farm was set up in Suffolk.

Keith gave me a guided tour around the farm while he was telling me about the history of the land. I found out that the land was used to be owned by the HM Government who built a farm house so the prisoners could run their own farm and use their own produce to provide other prisons in the West Country with dairy products. At present, the farm provides milk for ex-offenders (those returning to the outside world).

I was then taken on another tour of the farm through the processes of the milk being produced. Keith's son, James, also runs the farm and raises a dairy herd of 450 Jersey cows. Each of the cows has its own name and are all treated very well. I personally remember when I was studying about the quality of food through Nutrition and was shown some footage of the way some farmers were keeping their live stock in such poor conditions. It does not only affect them by getting diseases but even by "passing the buck" onto us and giving us very poor quality food and drink, which can eventually lead us on to ill health. I was fortunate enough to try some fresh raw milk that had been produced only an hour before and it's the best milk I have ever tasted!

The cows graze on the grassy field during spring, summer, and autumn. However, as the grass doesn't grow as fast during winter, the cows' diet would then consist of hay and winter silage produced on the farm, or organic vegetables from local farms. Most commercial, pasteurised milk comes from herds of the Holstein cow, a modern breed that efficiently converts a diet of high-protein grain into huge quantities of milk. However, it is not the quantity but the quality and breeds, such as the Jersey and Guernsey that produce low yields of high-quality milk. This brings a huge result into providing a good healthy body with quality nutrients being used.

It has been shown through medical studies that raw milk is very good and can help resolve health-related problems. Contrary to what most people used to believe in, drinking raw milk does not make people sick as long as it is properly collected from cows that are fed with organic grass. Grass-fed milk has natural antibiotic properties that help protect the cow (and those lucky enough to drink it) from pathogenic bacteria. It also provides a beneficial fatty acid known as CLA, or Conjugated Linoleic Acid, which is known to possess countless health benefits. Compared with grass-fed cows’ milk, grain-fed cows have as little as one fifth the CLA in their milk.

kids and fitness

The importance of exercise for children is obvious and compelling!

The more activity that young people have when they are developing the better! The growing childhood obesity crisis in this country which is due partly to the inactive lifestyle that children are leaving, and partly due to the amount of crap that they are putting in there mouths, is proof that children need to exercise more often then they are doing.

The benefits are impressive and long lasting:

* Healthy heart and lungs
* Stronger bone density
* Stronger muscles
* Reduced chances of childhood diseases; diabetes, asthma, arthritis (yes in kids)
* Increased energy levels
* Reduces stress levels
* Weight loss
* Improving a specific sport (football, rugby, basketball)

Most of all ITS FUN!!

Parents, uncles, aunties or big brother sisters, Get your kid’s down the park and out the house!

A dinner idea

As ive started the new training and fat loss diary, I wanted to share with you a meal I made for myself tonight. As it was important to get the right quality proteins and essential fats. I chose to do a stuffed chicken fillet with honey, chopped bacon, spinach and a small bit of cheese. I also layered the chicken with spinach leaves and then placed a few slices of cheese on top.

It was very easy to make and it tastes great!

Give it a try..