Fat Loss for women over 40
February 8, 2012 No CommentsThis post discusses the reasons why many women struggle to shift fat post 40 aswell as some of my top tips to conquer this. So why it is more difficult to lose fat after 40 and ...
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Designing the perfect programme for you
January 31, 2012 3 Comments‘Before designing a bespoke personal training programme for you, I need to assess your body type. The results of your assessment provide me with the science behind which type of exercise and nutrition plan is required to ...
Which body type are you?
January 31, 2012 No CommentsI wrote a few sentences for January’s edition of Women’s Fitness about the differing body types. As we hang onto January and hopefully your New Years Fitness resolutions, this might help you along your way… Click ...
Men’s Fitness Magazine feature
December 15, 2011 No CommentsI was lucky enough to be able to write about my ‘Functional Fat Loss‘ formula in one of the UK’s leading Health and Fitness magazines – Men’s Fitness. It has been a pleasure working with ...
Hormones, nutrition and fat loss
December 12, 2011 1 CommentNutrition plays a vital role in all weight loss and fat loss goals. I make sure all of my clients are provided with day to day meal plans. There are two contributing factors which make ...
My Functional Fat Loss Formula
December 7, 2011 1 CommentWhat is Functional Fat Loss? Functional Fat Loss is my own all encompassing exercise formula specifically designed for lasting fat loss. Scalable to both men and women of all fitness levels, Functional Fat Loss provides ...
Christmas round up!
December 4, 2011 No CommentsAnother year is coming to an end so I thought I would share with you all what has been happening over the last 12 months. Firstly, a huge thank you for everyone who has supported ...
Men’s Fitness Feature
October 19, 2011 No Comments‘Men’s Fitness’ asked me to write a feature on skulpting specific body parts like well known Hollywood movie stars. ‘Traps like Tom Hardy’ and ‘Pecs like Hugh Jackman’ etc etc. I had a few suggestions ...
Fat Loss at its best
August 3, 2011 No CommentsThere is nothing more motivating than following a programme which works for you. Everything from the physical changes you can see each week, the choice of exercises, the time it takes, the number of reps ...
Fat Loss Specialist
August 1, 2011 No CommentsWhilst sitting down to put this blog post together, it struck me how much the fitness industry has changed over the last 5 years. From a negative point of view, you could be forgiven for ...
A magazine feature in ‘The London Beauty Pages’
July 15, 2011 No CommentsAnother female friendly feature for me. I give away a few food based secrets for faster fat loss for that bikini body you have been dreaming about… >>> Click here to view full article.
Soy, what is the fuss all about?
July 14, 2011 No CommentsAs one of the more controversial foods out there, I will attempt to set the record straight with what I know about soy and what role it has played in my fat loss programmes. ...
Training the Women’s Fitness Team
July 9, 2011 No CommentsI have had the pleasure of training the editors of ‘Women’s Fitness Magazine’ over the last 6 weeks. With specific ‘fat loss’ instructions, I set about designing a programme which was not going to disappoint. ...
Working with Professional Athletes
July 7, 2011 No CommentsWorking with Professional Athletes is a passion of mine. As a former athlete myself, I enjoy nothing more than getting my teeth into making strength gains, improving body composition and improving performance with the pro’s. All ...
A few words in The Evening Standard
June 27, 2011 No CommentsI hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather. It has been a full on couple of weeks. Firstly, my recent 4 pager in Women’s Fitness and now a short but sweet article on managing ...
4 page spread in Womens fitness!
June 23, 2011 No CommentsHello Ladies and Gents. I am delighted to release my 4 pager in July’s edition of Women’s Fitness. I have had great feedback from the readers which is very encouraging and look forward to ...
Adrenal fatigue
June 14, 2011 No CommentsAdrenal fatigue prevents thousands of people from reaching their potential when it comes to achieving a goal. Whether you are trying to lose weight, improve your health or improve your triathlon times, it is essential ...
My nutrition for fat loss tips in ‘Women’s Fitness Magazine’
May 27, 2011 No CommentsI wrote this small feature for Women’s Fitness for June’s issue. I have a large article coming up in July’s edition so I will keep you all posted. Enjoy the bank holiday!
Training day at Body Development Gym
May 12, 2011 No CommentsI headed down to ‘Body Development‘ in Bath with 5 other Personal Trainers to spend the Day with P.I.C.P level 4 coach Tom Crudgington. With a mainly practical day ahead of us, we prepared to ...
Next 6-weeks to my body composition programme…
May 11, 2011 No CommentsHaving finished 6 punishing weeks of German Volume Training and made some excellent gains (4% body fat reduction), I have now moved onto the next 6-week phase where I will focus all of the reps, ...
Body transformation trends
April 25, 2011 No CommentsHappy Easter one and all! In this inevitably quiet time of the year for me, this is the perfect opportunity for me to tell you all about how I have dropped 4% body fat over ...
A magazine feature in the ‘London Beauty Magazine’
April 20, 2011 No CommentsHaving focussed a large part of my own personal research on fat loss for women and weight loss for women, London Beauty Magazine asked me to feature in their ‘Beauty in a bag’ competition. Click here ...
Pete Williams – Functional Medicine Seminar
April 19, 2011 No CommentsBig thanks to Pete Williams for delivery an all inspiring daylong seminar on Functional Medicine yesterday. As one of the industry’s leading specialists, the man’s knowledge is immense and I definitely came away with a ...
Super Greens to be super lean
March 27, 2011 No CommentsNot many exercisers understand the importance of balancing your body’s acid and alkaline levels through effective nutrition. I will attempt to arm you with the basics through this article which you can use straight away and ...
Fat Loss and Women’s Fitness make a lovely couple…
March 24, 2011 No CommentsI dish out the facts on how hormones affect fat loss. Using my hormonal profiling assessment, I reveal how to make dramatic changes to bodyshapes by addressing specific hormones. The answers lie in identifying hormonal ...
My fat loss feature in Closer Online…
March 24, 2011 No CommentsI wrote exclusively for Closer Online dishing out fat loss secrets for Londoner’s looking to shape up this summer. Have a read and pick up a few free tips! Click here to see the full article
Motivating yourself to train
February 23, 2011 No CommentsThis is an area which continues to intrigue me. I want to throw a few ideas and concepts out there which have allowed me to stay motivated about exercise as well as motivate my clients to achieving ...
Body composition trends
January 31, 2011 No CommentsHaving now delivered over 10,000 personal training hours, I would like to share with you some of the re occurring trends I have noticed when working towards body composition related goals with my clients as well ...
Growing a Personal Training business
January 25, 2011 No CommentsI am often asked by Personal Trainers from around the country about how to achieve the best possible results with their clients and grow their business. The answers lie within the education you chose to ...
Mixed Martial Arts Strength and Conditioning Seminar coming soon…
January 11, 2011 No CommentsHappy New Year one and all! With an exciting line up of events for 2011, I am preparing to work alongside The Strength Company and the legendary JC Santana in delivering the Worlds 1st Internationally recognised ...
Programme Design Secrets
November 30, 2010 No CommentsWith so many contradictory schools of thought regarding effective programme design, it can be very difficult to work out which type of programme you should be following. Should you change the programme every few weeks? ...
Odyssey at the Luxury Lifestyle Event
November 19, 2010 No CommentsOdyssey Fitness were invited to have a stand at the Luxury Lifestyle Event hosted in the Kensington Hotel (South Kensington). What an action packed day it turned out to be! Having arrived super early whilst ...
Power, Performance and fat loss
November 1, 2010 No CommentsThis short video clip from the legendary JC Santana shows us exactly how to maximise your power by pairing up specific exercises. In this short video clip below you see the man himself coaching ...
The UFC Expo with the Strength Company.
October 22, 2010 No CommentsI teamed up with well known functional strength specialists ‘The Strength Company’ for the UFC expo in Earlscourt to promote their functional training equipment. With thousands of knowledge hungry UFC fans looking to get ahead ...
Stress, cortisol and abdominal fat
August 11, 2010 2 CommentsBelieve it or not, there is an undeniable link between high stress levels and unwanted body fat (particularly around the abdominal area). I will attempt to justify why and come up with suggestions as to ...
Juicing – Lean and healthy
July 16, 2010 1 CommentJuicing is a fantastic way to strip body fat and improve your health. Raw nutrients from fresh fruit and vegetables on a daily basis will offer your body the fuel required to increase your energy ...
Functional Fat Loss Training
July 12, 2010 No CommentsFunctional Fat Loss is a unique system of exercise programming developed by Odyssey Owner Dave Fletcher. Functional Fat Loss provides the back bone to all of our weight and fat loss programmes for our ...
Pre-Season fitness and BioSignature with Premiership Footballers
June 30, 2010 No CommentsI headed up to North London to work with a group of Premiership and Championship footballers for the day as part of their pre-season preparations. Some of the players included Danny Batth (Wolverhampton), Danny Jones ...
6 week fat loss programme for men
June 11, 2010 No CommentsHow does it all work? My male 6 week fat loss programme is perfectly suited for men who want to drop body fat and change their body shape. My training model has been designed by highly ...
6 week weight loss programme for women
June 11, 2010 No CommentsHow does it all work? Within my unique 6 week model, you can expect to be guided step by step through a personal training programme and nutrition plan in accordance to your body type and weight loss ...
Testosterone – The power hormone
June 9, 2010 2 CommentsAs the title suggests, testosterone is a powerful hormone on many levels. It is known as the male hormone (even though women produce it as well) and performs all sorts of functions in your body. ...
Supplements and fat loss
June 7, 2010 No CommentsI have discovered that most exercisers have little clue as to why they are taking supplements. Most people seem to think that whatever they are taking speeds up their metabolism or burns more fat in ...
Training Rory Hamilton-Brown at the Oval
May 27, 2010 No CommentsAfter re-signing for his boyhood club Surrey on Christmas Eve last year, Rory Hamilton-Brown is eagerly anticipating the challenge of leading Surrey as the county cricket club’s youngest ever Captain. Rory will also be the ...
Maximum weight loss
May 17, 2010 No CommentsAt Odyssey Fitness, we have helped more people lose weight than any other health related goal. For successful and ongoing weight loss you need to address three key areas: NUTRITION EXERCISE HORMONE BALANCE Each and every client of ours ...
Injury Free
April 4, 2010 No CommentsIt’s not much fun being injured is it? Luckily, with a little bit of knowhow, you can avoid all sorts of unwanted aches and pains simply by following a balanced exercise programme. I have trained ...
Sport Specific Programmes
February 27, 2010 No CommentsHaving a sport specific goal can often be a great motivator to get in the gym! We deal with people who play sport for fun through to first class professional athletes. As a fitness coach, ...
Lift Weight to Lose Weight
January 12, 2010 No CommentsHaving worked closely with many clients over the last few years, I have become increasingly aware that different people’s bodies react differently to the same exercises. For example, two people of the same age, roughly ...
Sit ups, The Good, Bad and The Ugly
November 17, 2009 No CommentsBy reading this article, I hope you will have an understanding of why doing sit ups or crunches is not the best way to train your abdominals. I will go into detail about why the ...
Insulin – The fat storage hormone
October 25, 2009 2 CommentsInsulin is a hormone which was discovered in 1921. It is produced by your pancreas and has been given the name of the ‘Fat storage hormone’. Insulin is vital for survival and ongoing health however ...
Oestrogen – Friend or foe?
September 15, 2009 3 CommentsBoth is the correct answer! Oestrogen is known as the female sex hormone and is produced in the ovaries. Men do produce it in the testes but in much smaller amounts. There are three different ...
Fat loss without the cardio
July 27, 2009 No CommentsThis is an area of much confusion among exercisers today. It has been drummed into us that exercising at a low heart rate for prolonged periods of time is the best way to enter the ...
