I wrote a feature with my good friend Amanda Khouv from Women's Fitness. We reveal the weight loss benefits of stimulating you buy propecia online r nervous system through effective programme design. Click here to read the full feature zp8497586rq › Read
November 28, 2012 No CommentsAs personal trainers, it’ is our job to create a formula for each of our clients – one that aligns with their individual body type and helps them to work towards their agreed goals. Any target-driven PT will know that hitting the mark with a client’s nutrition plan plays a vital part in their long-term ... › Read
September 24, 2012 No CommentsIn this short video, I demonstrate 6 simple but deadly effective moves with a medicine ball to hit all the major muscle groups. These exercises are ideal if you are limited with equipment in a hotel gy college essay m or whilst training at home. Click here to see the full video Dave Fletcher – ... › Read
September 8, 2012 No CommentsThe secrets to your best possible body shape for life To achieve long-term fat loss results, there are two essential things that you need to know about your body. 1. Which of the three genetic body types are you? 2. What are your hormonal imbalances? Both of these all important factors contribute strongly towards ... › Read
September 4, 2012 No CommentsI reveal my top tips for women looking to drop body fat and achieve that all important bikini body. My intention was for women to be able to take home the advice I have given so they can apply it all which pre buy an essay paper paring meals and working out in the gym. ... › Read
August 21, 2012 No CommentsI was asked by Men's Fitness to re design the old school Batman workout which was enough to finish off even the finest athlete. I re designed it with making it gym friendly and for you try try in your next workout. I figured that Batman needs to be lean, strong, athletic, functional and muscular. ... › Read
July 28, 2012 No CommentsSadly, this is not a picture of me, however the short video below shows me demonstrating 6 challenging bodyweight exercises. These can be performed at home or in a hotel room. I suggest you complete all of the exercises as a circuit before resting then repeating. Try doing 10 reps of each exercise with out rest. ... › Read
July 21, 2012 No CommentsSo having rattled through the first 4 weeks of Nicks programme, I am delighted with the results he has shown. If you have been following the workouts, you will know that the reps,sets and rest periods have all been based on volume training. The 6, 12, 6, 12, 6, 12 is a classic volume based ... › Read
June 24, 2012 No CommentsSo For the last 4 weeks I have been putting Nick Hutchings from Men’s Fitness through his paces with a volume based functional training programme. With his goals in mind (which were to drop bodyfat, increase his strength and become a better athlete) I split the 8 week programme into two 4 week phases. We ... › Read
June 17, 2012 1 CommentI was approached by Nick Hutching’s from the well known Men’s Fitness Magazine at the beginning of May about creating an 8-week video training blog. Nick had recently completed the London marathon in a very respectable 3 hours 35 but was now keen to focus his training more towards improving his body composition, getting leaner, ... › Read
May 24, 2012 No CommentsI reveal my top 5 fat loss myths in this months Men’s Fitness. › Read
February 13, 2012 No CommentsThis article 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 what should women be doing to ensure they are successful in achieving their fat loss goals? The long and short of ... › Read
February 8, 2012 No Comments‘Before designing a bespoke personal training programme for you, we need to assess your body type. The results of your assessment provide us with the science behind which type of exercise and nutrition plan is required to make long term changes to your body.’ How does it all work? An assessment lasts for 60 minutes and is ... › Read
January 31, 2012 4 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 here to read the full article (Skip to the second page for my feature) › Read
January 31, 2012 1 CommentI 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 them so far and am thoroughly looking forward to keeping their readers up to date with leading fat loss and ... › Read
December 15, 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 up the content of the meals plans: (1) Your hormonal profile and (2) your goal… Your hormones play a vital ... › Read
December 12, 2011 1 CommentWhat is Functional Fat Loss? Functional Fat Loss is Odyssey’s 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 the structure we use with every one of our clients to maximise fat loss and shape change. Tell me more ... › Read
December 7, 2011 1 Comment‘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 with regards to exercises and routines to make this a reality. Read down to the bottom of the article as ... › Read
October 19, 2011 1 CommentThere 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 and the frequency in which you exercise. Sadly not all exercisers are able to say that this is how they ... › Read
August 3, 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 believing that the latest gimmicks really do offer you better results, whether it is the latest games console claiming to ... › Read
August 1, 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. › Read
July 15, 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. If you are strapped for time, simply read to the end of the next sentence which contains the key message to ... › Read
July 14, 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. I started in my usual fashion by measuring them up with an assessment. From here I moved them quickly onto ... › Read
July 9, 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 working alongside the Women’s Fitness team in the future. I have designed an Odyssey style workout for all you ladies within ... › Read
June 23, 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 that your adrenal glands are working as efficiently as possible. Without properly functioning adrenal glands, you can expect to suffer ... › Read
June 14, 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! › Read
May 27, 2011 1 CommentHaving 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, sets and tempos around maintaining the muscle I built in the German Volume phase whilst stripping fat and making strength ... › Read
May 11, 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 to see the feature (scroll down to the bottom) › Read
April 20, 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 sharper set of tools to work with for dealing with body composition goals. Functional Medicine (FM) ties in very closely ... › Read
April 19, 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 get ahead with your fat loss goal. Basically, the modern diet is jam packed with highly acidic foods and drinks ... › Read
March 27, 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 imbalance and creating personalised exercise and nutrition programmes. Click here to view full article › Read
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 › Read
March 24, 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 more from the whole personal training experience. Everyone has their own personal relationship with exercise, nutrition and health. Most people ... › Read
February 23, 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 as the key ingredients which have allowed me to build a business around changing body shapes. Step 1 to achieving ... › Read
January 31, 2011 No 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 what you can do to reduce your stress levels and speed up your rate of fat loss. When a stressful ... › Read
August 11, 2010 3 CommentsJuicing 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 levels, shift unwanted body fat and protect you against disease and infection. teeth whitening products I am a strong advocator ... › Read
July 16, 2010 1 CommentFunctional 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 male and female clients. This results driven system of exercise programming has allowed the Odyssey team to achieve outstanding body shape ... › Read
July 12, 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 goals. To achieve the desired weight loss result over a 6 week period, I work closely on a hormonal ... › Read
June 11, 2010 No 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. Testosterone has built a pretty bad name for itself over the last 50 years due to its association to bodybuilding ... › Read
June 9, 2010 3 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 some miraculous way. In most cases, this is simply not true. The first issue to cover is ‘Do we actually ... › Read
June 7, 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 youngest current captain on the county circuit when the Championships get underway next month. Yet before Rory takes on the ... › Read
May 27, 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 the same weight and fitness levels go about a fitness and diet programme they have read in a magazine. One ... › Read
January 12, 2010 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 sit up is not a great exercise and explain which exercises are better and why? The stomach muscles have caused ... › Read
November 17, 2009 No 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 if over produced, it lives up to its name and will create a fat storage environment within your body – ... › Read
October 25, 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 types of oestrogen which perform over 400 different functions within our bodies. This article will discuss how oestrogen affects the ... › Read
September 15, 2009 4 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 ever popular fat burning zone. You won't have to look very hard to back up these theories; stickers on cardiovascular ... › Read
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