I 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 ...
The Vault Gym is were I have run Odyssey from for a year and a half. With its fantastic atmosphere and great facilities, it really is the number 1 place to work with a Personal ...
The Vault Gym prides itself on providing Freelance Personal Trainers with a top of the range facility to run their own business from. Its diverse range of kit makes the Vault a fantastic gym to ...
April 2012: I discuss the most effective ways for Women over 40 to drop body fat ___________________________________________________________ February 2012: I reveal my top 5 fat loss myths in this months Men’s Fitness ____________________________________________________________ January 2012: I discuss how different body types respond to ...
I reveal my top 5 fat loss myths in this months Men’s Fitness.
This 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 ...
‘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 ...
I 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 ...
I 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 ...
Nutrition 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 ...
What 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 ...
Another 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’ 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 ...
There 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 ...
Whilst 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 ...
Another 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.
As 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. ...
I 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 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 ...
I 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 ...
Hello 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 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 ...
I 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!
I 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 ...
Having 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, ...
Happy 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 ...
Having 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 ...
Big 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 ...
Not 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 ...
I 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 ...
I 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
This 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 ...
Having 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 ...
I 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 ...
Happy 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 ...
With 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 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 ...
This 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 ...
I 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 ...
Believe 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 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 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 ...
I 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 ...
How 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 ...
How 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 ...
As 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. ...
I 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 ...
After 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 ...
At 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 ...
It’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 ...
Having 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, ...
Having 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 ...
By 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 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 ...
Both 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 ...
This 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 ...
