David Fletcher’s holistic approach to weight loss and general fitness is thorough and thoughtful. The thoroughness is in the explanations of the links between stress, diet, sleep patterns, hormonal balance, healthy eating, and weight gain. By making me aware of all the contributing factors, I’ve been able to make small changes in a number of ... › Read
May 9, 2013 No CommentsI met with Dave Fletcher for an initial meeting after a friend recommended him to me. A city office job with long hours had left me with a build up of body fat, poor posture and in need of a physical challenge. Dave was able to identity with these issues and created a training and nutrition plan tailored to ... › Read
December 18, 2012 No Comments8 Week VIDEO TRAINING BLOG. Nick Hutchings of Men’s Fitness is taken through an 8 week Functional Training programme by Dave Fletcher to drop fat, improve strength and become a better athlete. Click below to see all of the training videos. Week 1: Click to view (Chest and Back) Week 2: Click to view (Legs and abs) Week 3: Click to view (Legs ... › Read
November 28, 2012 No CommentsIn eight weeks Dave Fletcher reduced my bodyfat by 5.8% to reach my lowest ever reading of 7%. He got me to pack on a kilogram of muscle, dropped my overall bodyweight and showed me, a man who's been strength training and writing about it for one of the UK's biggest fitness publications for more ... › Read
July 5, 2012 No CommentsI originally contacted Dave Fletcher because my regular exercise routine had slipped and I had gained some unwanted body fat at the start of this year. With several important dates already in the diary for the second half of 2012 (including my wedding), I needed the help of a specialist to make sure I was ... › Read
June 26, 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 ... › Read
May 24, 2012 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 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 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 CommentsMy first new year’s resolution for 2011 was to reduce my body fat levels. Upon hearing this, my husband immediately recommended that I have some advice and personal training sessions with his trainer Dave Fletcher. Though initially reluctant to drop the cardiovascular focus of my then current training, Dave urged me to be open minded ... › Read
April 16, 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 base the quality of your programmes on. Quite simply, if you chose not to invest your time and money into further ... › Read
January 25, 2011 No Comments“Having just turned 50, I am without question in the shape of my life. Dave has helped me achieve a physique which I did not believe would be possible. Having exercised my entire life, it wasn’t until I started to follow Dave’s Fat Loss model where I really started to see results far beyond what I ... › Read
January 18, 2011 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? Cardio or weight first? How many muscle groups should I train each session? Should I add in more exercises each ... › Read
November 30, 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 getting soaked on my motorbike on the way there, I went about setting up the stand and making myself at ... › Read
November 19, 2010 No Comments“With a manically busy work schedule, I was finding my exercise routine was becoming harder and harder to fit into my week. I heard about Dave Fletcher and his 6 week fat loss programmes through a client of mine. I decided to sign up. I can honestly say that it has been the best thing ... › Read
November 15, 2010 No CommentsI contacted Dave Fletcher after hearing about his ability to achieve fat loss results. The results have been fantastic. His assessment gave me a comprehensive overview of why I stored body fat in certain places (which had proved to be very tricky to shift in the past dispite always paying attention to my diet and ... › Read
November 8, 2010 No Comments‘”Since my assessment 8 weeks ago, my overall bodyweight has reduced by 20 pounds (from 11 stone 8 pounds to 10 stone 2 pounds) simply by following the principles devised by Dave Fletcher. I’ve cut out all the unnecessary sugars that I’d previously consumed. My protein intake now comes mainly from lean meat as opposed to the protein ... › Read
October 14, 2010 No Comments“As a serial gym joiner (having joined 6 all in all) and going only twice a year whilst growing a belly, I never thought I would actually enjoy fitness until I was recommended to Dave Fletcher by one of my clients. He completely changed my attitude towards fitness and training. Suddenly working out was enjoyable, ... › Read
October 13, 2010 No Comments“I contacted Dave after attending one of his seminars. I heard him talk about his system of assessment and programme design. I felt like I’d hit a rut with my own training. Repeated injuries were preventing me from sport participation at times, and I was feeling a general lack of direction in my own training ... › Read
October 13, 2010 No Comments