“I first contacted Dave last year when I found myself wanting to push myself further and take my fitness and strength to a higher level. I felt both had plateaued and I was no longer getting results from the fitness regime I was following. Having been initially assessed by Dave using his official Assessment protocol, he ... › Read
July 18, 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 6-week period from 12% to 8% and guided some of my clients to similar results. Having recently learned the ... › Read
April 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 will be guided step by step through our system of addressing all three key areas! Let’s ... › Read
May 17, 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 Comments