“It’s not a mistake if you learn from it.” But what about when you think you F-F-F….Failed? Fact is, sometimes failure is just a huge mistake of monumental proportions that make you feel terrible, pretty crap, and miserable, so how do you pick back up and get on with it. You learn from it. You […]

Are we preaching to the choir or do you need a gentle nudge? Never miss another workout again with these top 20 reminders of why it’s important you get to the gym today. We’ve gone around and asked our trainers “Fat Loss aside, why should clients exercise?” Decrease risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancers […]

You’ve got a big event coming up. It’s going to be the most important day of your life and so the preparation begins. Everything needs to be spot on, especially the cake. Where do you start? How do you pick? If I told you to go to the Sara Lee factory and buy a slab […]

“You’re too old to be doing that!” We’ve all heard, said, or been on the receiving end of that statement, but do we really believe it and should you let it define you in the gym? On any given day, between our PT sessions and our SQUAD group training, our membership age would span decades! […]

Eating out and staying on track with your fat loss goals can be tough! But it’s not impossible…. I find that you can lump most people that struggle with social events, and their effect on training results into one of these three categories: The Anxious and Nervous Type – “I don’t know how I’m going […]

There’s some really stupid sayings that float around the gym, amongst them”No Pain No Gain”. What does this mean? That every time we train we should be in “pain” and what is pain anyway? Mitchell Gibbs has spent many hours studying pain and deciphering what it means and as a Coach, he loves finding ways […]

GET REAL with exercise. “How much should I exercise to reach my goals?” The answer to this is easier than you might think. How much time can you REALISTICALLY give it a week. We don’t deny, science, text books and the like will point you in the direction of 5 -6 times a week but […]

What am I in for: 5 – 10 minute read on how to destroy the “dadbod“ Programming examples and tips Solutions and ideas to solve your training schedule problem Having a family is no excuse to put off or avoid getting in shape. Show me a 40+ year old dude with a dad-bod and excuses, and I’ll […]

Your warmup is the primer for the session ahead and at the end of it you should be moving better than when you started. With this thought at the forefront, think now to the 10 min cardio warmup you did before your last weights session even though you had tight hamstrings…..Was this the smartest option? […]

In today’s ‘info-at-your-finger-tip’ society, everyone’s a health and nutrition expert! We’re overwhelmed with information about weight loss and nutrition, and most of the general public really isn’t equipped with the knowledge to know the difference between quality advice and absolute B.S! Lucky for you, you’re smart enough to do your research (like reading our blog […]