Exercise, weight training and specifically muscle building isn’t rocket science. Whilst it is true to say everyone responds slightly differently, there are some general ‘go-to’ rules that will help maximise the results from your efforts. Here are the things I wish a 16-year-old me had known all those years ago which would have certainly sped up my progress.

You are on a diet, fat loss is going well, then out of the blue you have a stressful day or a party invite you just cannot turn down. This leads to an alcohol/fast-food fuelled weekend. So here is how to rescue the diet from the carnage of your weekend and get back on track relatively easily.

If you have ever worked out hard in the gym or during any sport, then chances are you have felt this soreness. It is a side effect of strenuous physical activity and it tends to be called DOMS (Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness).

We use this term when referring to very small improvements (1% or less) in many related disciplines, that when compounded, lead to a much greater improvement in performance.

Fitness for free is something I really advocate. I personally believe cost should never be a barrier to health and so I want to discuss one type of the many free fitness activities out there, the “Parkrun”.

How many of you go to the gym and dive straight into your working sets? I can tell you now, going from sitting in an office to suddenly putting your body under strain is a sure-fire way to getting yourself injured.

Many people who are new to the gym come with a burning desire to change their body, which is fantastic! However, is that passion for fitness hurting their chances at getting their ideal body?

For every person that gets great results in the gym, there are probably 10 people who start and fail. There could be many reasons to the reasons why, I will now take you through my top 10 reasons why you aren’t growing (this is adapted from Phil Learney to match my own experiences).

There are a lot of myths out there on the internet. I want this blog to dispel a few of these and deliver in a nutshell what you really need to know!

Why Unilateral Movements are so important for your training. I will go through the 3 reasons why you should not overlook this isolated form of training.