3 STEPS TO FIX SKINNY FAT

What does skinny fat mean?  Skinny fat, is where you had fat and just lost the weight via a lot of cardio and in a calories deficit (through whatever method you tried) and that you have no muscle.  So how do we fix that?  Step 1: Bring your calories up to maintenance or even slightly …

ARE “CHEAT DAYS” GOOD FOR YOU?

“Cheat days” sounds fantastic right? A whole day to eat WHATEVER you want? Basically calories don’t count for the day… right? So for the people that may not know what a “cheat day” is… It’s basically when people are strict with their diet from Monday to Saturday and then Sunday is basically an all you …

HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO WORKOUT?

“To lose weight should I run everyday?”. “To gain muscle should I go gym 2 hours 6 days per week?” Here we go… A lot of confusion out there on what you should and shouldn’t be doing. From influencers ramming their HIIT workouts 7 days per week to Scientist saying you shouldn’t be doing cardio …

WHAT TO EAT BEFORE & AFTER YOUR WORKOUT

So there’ll be questions flying through your head on what you should and shouldn’t be doing for working out, exercises, nutrition etc  over the next coming days,  I’m about to make that easier for you.  You’re so welcome. So first up today, what you should eat before and after your workout?  Before: this is subjective …

SIT UPS – GOOD OR BAD?

Are they best for pukka abs? or do they just cause back injuries? There’s a lot of controversy over them, are they good, are they bad? Here’s the full run down… Benefits? Easy to do Accessable Strengthens the core Greater flexibility on the spine and hips Adds stability to the core Down side? Causes lower …

WHEN TO EAT CARBS

So I got a question from Kerry via email the last week: “Does it matter when you eat certaincarbs? Please help my little brainunderstand.” Decent question, by the way. You see, there’s SO much information out there it’s almost impossible to know what to do when it comes to “dieting”, right? – No carbs in …

CALORIES ON MENU A GOOD OR BAD THING?

This is a very controversial topic but I f*cking love it. I personally think it’s a good start in the right direction to conquer obesity “But Ali what about people that have eating disorders” Yeah it’s tough for them but they’re the minority in this debate. Less than 1% of the country have an eating …

‘YOU’RE LUCKY’

Speaking to another PT the other day about AGF and how busy it gets and having a good community etc.  (I pride myself on a great community, if you have a great group of people everything else will fall into line) Anyways,  the guy goes (he’s only in Ashford as well)  “You’re so lucky, people …

AVOID COKE ZERO FOR WEIGHT LOSS?

Quote the other day by a “health expert” “Coke Zero is bad for you Coke Zero contains an ingredient called aspartame and when aspartame breaks up in your microbiome, it creates methanol I hate to say it but regular coke is better for you” That right there is utter wanky hairy bollocks. Aspartame? Sounds horrendous …

7 HABITS TO GET YOU IN SHAPE AND STAY THERE

SEVEN SIMPLE HABITS TO HELP YOU GET IN SHAPE AND STAY THAT WAY here we go… Having a solid base of habits will help you smash your health and fitness goals. More importantly, these habits keep you in shape long term. ⁣ So, here are my top 7 simple habits to get lean and keep …