Monthly Archives: April 2009

What I have, and you should have in common with Dirk Diggler

If you have ever seen the film Boogie Nights, Mark Wahlberg shoots the final scene on his comeback from becoming a coke addict and is looking into the mirror practicing his scenes on completion, whips out his pride and joy and says to himself…
“I am a star. I’m a star, I’m a star, I’m a [...]

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Why a loss of focus is the slippery road to failure

I’ve had a couple of conversations today, not for the first time with people who in their pursuit of their fitness goals will lose sight of what they are trying to achieve and start to get nowhere week after week after week.
I was speaking to one guy in particular who has a bunch of commitments [...]

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The difference between eating for fat loss and pasta

I am a believer that pasta is not the best food in the world when it comes to healthier living and a successful fat loss diet. In fact it is rubbish and more likely in my experiences to help you put weight on.

Let me explain this in more detail by telling a story that could [...]

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Batgirl or Batwings?

When it comes to losing weight I am a big supporter of calling it fat loss because that is what any person is trying to lose rather than just weight on the scales for the sake of it. When it comes to removing fat from the body it is normal to look at and [...]

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Achieving Your Goals Faster

One question that gets asked a lot about goal achievement and success….
“When Should I Begin?”

Believe it or not, it’s a really common question!
People are of the belief that there is some special ‘buildup’ they have to go through in order to achieve what they want or that they have to ‘prepare’ or ‘get ready’ or [...]

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Aerobics and talking metabolics?

As part of any fat loss program it is important that your protect your metabolic rate?
What’s is this?
The metabolic rate is simply defined as the rate at which your body burns calories. If you have a high MR then you are going to need more calories to preserve yourself at your current rate. A slow [...]

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