Results driven?

Results driven?

Are you results-driven?

If you are anything like myself you might be driven by results.

Not all results are purely body composition, some are performance, others are purely mindset.

The problem we have is people don’t give themselves time to get the result they seek.

Having said all that, if you give both nutrition and training your absolute 100% best, then I can almost guarantee you will see results and see them fast.

Once you start to see results, this then motivates you to keep pushing forward and most importantly you then know that it WORKS!

I started training 13 years and I didn’t start seeing results until I really pushed it with both my training and nutrition.

What most people do is they kind of eat well and kind of exercise in the gym, they then get demotivated when they don’t see any results.

Yes genetics play a big part, but you will not get anywhere close to your genetic potential unless you give it 100%.

I personally have lower testosterone levels than my 4 year old daughter, but I’ve still managed to develop a decent amount of muscle tissue and come 2nd in a strongman competition (with questionable deadlift form), you can also reach your goals, all it takes is a lot of consistency and a bit of hard work!

You NEED to be ready to work hard!

You NEED to be ready to work hard!

How do I lose body fat and build muscle without eating clean, training, or doing anything that gets me off my ass?

Now..... as crazy as this question is, a lot of people do ask this!

They don't ask me, they don't ask their friends, they simply ask themselves.

There are a lot of people who want something but are just not willing to work for it.

If you're one of these people who are looking for an easy way to get the results you want then just let my friend explain something to you. His name is Reality.

Reality: "if you want something you NEED to be ready to put in the work!
if you want to not be weak then you need to train like you're strong! 
If you want to lose body fat you need to stop eating like you're fat! 
If you want to run like a marathon runner then you need to do what marathon runners do, you run!......You run some more!......You join a running club that allows you to run! 
If you want to look like an athlete then you need to train like an athlete!"

Now I haven't done this post to rant or to put anyone down, I've done it to motivate! The sooner you understand how much work you'll need to put in the easier and then more enjoyable your journey will be because you're now prepared.

If you think it's going to be easy and you only give it 50% effort then you're setting yourself up for disaster.

Happy training!

Celebrity results

So I've watched the new LOGAN film, loved it!! 

Even though in this film Hugh Jackman is not the most shredded he has ever been, it still had me thinking as to how these celebrities always manage to get in such great shape.

Is it because they have a top-end knowledgeable celebrity personal trainer taking them step by step through their transformation?

Is it because they have the money to pay a chef to cook the most delicious foods that fit their macros?

Or maybe it's because they HAVE TO get in that shape?

I have no doubt that they all play a big part, but not all are affordable, the one thing that is always affordable is sheer will and determination and this is the one that will play the biggest part. 

You see many of these actors are far from in great shape when they accept these film roles, but they accept the role and accept that they need to get in amazing shape. They have many people counting on them to get in great shape and lots of money riding on it.

So how can you take inspiration from these actors?

Just tell yourself that you MUST get in great shape, NOT SHOULD, you MUST get in great shape. 

You see if you MUST do something you WILL do it! It is a MUST! 

Make yourself accountable by telling your closest friends what you are going to achieve, not what you want, but what you're going to achieve, post it on Facebook, you can even post it below this post. 

Not everybody wants to be absolutely shredded, but the same rules apply for if you want to just get in a good healthy shape.

Remember if you want to look like an athlete you need to train like one!

If you want to look like a monster you need to train like one! 

And if you want to simply look healthier, well you need to stop reading, stop scrolling through your Facebook adopt the press-up position and start this journey.

Spongebob's results

Amazing 1 month transformation off my personal training client Spongebob.......

Okay, this is incredible, and he has surpassed all expectations, a true inspiration!

This did have me questioning how he did this, my programming is good, but not that good.

So I asked away "Sponge..... how did you do this?" he then replied with a sparkle in his eyes "It's simple Andy, I trained hard, very hard. I trained 4-6 times a week. I finished most of my resistance sessions with 4 minutes of HIIT. I focused on building lean muscle tissue and not on just losing fat. I didn't listen to people trying to sell me these fad diets, I just ate real food with plenty of protein, healthy fats, and carbs around my workouts. I drank plenty of water and ate fibrous green vegetables with most meals. Tracked my calories so that they didn't go too low or too high, I basically ate to optimise my recovery. I embarrassed every workout, every set and every rep. I actually enjoyed it! Most of all I listened to your advice Andy". 

I replied with "Awesome......great work!"

You see guys it doesn't need to be complicated, it's simple and you know it is! 

You know what works and what doesn't work. 

You know that if you nail the important stuff you'll get the results you seek. 

Generally people just need to take action, get some momentum and embrace their individual journey.

Christmas time! Eat clean and train hard? or relax and get fat?

It seems that my entire news feed has two completely separate opinions, one half is telling me to eat clean and the other half is telling me to relax and get fat.

Both are extremely tempting.

So, at this time of year I do what everyone does, I ask myself the age old questions "WHAT WOULD FATHER CHRISTMAS DO?" Or Santa Claus for my American fans.

Then the answer is obvious, you do a bit of both! You think Santa is going to avoid eating the milk and cookies the children leave out for him? HELL NO! He eats those milk and cookies, jumps on his sleigh and cracks open a nice cold bottle of Coca Cola.

However..... Father Christmas knows that he needs to work on Christmas eve and he needs to be fit for it. He knows that Mrs Claus's parents are coming over and he wants to not look fat, he knows that he needs to set a good example to all the elf's that are grafting for him. Remember if you can't look after yourself, you can't look after everyone else. He knows that last year rudolf gave him an ear full after "dragging his 44% body fat all over the world”. He knows that when he ate total junk food he felt tired and accidentally missed a couple of houses, this explains why I didn't receive Golden Eye for the my Nintendo 64 back in 1997.

Father Christmas knows all this, and that's why this year he is looking better than ever, 1,746 years and only 9% body fat, a true inspiration.

Lets all try and be a bit more like good old Saint Nicholas this year.

Monday motivation! (VIDEO)

The Death Crawl scene from Facing the Giants

I'm generally not that into all those motivation videos to a great degree, I don't wake up 30 minutes early to listen to Tony Robbins to try and get myself into some kind of motivational state. However....... this post is not about getting people motivated it's about opening your f**king eyes. We spend a lot of time in the gym, and the majority of people in the gym don't get the results they want or expected, but why? They are eating better and training consistently.... So why are some of us not getting the results we want?? 
The answer is....... INTENSITY!!!!!
I'm not just talking about a Rocky training montages kind of intensity, I'm talking about pushing your body outside it's comfort zone and pushing it further than you ever thought possible.
Intensity beats volume every time, people can spend a full hour or longer in the gym doing numerous reps and sets, followed by 1 hour of swimming, when they could have just done the same with 30 minutes of a couple of quality compound sets, pushing themselves to the limit on each set followed by 4 minutes of interval training.
The thing you should take away from this is to simply push yourself! Stop sticking with the same lightweight you have been lifting the past 5 months! Just get in the gym, do the work and then get out.! If you do this correctly you might find yourself only needing to train 3 times a week instead of 7.
Yes I know when it comes to results your genetics will play a big part, but are you really pushing yourself to reach your genetic potential?