My supplement stack

Check out my video on YouTube where I quickly go through my supplement stack and let me know what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_4KR_uxYMw

Time to focus

So it's almost time to go back to college for my final year in hope to become a certified personal trainer and sports injury specialist. This just means only one thing, time to focus and kick start what I'm hoping to be my career. Not only am I going to really focus on my college work but also focus on training, nutrition and also my blog. So be prepared to see more posts of training and meal plans and maybe even some videos on preparing meals. If you have any questions then don't be afraid to ask them and I will reply straight away.

Switching routine ... AGAIN!!

So I'm finding myself slacking in the gym a little, not hitting my goals, lacking motivation. I find that the best way for this is to go back to my Legs/Push/Pull split routine as I found that with this routine I was more motivated then ever and was seeing results fast.

This time round I am going to be going harder then before making sure I hit my goals each month. The way I am going to do this is change the routine each time but then go back to it and repeat this for a month and then change that workout the following month. For example for my leg day, one day will be squats and the other will be deadlifts and just repeat this for a month and then change it. Supersets and drop sets will be included and on a de-load day (lighter weights higher reps) I will include circuits onto my workout to really hit those muscles and keep them guessing.

I will be posting up more workouts and my nutrition plan so keep posted, more coming your way.

Weight loss tip

I can't give you an instant cure for losing weight, I mean if their was so many businesses would of shut down by now. But instead I can give you a guide that you can follow to promote weight loss. If you follow these steps on a day by day basis I can guarantee results.

• Drink water and cut fizzy drinks - Water is by far one of the most important things in promoting weight loss and by far a lot of the population do not consume enough water. A lot of the time when you are or may think you are hungry, you're in fact not hungry but thirsty, but people seem to think food fills the hole. Get 8-12 cups a day people. Cut the fizzy drinks and try to minimize drinking squash as these are all filled with sugar and seem to leave you with that sticky mouth, this makes you drink more of these sugar products so you are getting a lot of calories in there.
• Enjoy the gym - You got to love going to the gym or committing yourself to some sort of exercise if you want to lose weight. You can't just change your diet to see major results, yes you may lose some weight but you can't just eat all this food, live the healthy lifestyle without being active. Get to the gym, workout at home or go for a run, burn the calories see some results, even if it is for half hour a day. You keep that up and within a couple months you will see amazing results.
• Set targets - A lot of people say they want to look like this, lose this much weight but they have no clue on how to get there. Set yourself weekly,monthly and yearly goals. Without goals, how do you know how you are going to reach these goals. Also setting goals/targets you are giving yourself the discipline you need in order to be successful.
• Remove the junk food - Eliminating junk food from your diet is key. Replacing a bar of chocolate for a greek yoghurt as such for a snack is not only a healthy option, but you are cutting out so many calories and sugars. Yes eating healthy is not the cheap option but it is by far the better option. People eat junk food as a comfort thing, but if you get into the habit of snacking on healthy foods, you will enjoy looking at the person in the mirror and seeing them numbers on the scales.

These things are guidelines but they are results proven guidelines. You can enhance them yourselves or comment ask me any questions on weight loss and I will make sure I answer them for you.

Thanks.

Workout partner for great results

In this post I am going to be talking about having a workout parter, what makes a good workout parter and the positives and also the negatives. I myself has just recently got a workout partner and you really do notice an enhancement to your workout.

But what really does make a good workout parter? Well you want someone who comes to the gym to get on with the workout, not someone who will constantly talk and put you off what you are doing. When your weight training, someone who not only pushes you and hit them last reps, but someone who knows it's their set and gets on with the workout.

The positives:

• More motivation - be able to push each other when it gets tough which is always key.
• Spotter - You will have someone there to push you through those last reps.
• Enjoy the gym - Having someone to go with may make you enjoy going more.

The negatives:

• Distraction - You may get distracted by your partner and take your focus off working hard.

So just remember a gym partner is not an essential thing, but if you lack motivation or just generally feel alone in the gym, then get yourself a gym partner to enhance your results.

Green tea for great results.

If your looking for a cheap product to help lose weight then green tea is the one for you. Not just weight loss as the end result, but there are plenty of other benefits and is why I recommend this product to anyone.

So lets start on the weight loss benefits. Green tea increases your metabolism which promotes fat loss. Now how this does that is by making the fat oxidation work harder which also means calories are going to burn quicker and this is how fat loss is increased.

Other benefits with drinking green tea include:

• Skincare - It has been mentioned that green tea can help with wrinkles and ageing.
• Depression - Green tea contains an amino acid which provides a relaxing effect.
• Diabetes - Green tea keeps the glucose levels nice and slow. This means that the sugar levels stay low after eating.

So there is just a few of the benefits with green tea and there are a whole lot more in which can promote a much healthier lifestyle. 

How much should I drink a day?

Studies have not shown a guaranteed amount to drink in order to see results, but you should try to have about 2-5 cups a day. You can pick up a box of 20 or so tea bags in your local supermarket very cheap and is a great way to look after yourself.