In this, the final part to my endurance training for beginners series I'm going to outline a few considerations to supplement your training and keep you feeling strong and supple throughout. 

So you went out there and you got stuck into some base endurance training, but now it's time to take things to the next level... 

In the following series I'm going to outline a very simple strategy to getting started with endurance training- it will by no means be exhaustive, however it will provide the novice with the bare bones to execute effective training prior to an event or challenge. 

Did you know that not drinking enough water can cause you to retain water?
What!?!
I know, go figure, right?
Here’s the problem...

I bet there's not one of us that can say hand on heart we haven't fallen for one of these somewhere along the way!

It's high time that these fitness 'truths' were finally laid to rest...

Crippled with DOMS in the days after a workout?Protein shakes and stretching not cutting it?

Don't worry, I'm not trying sell you anything. I merely want to let you in on an exciting revelation I made recently that could see your days of debilitating DOMS become a thing of the past.

In the pursuit of weight loss, or more specifically, fat loss, making your diet work in your favour is of paramount importance!

Here's the deal, people...
Sitting for long periods of time in your chair, at your desk is slowly destroying your body.

Hey, ever wondered how to have your cake and eat it too?

I would quite happily bet my very last euro that you're not getting enough sleep!
I would also happily bet my last euro that your response would be something along the lines of,
“Well, I get about six hours a night and I don’t really feel tired so, yeah, I think I do”

At present it is estimated that 300,000 people in Ireland have Osteoporosis. One in 5 men and 1 in 2 women over 50 will develop a fracture due to Osteoporosis in their lifetime (irishosteoporosis.ie). That’s a pretty scary prospect and of course there are many factors that contribute to these stats... lack of vitamin D and poor nutrition being just two of them. However there is definitely light at the end of this tunnel.

I don't think there has ever been a more important or pressing time for the public to know the truth about certain aspects of this industry!

I bet you are!
Don't worry though, I got your back peeps!

"This hurts, that's sore, I don't want to do that lift 'cause I have 'X' wrong with my so an' so"

Classic talk I hear all the time, sometimes out of my own gob too.

Let's face it, we're all guilty of falling into a recovery deficit at some point.

Nine times out of ten it's Saturday and Sunday where we fall down.
I think it stems from a desire to break out from the constraints of the day to day, Monday to Friday grind; the monotony of mid week compliance.

I have to admit, this has become a bit of a pet peeve of mine; the word ‘but’.
Usually followed by an excuse, the kind of excuse that wouldn’t wash with a four year old, the kind of excuses I used to use myself.

Whenever I’m looking for direction or inspiration; whenever I’m looking for guidance or motivation to achieve the things that I want to achieve, I look to the very people whom inspire me the most.
A former employer of mine once gave me some invaluable advice with regards creating success (a multiple CEO, OBE holder and multiple millionaire- I listened!).

This week’s blog is bit different; I want to talk about something I’m seeing more and more of all the time, something that has always struck me as damaging and something that I just can’t ignore any longer. Call it a rant, call it whatever you want.

When I suggest to my clients that they should jump on the rollers or do some activation work while I’m setting up at the beginning of a session I can bet my bottom dollar that nine times out of ten the following inevitably happens; they all go straight to foam rolling the Calves.
What’s wrong with that I hear you ask?

The majority of us will fall somewhere in between two of these body types. Whichever category you place yourself into, you should never use it as an excuse or a crutch; It is more than possible for anybody, regardless of ‘body type’, to build a physique to be proud of and there thousands of examples out there to prove it.

The day I took my final practical assessment to get my cert I saw and heard some very interesting things. It took place in a big gym, full of all the latest machines and as many pink dumbbells as you could fathom