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Nutritional Guidelines.
Whilst ; as a Personal Trainer I’m able to give “Guide lines” , at best (note, only because a qualified nutritionist, legally, can give out a complete Personal diet overhaul), this is still worth putting this out here. It’s worth using this for any and many clients trying to lose weight, an extremely common goal…
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Obtaining my Masters Degree, and how the timing of Covid 19 (really did) help me.
Author’s Notes: From the start, Full disclaimer: I’m NOT in ANY WAY, diminishing Covid and its fatalities (estimated worldwide fatalities 18.1 – 33.5 million), its separation of families, cause of isolation, mental health problems, or any of it’s MANY inconveniences. it was an awful and testing time for so many, and this story is not…
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“God give me STRENGTH !”, How strong are you?, and also, how do you really stack up when compared to other gym users ?
Strength is always an interesting subject. It’s an important component of fitness and essentially it’s crucial for performing every day tasks at any age, improving sports performance and preventing injuries, and also increasing lean muscle mass, at any age. Nowadays, NOT to knock the conditioning component, but a programme lacking in strength training is a…
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Sports supplementation, and my own personal recommendations.
The truth behind the matter.. On seperate occasions, over my many years of work, I’ve spoken with three different medical Drs (One of them is a client, and the others were gym members) who have all explained that supplements are not needed for athletes, and you’re body naturally acquires “All of it’s nutritional needs” from…
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“From the Aesthetic to the Athletic”, from Bodybuilding to Olympic Weightlifting
When I was 18 years old (this In 1990), I watched the documentary film Pumping Iron (which was released in 1977), It’s a film all about competitive body building. It features a young Arnold Schwarzenegger in an early role, long before he became the mega successful film star, and several other “Golden era” Bodybuilders, including…
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Resistance Training 101
Resistance Training 101 “We should ALL Lifts weights, and for different purposes” One of the hardest concepts to get across to a new client (and particularly women) is the importance of the inclusion of lifting weights / resistance training, as part of their overall program design. Their reasons for initial objections are numerous, and often…
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Client Profile, Tara Frey
I started working with Martin in November 2023. My main goal was to deadlift 100kg. I achieved 105kg (pictured below) by February 24, just 3 months later. This with a lot of hard work and dedication. My next goal is to achieve bodyweight pull ups (unassisted) Martin knows his stuff. Working with him is a…
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Client profile, Katherine Louise
“I Started with martin in March 21 , now over 3 years ago, with the aim to get fit and drop weight by my 40th birthday in August 21.