You can have the perfect training and nutrition plan, but if you haven’t got the tools in place to be able to execute it with precision and consistency, you’re going to fall short with your results. In this final instalment, I’m going to dive into the...
Over the past ten years, I’ve tried every diet, every macro split and every gimmick out there. Some of the diets I’ve tried didn’t work well for me specifically, so I won’t classify these as mistakes. For example, I know I don’t do well on high fat,...
I posted the first instalment of the ‘Road To Cali’ back at the end of February with the goal of driving up my indicator lifts as much as possible. I set ten week goals on the following lifts: RDL – 150kg x 6 Hack Squat – 4 plates...
If you haven’t read part one of the ‘My Mistakes’ series, you check it out here. In part two, we’re going to continue talking about the training mistakes I’ve made over the years, and how you can learn from them. Training Mistake No.6: Always Training To Failure I’ve...
It was Christmas 2017, and I was having dinner with a group of friends when the topic of New Year’s resolutions came up. As expected, the conversation started to shift towards fat loss and getting into the best possible shape at the start of the...
I’ve had enough. It’s been brewing for a while, but this was the final straw. Last week I got a message from one of my clients: ‘Akash, I need to speak to you. I don’t think I can do this anymore.’ I called him up and asked what’s wrong,...
When I first started training, I was a skinny fat 128lbs. Over the past ten years during my quest to be bigger, stronger and leaner, I’ve made just about every mistake possible. While it’s been frustrating for my own progress, it’s made me a far better...
At the start of January, Rashid got an email from Pure Gym which told him that he’d been to the gym over 150 times throughout the previous year. That’s a solid statistic, and anyone who’s getting to the gym three days a week is doing better...
To read part one of my intermittent fasting experiment, click here. When I started the Intermittent Fasting Experiment four weeks ago, I wasn’t sure how long I’d last. I’ve always been a big breakfast guy, and for as long as I can remember, I’ve always eaten breakfast. For many years, I...
Our training philosophy when developing any body part typically revolves around three key principles: Progressive overload over a wide variety of rep ranges Perfect form at all times Using exercises that you can feel and suit YOUR mechanics In this ‘RNT body part’ series, we’re going to go through each major body part...