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25.01.2022 I want to introduce you all to a little friend of mine - Leucine _____ This branch chain amino acid (BCAA) is one of the main 3 amino acids found in the BCAA intraworkout drinks commonly used the other two are isoleucine and valine (but we wont talk about them too much as the real hero of this story is leucine) _______ It has great capabilities in enhancing muscle protein synthesis by directly activating mTor signaling pathways (commonly known as the gainzz). When combined w...ith weight training it can enhance this process further. ______ However leucine does also have a response to the cells in your pancreas that releases insulin. Which means that this can also increase the levels in your body without the presence of carbohydrates in the consumed meal which can be an issue if a person has prior inflammatory problems or insulin resistance. _______ Increasing leucine in your diet is great for the benefits of muscle protein synthesis however too much can induce a negative response and start shutting down insulin induced mTor pathways as well as glucose absorption into the muscle cells. _______ Recommendations is to consume approximately 0.4-0.55g/kg/BW of protein over four meal eating pattern to stimulate muscle growth using this amino acid See more

24.01.2022 Now I see this time and time again. People choosing coaches based on how they (the coaches) look and train themselves, now dont get me wrong I think its a great accomplishment to have that level of physique however you shouldnt base whether you coach with them on this alone. ________ Instead look at their clientele and the results that they have achieved not just within a time frame (4,8,12 week transformation) but also what has happened after this - have they managed to k...eep the result they were after whilst creating some sort of balance or have they not. ________ My advice to anyone looking for coaches is if they are not continually getting progress with clients and educating them on how to keep them as part of a lifestyle. ______ As I once heard from @accousins you dont go to a dentist because they have good teeth, but because they can do that for others See more

23.01.2022 How to be look like you train 101 1. Train with adequate weight and intensity to stimulate adaptation. 2. Eat enough food to help with creating more lean mass. 3. Ensure adequate recovery from step 1... 4. Repeat process until desired results are achieved ______ Me and @ttayhadnilak have been working on this for a while now and she has much more noticeable shape in her arms and legs. Whilst eating more food and getting stronger. Which will pay off in the future when we enter cutting phases. Be like Kalinda - train hard and eat well See more

23.01.2022 As coaches our goal is to provide our clients with the skills needed to reach their goals. At the end of the day that is what we get paid for. _______ Now with coaching there is principles that we must abide by to ensure we do not create harm to our clients however there is no rules to how we approach this. ______ Our job is to provide the client with programs that will ensure them results but also is a program that they are compliant and consistent with. ... ______ Personal bias has no place when coaching - just because something works for your coach doesnt mean it will for you. This is where individuality comes into place and coaching creativity is a must. ______ As the old saying goes there is a thousand ways to skin a cat Our job is to find the best one for the client and get them the result they are after _______ Every program we write whether it is for contest prep or general body transformation are completely individualized to the client. With no two programs the same you can ensure your goals are met in a safe and sustainable manner. See more

22.01.2022 I remember watching my alter ego Sheldon on the Big Bang theory when he was carrying a couch up some flight of stairs and it falls down and he said the following ah gravity, thou art a heartless bitch ______ And you know what he is right on the money. The dictionary definition of gravity is a force that attracts a body towards the Centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass. This literally means our entire body regardless of composition.... _______ So if you: consumed more food (and havent been to the loo yet) drink more water (and not had a pee before weighing) bowel disturbances (constipation or the opposite) electrolyte imbalances hormonal changes (time of the month or chronic elevation in cortisol) _______ We have seen it many a time with clients where adjust their calories and increase their training volume and they weigh the exact same on the scales. But they look completely different because the ratio of fat mass to lean mass is changed to the better _______ Now Im not saying the scales are bad and shouldnt be used. They collect important information still and can tell us what changes need to be made but also if you are an athlete who needs to weight cut this is super important. ________ What Im saying is if you are looking to improve your health and how you look then using the scales is not the weigh to go. Instead use things such as - photos, tapes or some sort of body fat testing, health journals as well as the scales and watch how your body changes. See more

21.01.2022 In photo one - 2 weeks out from ICN fitness model division Weighing 63kg and consuming 1735cals _____ Photo two - 17 weeks out from IFBB bikini Weighing 67.3kg and consuming 2711cals.... _____ I may be biased but I think @oliviabenson_fitness has killed her little offseason (gaining 2.8kg of lean mass and only 1.5kg fat mass) and has built a very solid foundation to work upon moving forward. We focused on improving her health in this part to allow for better results in the long term. Results speak for themselves and we are now in a very strong place to prep See more

21.01.2022 One of the most important thing in our goal to helping people is improving not just their physical state but also their mental state as well - Working with Marielle we have managed to educate her on how to create a lifestyle which improves her overall wellbeing but as well help manage her hormone levels in the process. - Check out what she has to say about working with us!!

20.01.2022 From end of December to start of February Im happy to say @d4nic88 leg development has come a long way! Both increased definition and shape (the best combination) ______ Combining correct nutrition, training and supplements and commitment from Dani we were able to achieve this! _____ Cannot wait to see the next couple of weeks progress and what we can achieve together!

20.01.2022 My man @keirankiwifitness bringing the Recomp results - eating more food, lifting more weight (closing in on 200kg deadlift) and looking the part. Well done brother!! #Repost @keirankiwifitness with @get_repost ... So after 8 weeks of putting in the work, my goal at the start of this mini prep was to drop below 8% body fat and increase my muscle mass Fortunately I have been able to do both and feeling stronger than ever throughout my overall training -including hitting a deadlift PB of 195kgs (next goal 200) Ive managed to drop 6.1kgs in weight, gained 3kg of lean muscle mass and decreased my body fat % from 14% to 7% in ONLY 8 weeks! It just goes to show with the right mindset, nutrition, training and guidance you CAN and WILL achieve the body you DESIRE See more

15.01.2022 As the old saying goes you cant manage what you dont measure. ____ This is true with all of our clients regardless of their goals. - We measure body composition (through calipers or tapes dependent on clients) - We measure health markers such as: stress, sleep, digestion and energy... _____ By knowing exactly what happens in your body both inside and out, we can adjust your diet and training to give you the best results possible using a safer and healthier approach. ______ : @oliviabenson_fitness Model: @padfieldzoe See more

14.01.2022 This transformation is one of my best transformation for 2017. _____ @smelly_4 came to me after seeing multiple coaches not getting the results she wanted and forming some hormonal dysregulation as a result. _____ Moving into 2018 and her bloods have now improved to her hormones being in optimal ranges we can now focus on body composition.... _____ Great work Mel!!! See more

13.01.2022 @melinacelic killing the game. Being a trainer has a crazy amount of stress on our bodies and we rarely have time for ourselves (as we put our clients above us) We decreased training volume, increased carbs and focused on stress management. This is one week apart. Obviously Mel is a perfect client who committed 100% to it and the result speaks volume.... WELL DONE

12.01.2022 Now lets talk Cortisol! _______ Everyone attacks this hormone blaming it for the reason they are getting fat and why they cant get lean as what they use to be. All because someone pinched them in a certain area saying its elevated. _______... Now one thing that I have learnt is it is all about how much you receive in a day or as @musclenerds_health call it allostatic load. _______ Now cortisol in acute setting does great things for us. Having benefits from waking us up in the morning, anti-inflammatory properties to even mobilizing fat (yeah thats right - stage 1 of fat loss) _______ Its only when you have high levels in a chronic setting/condition that it can be detrimental for not just your health but body composition as well. ________ So what does this mean for you - we all know stress causes an elevation of cortisol in the body. But there is many types of stress: - physical - emotional - psychological - spiritual So if you experience stresses in multiple areas then going to the gym and smashing yourself into the ground is not going to be beneficial to you at all! _____ But Dan it makes me feel better when I go to the gym and smash myself into the ground. Yes it can make you feel better psychologically but unfortunately physiology doesnt listen to how you are feeling if you are applying a stress to your body whilst being stressed already. (Its like a stress sandwich ) _______ So advice for people in this position is to reduce their total volume of training whilst learning to manage everything they can control with their life - once this is in check then you can slowly increase volume over time and get the benefits you are after. See more

10.01.2022 6 weeks apart and @janellemcevoy is killing it. _____ Being a busy PT we had to make sure her training and eating fitted into her life and not make it more of a burden. _____ We measured and tracked everything we could to ensure progression and this is the result of 6 weeks work.... Dat waist/10 ______ Down 4% body fat, increase lean body mass by 1.5kg and increase in calories. What more could you want See more

10.01.2022 Truly blessed to be in the position where I can help out people and see them change not just physically but mentally as well. ____ Thanks to @surgefitnessclarksonwanneroo they have given Telly 12 weeks of coaching with both myself and Steve from Thrive Fitness to help him change his life for the better. _____ First week check in and he is done in body weight (-3kg) and lost on all his tape measures.... ____ I am looking forward to seeing how the remaining weeks will go and what we can achieve in three months. See more

09.01.2022 #Repost @adam_lifts_things with @repostapp I was going to wait until comp day to post these but I think it's important to show both how far I've come, and how far I've got to go. First pic is from June 17' @104kg and body fat of over 28%, last pic today @90kg and body fat of 15%. I've got down to this weight before and gone on to binge my way back up to 109kg (Jan 17'). This time I'm 12 weeks away from finally following through with my goal to compete on stage before I hi...t the big 3-0 and there ain't no way I'm letting that inner bitch convince me that I've done well to get this far so I should reward myself with delicious foods and many alcohols. If you're currently on your own weight loss path...All progress, no matter how small, is good progress! Massive thanks to @dan_teamecto who has been my coach since just above the 101kg mark and has given me the tools to not only get down another 11kg, but gain a decent amount of muscle in the process!! Looking forward to seeing what the mad scientest and myself can achieve over these next 12 weeks. Bring on May!!! @surgefitnessclarksonwanneroo See more

07.01.2022 What could you achieve in 13 weeks - Following my nutrition and training plans Kelly has lost 8.9kg of bodyweight and 5% body fat which will never come back. How am I so confident about that well..... beside educating Kelly on how to make it a lifestyle she is eating well over 2000kcals a day (plenty of carbs and no restrictions) and training 4x a week which fits her life perfectly! Couldnt be prouder of her achievements and moving forward to the new goals we have planned

07.01.2022 In terms of body transformations it seems like everyone can make someone lose body fat these days but what is hard to do is put on QUALITY lean tissue on someone whilst keeping their body fat in check. _____ This is exactly what we did with @axelmejia96 ____ We have put on 4kg of lean mass on his frame which has meant he has a thicker more dense physique ( from heavy strength training)... ______ Whilst eating a whopping 1300kcals a day more then when he started. Yes eating more can make you lose weight and gain size if you FULLY understand the mechanisms involved with energy production. ______ And the real icing on the cake is he lost 2.8kg of fat mass as well while this was all happening. ______ This is the best shape he has been in a long time and we are just warming up. See more

06.01.2022 So this post is for people out there that think carbs are bad and you cannot get lean need to read this post! ______ @elisha.guillard is proving all of you wrong. She messaged me over a month ago saying she wished to compete in season B and was prescribed a very low carbohydrate and low calorie diet and training quite intense (sound familiar to anyone ). ______ So we decided to do the opposite and increased calories to 1900 and upped carbs to 180g a day and training 4 days... a week. ______ If the goal is to get ready for a show or get lean for an event. Then set the foundation (nutrition, training, sleep and stress must all be adequate) and make sure its solid - cant build a castle on shitty foundations. See more

04.01.2022 @fsteer_84 came to me a month ago about online coaching and wanted to drop some body fat, get stronger and eat more food. _____ In one month we were to increase her food by a fair amount. Get stronger (and only doing 4 weight sessions) and drop a pretty solid amount of body fat - but dont take my word for it photos say everything. _____ The compliancy and consistency that Fee showed is truly remarkable and cant wait to see what results she achieve in the future

04.01.2022 Now let’s talk Cortisol! _______ Everyone attacks this hormone blaming it for the reason they are getting fat and why they can’t get lean as what they use to be. All because someone pinched them in a certain area saying it’s elevated. _______... Now one thing that I have learnt is it is all about how much you receive in a day or as @musclenerds_health call it allostatic load. _______ Now cortisol in acute setting does great things for us. Having benefits from waking us up in the morning, anti-inflammatory properties to even mobilizing fat (yeah that’s right - stage 1 of fat loss) _______ It’s only when you have high levels in a chronic setting/condition that it can be detrimental for not just your health but body composition as well. ________ So what does this mean for you - we all know stress causes an elevation of cortisol in the body. But there is many types of stress: - physical - emotional - psychological - spiritual So if you experience stresses in multiple areas then going to the gym and smashing yourself into the ground is not going to be beneficial to you at all! _____ But Dan it makes me feel better when I go to the gym and smash myself into the ground. Yes it can make you feel better psychologically but unfortunately physiology doesn’t listen to how you are feeling if you are applying a stress to your body whilst being stressed already. (It’s like a stress sandwich ) _______ So advice for people in this position is to reduce their total volume of training whilst learning to manage everything they can control with their life - once this is in check then you can slowly increase volume over time and get the benefits you are after. See more

02.01.2022 Hopefully two things will be shown today. 1. My handwriting isnt as bad as I thought it was - can tell I aint no doctor 2. You can eat quite an solid amount of food and improve your body composition _____ In this photo I drew up what is known as the total daily energy expenditure - this is what creates the output side of the calorie in/calorie out equation.... _____ As you can see the biggest component of this is something called BMR or basal metabolic rate. This can be increased or decreased by a few things such as age,gender, height, weight and body composition. ______ The other factors are the thermic effect of exercise (working out requires energy to perform ), thermic effect of food (eating and absorbing your food takes energy to do). And last but not least My personal favorite is non exercise activity thermogenesis which is spontaneous, unstructured movement such as fidgeting. ____ When we have a female clients come to us - majority of the time they are eating between 1400-1500 calories a day, sometimes even lower then this. Which can bring on issues with metabolism such as plateaus in fat loss, decrease performance in the gym and even effects on their health. _____ So naturally we adjust their calories and training and the results start showing and they are not eating in a more sustainable manner rather then eating rabbit food all day and not seeing progress. See more

01.01.2022 So today I had the pleasure of presenting nutrition for body recomposition to the trainers of @greenzonejoondalup and had an absolute blast doing this - such an awesome group of trainers who are passionate about the industry as much as me! _____ Cant believe of the position I am now in where I can make a positive influence in the health and fitness industry by providing evidence based coaching that I have learnt from some awesome mentors such as @musclenerds_health @lukeluci...dhealth @dangarnernutrition _______ Cant wait to be able to do this again and help shape the industry!!! ______ : @katmtorre_coach See more