4 Foods that are good for running and not bad for you – myth buster

April 28th, 2010 • Running, Weight Loss Series
Tags: Carbs, Cardiovascular, Cheese, Dairy, Egg, Endurance, Fat, Fatigue, Food, Heart, HI, Iron, Jogging, Lean Meat, Magnesium, Nutrients, Nuts, Omega-3, Protein, Red Meat, Reps, Run, Running, Steak, Swiss, Weight Loss, Workout

Many foods that are called “bad” are actually “good” for you.Welcome back these foods but not at once. Just forget the old nutrient taboos that surround them.
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Interview – Michael Darbyshire – Mind over matter

February 18th, 2010 • 1 comment Brain Series, Interviews, Weight Loss Series
Tags: Anxious, Focus, Interview, Jogging, Life skills, Man, Men, Mind, Negative, nervous, Strong, Training, Treadmill tips, Workout, Worry

Did you know that the CIA have been known to use mind focus tactics for their training schemes. An example you ask? Well, next time your lying in bed about to go to sleep, look around the room or try to focus on the light (now turned off), look at your light bulb for 5 seconds, really focus on it, think nothing but the bulb.. now close your eyes for 30 seconds or so and try to focus on that bulb and that image in your head – nothing else but that image. You will slowly see it disappear within the blackness of your inner eye – bring it back and try focusing in whilst still having your eyes closed. Keep doing this by opening for 5 seconds and continue to close and focus. Within a few weeks you will have some real raw focus skills and your mind will be stronger. Anyway.. to the interview..

We got to interview Michael Darbyshire – a fitness mind coach. Take a quick read and learn how you can change your perception of training through mind training. If you can conquer your mind whilst training you can switch off – training more than ever and without feeling or thinking tired. It’s like a legal and non-intoxicating stimulative. Read more »

3 WAYS TO BOOST YOUR BRAIN

December 8th, 2009 • Brain Series
Tags: Brain, Brains, Eggs, Endurance, Fatigue, Fish, Flaxseed, Goals, Isolation, Kiwis, Life skills, Omega-3, Protein, Workout

Everyone always asks about ways to keep your body in shape. Here’s three ways you can keep both your mind and body in top shape.

There’s now yet another reason to keep yourself in shape – you become smarter. The University of California (UC) conducted a research study that found people who had higher body mass had smaller brains. This included memory and planning areas of the brain.

I want to show three quick and simple ways to boost your brain, let’s face the music – if you spend 45 minutes on a treadmill four times a week, for the next 6 months – that is an average of 180mins a week which is 720mins a month which is 4320 mins half a year, which is 8640 mins of running a year. That is a 144 hours and about 6 days of running non-stop. The amount of calories you can burn, the amount of endorphins you can release is incredible. Being fit means thinking fit – I know that makes no sense, but here is a statement someone said to me at the gym: “If you look good, you feel good”. Read more »

4 STEPS TO GO FROM SCRAWNY TO BRAWNY

December 1st, 2009 • Build Muscle
Tags: Biceps, Bodyweight, Build Muscle, Caffeine, Calories, Cardiovascular, Curls, Deadlifts, Eggs, Fatigue, Fish, Isolation, Junk Food, Kilogram, Lean Meat, Man, Men, Muscles, Nuts, Protein, Reps, Six-Pack, Stronger, Workout

You can muscle up next year after all the holiday food with some of these simple tips. Before I mention them I wanted to let you know about some cardio boosters. Cardio boosters are a way to jump your energy levels and place your brain into thinking you can work out longer. I’ll give you an example: A cup of coffee or anything containing high levels of caffeine can reduce your brains perception on how hard you think you have trained. The high levels of caffeine (Note I have not mentioned Lucozade Sport with Caffeine Boost – I find it the worst taste and I can never finish it, the Lemon Plus one) act as stimulant that interferes with the part of your brain that is responsible for dealing with pain – The University of Illinois in the US say’s that the caffeine can give you this energy boost resulting in you training for longer without mentally and physically taking note. Another cardio booster is having a warm shower before your morning training sessions – not only because it’s like -100c outside (Manchester) – but having a hot shower gets your blood pumping to your muscles and priming them for action and doubling as an effective warm-up ahead of early-morning sessions, helping you avoid strains and tweaks. Take a read of our “4 steps to go from skinny to biggy”.. Read more »