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22/09/2026

If you can train 4 days per week, you have more than enough time to build a seriously good rig.

You don’t need a complicated training split.

You don’t need to spend 2 hours in the gym per session.

And you definitely don’t need a new program every 4 weeks because you feel like you need to “mix it up”.

You need enough quality work across the week, exercises you can perform well and that you can progress over time.

Push. Pull. Lower. Upper.

Simple.

Pick exercise variations that suit you, train hard and close to failure, recover and get fu***ng strong at them.

The exercises shown here are examples, choose variations with the same movement patterns that work for you, the equipment you have available and your ability.

Sets and reps are a starting point too. Adjust them based on your experience, recovery and goals.

Shout me if you have questions.

But the principle stays the same:

You don’t need to live in the gym.

You need a plan you can consistently execute.

Save this one and give it a bash.

21/09/2026

You don’t need motivation…

You just need to get your groove back mate!

When Carl came to me for coaching, this wasn’t our first rodeo.

We’d worked together before and got him into great shape for a photoshoot back in 2022 (slide 3).

Carl knew how to train.
He knew what good nutrition looked like.
He knew what he was capable of.

But over time, a crazy schedule that had him working away from home every week had the bad habits creeping in.

Training had lost its spark.

The after work drinks had taken its place.

Structure and routine had disappeared.

And he just wasn’t feeling like himself anymore.

So the goal this time was pretty simple:

Get some structure back. Start enjoying training again. Look and feel good.

Safe to say…we boxed those off pretty sharpish ☑️

So we aimed higher and set sights on photoshoot number 2.

Not only did Carl absolutely smash the shoot, he beat the shape we achieved last time around and, more importantly, feels great in himself again.

I think there’s an important point in there for anyone who’s been struggling recently.

You don’t have to be completely clueless or starting from scratch to need a bit of help.

Sometimes you know exactly what you should be doing…

You’ve just stopped fu***ng doing it.

And getting the right structure, accountability and direction back in place can change things around for you again pretty quickly.

So if you’ve found yourself in a similar spot lately, training feels a bit aimless, the habits have slipped and you know you’re capable of feeling better than you currently do…

Maybe it’s time you did something to get your groove back as well? 🤷🏽

20/09/2026

I’ve spent a pretty big chunk of my life chasing fitness goals.

Getting bigger.
Getting leaner.
Getting stronger.

As well as helping other people achieve their own.

Obviously, achieving a goal feels fu***ng good.

But I think the biggest thing this process gives you is something you don’t really appreciate until you’ve been doing it for years.

You learn to trust yourself.

You say you’re going to do something…and you do it.

Not because you’re motivated every day.

You just get better at showing up for yourself regardless.

Do that for long enough and it stops being something you have to think about.

It becomes part of who you are.

And that carries over into a hell of a lot more than just how you look.

19/09/2026

9 weeks.

That’s all we had.

When Jack Clark came to me, he’d already decided he was stepping on stage.

The show date was set.

There was no “I’ll start properly Monday.”

No waiting until life calmed down a bit.

We had 9 weeks to get him into the best condition possible…which isn’t very long when you consider the average prep is more than double that.

To his credit, he fu***ng committed.

We made the plan.

He executed it to perfection.

It resulted in the best shape he’s ever achieved.

Now, contest prep is obviously an extreme example.

I’m not suggesting the average person needs to live like a competitive bodybuilder to get in shape.

But there’s a lesson in it.

Never underestimate what you can change in a short period of time when your actions consistently match what you say you want.

When you have the support and guidance helping you every step of the way.

Nine weeks from today will pass regardless.

Imagine what you could change if you just gave it some consistent effort.

This one was also particularly enjoyable for me…

Bodybuilding was a massive part of my own life for years.

I’ve done the preps, stepped on stage, lived through the final weeks and know exactly what that process asks of you.

Nowadays I’m usually helping people build fitness around their lives more than it being the main focus.

But getting to put my past knowledge and experience back to use helping someone else get to the stage was pretty fun.

Proud of you mate 👏🏼

Onwards to great things 🚀

16/09/2026

Short on time?

You don’t need to train 5-6 days a week to make decent progress.

For a lot of busy people, 3 well-structured, balanced sessions across the week is all that’s needed.

Realistic, repeatable and enough to build muscle and strength when you actually train properly.

Here’s a simple way I’d structure it:

▪️FULL BODY 1:

Squat variation- 3x 6-10
Chest press variation- 3x 8-12
Row variation- 3x 8-12
Bicep accessory- 3x 10-15

▪️FULL BODY 2:

Hip hinge variation- 3x 6-10
Overhead press variation- 3x 8-12
Vertical pull variation- 3x 8-12
Tricep accessory- 3x 10-15

▪️FULL BODY 3

Single leg movement- 3x 8-10
Chest fly variation- 3x 10-15
Row variation- 3x 8-12
Abs/core- 3 sets

All bases covered ✔️

Pick the exercise variations that suit your body, the equipment you have available and your experience.

Then stick with them long enough to actually get stronger at them.

Train hard close to failure.

Track your lifts.

Progress your reps and loads over time.

Recover properly.

That’s it.

You don’t need the most complicated training split known to man.

You need something that fits your life well enough so that you actually do it consistently.

Save this and you’ve got your next 3-day training split sorted.

15/09/2026

I’ve been training my entire adult life.

And my relationship with it has changed a lot during that time.

I’ve gone from being someone with very little confidence who just wanted to change how he looked...

To winning multiple bodybuilding shows.

To making fitness my career.

To becoming a husband, a dad to two kids and running a business with a lot more stuff competing for my time!

I think one of the biggest things I’ve learned is that staying in shape as your life gets busier isn’t about a perfect routine.

It’s about learning how to make it work through all the different versions of your life.

There have been times when I’ve trained twice a day.

Times I’ve pretty much built my entire life around the gym.

These days I’m up at stupid o’clock because getting it done before everyone else wakes up works best for me.

But none of those things are the answer.

They’re just what worked for me at the time.

Your answer might look completely different.

Train at lunchtime.

Train three days instead of five.

Walk while the kids are at clubs.

Have weeks where everything goes to plan and weeks where you’re just doing your best to keep the plates spinning.

That’s life.

The goal isn’t to create some perfectly balanced existence where you never miss a workout, every meal is on plan and nothing ever gets in the way.

It’s to build a way of looking after yourself that survives when you do get thrown a curve ball.

Because you will.

Work gets busy.

Kids need you.

Priorities change.

You get older.

Life moves on.

And after nearly two decades of doing this, I reckon that’s probably the biggest lesson:

You don’t have to do it perfectly.

You just have to find a way to keep doing it.

13/09/2026

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a moment that lasts a few hours…

This weekend I got to be there for two of them.

Saturday: London.

Sunday: Birmingham.

Two cities.

Two clients.

Two very different goals.

One pretty fu***ng rewarding weekend.

Sometimes you spend months coaching someone towards a mo

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