Will Clifford PT

Worked with Siobhan for a few months and it’s amazing to hear how her confidence has grown

Not knowing much about weight training before we wanted to create an environment that allowed her a chance to gain some understanding of everything around the gym, know how to move properly, and gain confidence

It’s then great to here that she feels we managed to achieve this

Alongside juggling a very stressful job, Siobhan did amazingly well to progress to a point of doing workouts by herself during the most busiest of times in the gym

Just goes to show that half the battle is understanding and knowing what to do to then allow your confidence to build

Can’t really moan when it’s a choice 🙄

First boxing class? Completed it mate

Shoutout to this lot that christened the new Box class at the gym on Thursday

Had loads of fun teaching it and I think even though they were all exhausted at the end those that made it enjoyed it too

Roll on next week 🥊

I mean, that would be comfy 😅

Remember

A workout you can progress in, move well, recover from, and still have a normal day to day

Will always trump those that leave you barely able to move for days on end

Don’t get me wrong

The odd bit of ache is fine

But if it’s completely debilitating you then you may have done more damage than it’s worth

If aches have a knock on effect to your sleep, hunger levels, stress, amount of times you train, getting steps in, then it’s not an effective session

Training well and seeing progress but recovering is what will keep everything else in balance

No true friend would do that tbf

Don’t get it twisted

There are a lot of shoddy diets out there

But who are we to question what does and doesn’t work for someone

It’s about understanding the principle first

That being, energy in vs energy out

If you want fat loss you’ll need a deficit

That’s the principle behind any diet you see or choose

What method you then use it whatever you can stick to over a long period of time

Whether it’s just tracking your food in a deficit, low carbs, vegan, the 5:2 diet, fasting, whatever

Getting the principle right first allows you the freedom to choose a method that fits you

So many worry about the method first and what works

Well a company or influencer looking to sell their diet will always tell you it works

Doesn’t mean they know what’s best for you

So skip over that part

Understand the ideology behind what you want to achieve

And then use whatever you need to get you there

Because what you can stick to consistently over time by choice is much better than whatever someone has convinced you to believe

Oh well maybe next time 😅

Everyone will have an opinion on what’s best

Whether it’s your food, training, what you should eat, what you shouldn’t eat

It seems no matter what you do you can’t go without someone saying that what you’ve chose is not the right thing

What you have to remember is that all of these people are talking from a place of their own experience

Outside of the facts of calories in vs calories out, the method you choose will always seem an impossible choice

So remembering that whatever someone recommends will be what has worked for them

But they’re not you

They don’t have your history, your lifestyle, your likes and dislikes

So how can they suggest what works best for you

Now this may seem all doom and gloom but it can be relieving

Because you can take the best bits from all the advice and make it work for you

You can try these suggestions, find what does and doesn’t work, then do what you need to get the results you want

You’ll still have someone saying you’re wrong but that’s just the way it is

You can’t please everyone

So focus on your targets and block out the noise of everyone else the best you can

Belt included 😅

Nothing personal against Ms T btw

Sad but true 😅