Elite Performance Lifestyle

Most people think training has to become more complicated as you get better.

More splits.
More exercises.
More structure.

But one of the most effective ways to train, whether you are a complete beginner or a professional athlete, is still full body training.

Not because it is basic.
Because it is adaptable.

Full body training gives you the flexibility to organise training around your life, not the other way around. You can train two days per week, three days, or five days and still cover everything that matters. Strength, muscle, athleticism, and conditioning can all be developed without needing a complicated schedule or perfect week.

If you miss a session, it is not a disaster. If your week gets busy, you can adjust without feeling like an entire body part has been skipped. That level of adaptability is one of the biggest reasons full body training works so well for so many people.

The second reason is variation.

Your body adapts quickly, but it also thrives on exposure to different movement patterns, intensities, and exercises. Full body training allows you to rotate exercises, adjust loading, and explore different training qualities across the week while still progressing.

One day might emphasise strength.
Another might emphasise speed or power.
Another might push muscular endurance.

Instead of repeating the exact same pattern every session, you create variety while still building the qualities that actually move the needle.

This is why full body training works for beginners learning movement, experienced lifters chasing progress, and athletes who need to stay strong, powerful, and resilient.

Simple structure.
Flexible programming.
Endless progression.

Sometimes the best approach is not the most complicated one.

You should be consuming protein everyday!

By now we all know the importance of protein and the benefits that it has.

Keep it consistent!

Three reasons you should be using machines no matter your training level.

This is how I would explain it out loud.

Machines are not a regression.

They are a tool and when used properly they are incredibly effective.

First reason.
Machines reduce unnecessary complexity in the movement.
They allow you to focus on producing force with intent rather than managing balance and coordination.

Second reason.
Machines let you train closer to your true limit with more control. You can push hard and accumulate quality work without technique falling apart.

Third reason.
Machines support long term joint resilience. They provide consistent loading and repeatable patterns that joints respond well to over time.

Free weights develop skill.
Machines develop tissue.
Smart training uses both

The reality is that the exercises in your training programme don’t actually matter!

Before people start getting angry, I will stand on that statement unless you are actually competing in a fitness or strength sport like CrossFit for example or powerlifting.

If you are looking to improve your health and fitness, feel better, look better, feel stronger, have more energy and all the good stuff then the actual exercises you perform are irrelevant.

Yes covering all movement patters is great and helps with having a balanced physique, but you could do the same exercises for a long long long time and see changes.

On the flip side, you could change your exercises every week as long as you have good intensity and volume within movement patterns and you will still see results.

Lifestyle improvements come from a collection of factors not just training. Nutrition, recovery etc.

Don’t get caught up on other coaches using complex language and training techniques and methods to make themselves seem better than everyone else.

It’s not that deep!

Keep training enjoyable, consistent over a long period of time and train hard (ish) 🤣

Simple!

There is always one thing in health and fitness that is forgotten about and that is the skill part of it!

Whether you are training bodyweight, machines or free weights there will always be a skill acquisition phase.

If you are a beginner or advanced, no matter the movement there will be a skill part of training that will forever be challenged.

There is a skill to doing a push up, there is a skill to using a leg press and there is a skill to barbell deadlifting.

Why is this important?

Well for all the clients I work with and myself this allows us to look at training in a completely different way!

Just like an athlete looks at training as practice before competitions, we do the same.

We approach our training sessions like practice.

The focus is performance, performing the movements to the best of our abilities every single rep and set.

This approach has been an absolute game changer and it can be for you too!

If you are sick and tired of going around in circles with your training and nutrition then EPL is your final destination!

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