LEP Fitness

I’ve been coaching now for nearly 20 years... but really, I think this journey started about 25 years ago

Before Instagram... before social media... before you could find everything on YouTube

I remember ordering VHS tapes from America to learn about plyometrics... speed drills... jumping drills... sports conditioning

At Christmas, instead of asking for PlayStations and Xboxes, I’d be asking for books about strength and conditioning 😂

I’d study them... then practise everything on myself to try and become a better ice hockey player

I was obsessed with getting fitter... stronger... faster... better

And looking back, that’s probably where my coaching journey really started

Since then I’ve just never stopped learning...

There was a period where I listened to around 400 podcasts in a year on exercise science... anatomy... training... nutrition

I’ve travelled around learning from incredible coaches... invested in courses... seminars... mentorships... and hired some of the best coaches I could find

Over the last 20 years I’ve probably invested somewhere between £120,000-£130,000 into my own education and coaching

Which sounds absolutely mental when I write it down 😂

But fitness has completely changed my life...

It helped a skinny kid who didn’t have loads of confidence start to believe in himself

It gave me something to work towards... something to get better at... eventually a career... and now a business that I genuinely love

And the best part is everything I’ve learned... everything I’ve tested on myself... everything other coaches have taught me...

I now get to use to help other people change their lives too

Nearly 20 years into coaching... and I still want to learn... still want to improve... still want to become a better coach

There’s obviously a business attached to what I do... it’s how I provide for my family

But that’s never been the reason I fell in love with it...

I just absolutely love this game ❤️

Nick

Most people think they need more motivation...I don’t...

I think they need better standards
In this episode…

I explain the difference between motivation and standards, why motivation is unreliable, and why the people who achieve lasting results build their lives around non negotiable habits instead of waiting until they ‘feel like it’...

This simple mindset shift could completely change the way you approach your health and fitness...

If you’d like to listen to the podcast just click below:

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-modern-day-leader-podcast/id1701807791?i=1000783321807

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BRMkz0As7Ii9svJgx2OQm?si=p14cY_-xQPGLZUTmndFbUQ&utm_source=copy-link

Most people think they need more motivation...I don’t...

I think they need better standards
In this episode…

I explain the difference between motivation and standards, why motivation is unreliable, and why the people who achieve lasting results build their lives around non negotiable habits instead of waiting until they ‘feel like it’...

This simple mindset shift could completely change the way you approach your health and fitness...

If you’d like to listen to the podcast just click the link in my bio 🚀🎧

Anyone else absolutely love people watching? 😂

I could sit on a bench in a city centre and watch people all day 😂

I'm fascinated by people... how they dress... how they carry themselves... their personalities... mannerisms... just how different we all are

And I noticed something when I was on holiday recently...

Over the course of the week there were probably 30 different families around the pool

And out of all the dads there... I'd say maybe 2 were in what I'd consider really good shape

But it wasn't actually their physiques that stood out to me...

It was how differently people seemed to carry themselves

The energy...

The confidence...

The willingness to get up and play with the kids...

Feeling comfortable taking their T-shirt off...

Being in the photos rather than avoiding them...

And it got me thinking about how many men just accept feeling s**t as part of getting older

You hit your 30s or 40s... your back hurts... you're tired all the time... you've gained a couple of stone... you don't feel confident anymore...

But everyone else is the same... so you tell yourself it's normal

"I've got kids now"

"I don't have time"

"This is just what happens when you get older"

And I just don't believe it has to be that way...

I've coached so many men who started in exactly that place

And I've seen what can happen in 6-12 months when somebody decides enough is enough

Yes... their body changes

But that's only part of it

They've got more energy...

They feel confident taking their T-shirt off...

They want to be in the family photos...

They're running around with their kids instead of watching from the sunbed...

They start carrying themselves differently

And ultimately... they start feeling proud of the man looking back at them in the mirror

For me that's what getting in shape is really about...

It's not abs...

It's not looking better than the other dads around the pool...

It's becoming a version of yourself that allows you to give more to the people you love

& if you've spent the last few years telling yourself that feeling tired... overweight... unfit... and lacking confidence is just part of getting older...

It doesn't have to be ❤️

Nick

Great week with the kids, football, swimming, athletics, boxing, watched The Goonies (one of my favourite films), eaten some good food…had a laugh, created memories…happy days ❤️

Things I’m most proud of this week... 👇🏻

Family ❤️...

5/5 kids’ bedtimes

2 football sessions with Noah

Took the kids to their first athletics session

Played Jenga with the kids

Played Nintendo Switch with the kids

And just spent some real quality time together (at least 2-3 hours per day)

Health & fitness 💪🏻...

5 training sessions

Ate well all week

Kept breakfast + lunch really simple with 2 x 500 calorie shakes....Almond milk, whey protein, fruit + ice

That’s given me 1,000 calories of good quality food during the day while leaving me plenty of flexibility for an evening meal with the family...

And when I say flexible, I’m not talking burger and chips every night 😂...

Chicken pesto pasta

Spaghetti bolognese

Homemade hot dogs

Homemade chicken curry

Normal food... eaten with my family

Business 💻...

19 x 1-1 coaching sessions

34 x client check-ins

3 x training plans written

4 x podcast episodes recorded

And I’m sharing this because I’m proud of the week I’ve had...

But also because none of this happens by accident

The reason I’ve got the energy to show up for my family...

The reason I can put so much into my clients and my business...

Is because I have standards around my own health and fitness

What I put into my body

How often I train

How much I move

How I look after myself

I’m not just focusing on work...

I’m focusing on my family

My health

My fitness

And my business

For me, your health and fitness is the table that supports everything else...

What you can give to your family

What you can give to your career

What you can give to your business

And I wouldn’t have been able to have the week I’ve had without those standards in place

Nick 💪🏻

We’re constantly being told that getting in shape is easy...

Train a couple of times a week

Eat whatever you want as long as it fits your calories

Don’t overcomplicate it

But is that really the full story?

In this episode, I share my thoughts on what it actually takes to build a great physique and why I believe the fitness industry sometimes sells the dream rather than the reality...

If you’re tired of chasing shortcuts and want an honest conversation about long term success, this one’s for you...

If you’d like to listen to the podcast just click below:

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-modern-day-leader-podcast/id1701807791?i=1000780884679

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/45ZirQoT43RJVrmVyXeEBY?si=UJKakVp8TwSckEi66vSNMA&utm_source=copy-link

First athletics session for these two 🏃‍♂️❤️