Vinny Gough Training

Vinny Gough Training I Help Driven Men 30+, Get Lean, Build Muscle, Look Sharp And Gain Confidence To Domin8 Their Life, His qualifications include:

BA. Hons.

Vinny, a former Irish Schools rugby international, and sprinter, has been a personal trainer for over 12 years. Vinny also became World Fitness Champion 2015 in Las Vegas, competing against athletes from all over the world. He has a reputation for getting extremely good results with his clients and specializes in weight loss, weight management, and body shaping. Progressively, Vinny will work with his clients, supporting their journey of becoming stronger, fitter, and healthier. They discover renewed energy and growing vitality from correct movement and lifestyle advice. Vinny facilitates significant body changes for his clients through a scientific approach to fat loss and weight management. Vinny’s food plans are highly sought after for losing weight and reducing body fat while increasing well-being and sustaining a full and enjoyable life. Vinny has traveled the world and studying under the top health and fitness experts. He has attended seminars and done courses on Functional health, mobility for the elderly, nutrition, and strength training. Vinny has learned the most advanced methods for losing weight and toning up, for his clients. University College Dublin, History and Geography, September 2004- June 2007
ITEC Diploma in Personal Training and fitness instruction, September 2009 – May 2010
LIA, Suspension training certificate, October 2011
LIA, Functional bag training certificate, December 2011
Poliquin BioSignature Modulation, London 2013
PICP, Level 1, Rhode Island, December 2013
PICP, Level 2, Toronto, June 2014
Irish Strength Institute, Energy Systems Training Certificate, November 2014
Irish Strength Institute, Mobility, Flexibility, and Soft Tissue Techniques, February 2015
Irish Strength Institute, Functional Nutrition for the Personal Trainer, March 2015
Irish Strength Institute, Mentorship Programme, From December 2015 – 2016
Fionnula McHale, Functional Medicine Internship, From January 2015-2016
Real-world fat loss seminar with Phil Learney, Manchester July 2015
Hypertrophy camp with Phil Learney in Leicester June 2015
Training the physique athlete course with Mark Coles at M10 in Nottingham August 2015
RTS, Resistance Training Specialist, Spine and Trunk, Integra, June 16
N1 Education, L1 Biomechanics and Ex*****on, Amsterdam July 2018- Ongoing
Mentorship with Damien Maher, Be Fit For Life, October 2018- Ongoing
Mac-Nutrition Seminar, Dr. Rob Yeung, Nottingham, November 2018

Last week was great.⁣⁣One of my clients, Richie, was over visiting Lisbon for a few days, so we were able to get a worko...
21/09/2026

Last week was great.⁣
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One of my clients, Richie, was over visiting Lisbon for a few days, so we were able to get a workout in together in person. We did a pull session, and his transformation is going to be amazing. His shape has massively improved in the very short period of time that we’ve been working together.⁣
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I had to take my dog Simba to the groomer, which he absolutely hates. It takes about three hours, and the only way he’ll stay there and let them do it is if I’m there with him. So I basically had to pencil off three hours of the day for that 😂⁣
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I was able to take the other half out for dinner on Friday night. Ended up having a massive feed and woke up the next morning bloated as hell from all the salt, carbs and fat.⁣
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It was also a great first week back training after not being able to train for a week with COVID. Got all my workouts done, strength has gone up, recovery is great and my appetite is back.⁣
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The weather over here is still amazing, and the guys in Dominate for Life are doing extremely well.⁣
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One of the guys is prepping for his first-ever fitness shoot in November, and I’m also going to be doing another live meet-up in Dublin on November 1st.⁣
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I’ll be taking the guys through form and exercise ex*****on, giving them tips and tricks, and then taking them through a full workout in person.⁣
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It’s always great to see the guys. Some of them for the first time, others just catching up again in person. I get to have a proper look at their form, show them what they can improve and give them tips on what they need to do. They always leave feeling a hell of a lot more motivated.⁣
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I think this is going to be the last week of nice weather here in Portugal for the summer. I can’t believe how fast the summer has gone.⁣
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Slightly depressing that we’re coming into winter 😂 but that’s why it’s important to have goals.⁣
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What are you looking to achieve physique-wise between now and Christmas?⁣
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Let me know in the comments below.

45/4.⁣⁣45 minutes, four times a week, for 12 weeks.⁣⁣This is for career driven men over 40 who want to build proper musc...
20/09/2026

45/4.⁣
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45 minutes, four times a week, for 12 weeks.⁣
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This is for career driven men over 40 who want to build proper muscle, get lean and maintain that shape long term.⁣
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The biggest reason I hear from men over 40 for not being able to get into shape is:⁣
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“I don’t have time.”⁣
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I know for a fact that you do.⁣
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You need 45 minutes, four times a week.⁣
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My clients have demanding jobs, businesses, kids, wives, stress and responsibility, and they’re still able to build proper muscle and get very lean.⁣
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That’s why I’m launching 45/4.⁣
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The issue is never not knowing what to do.⁣
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Let’s be honest, years ago we looked up Bodybuilding.com for programmes. ⁣
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Now we just ask ChatGPT and Claude.⁣
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Information isn’t the problem.⁣
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The problem is knowing if what you’re doing is actually working.⁣
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When should you change your training? Adjust your food? What do you do around work dinners, travel, drinks and holidays? And what happens when self-doubt kicks in and you start questioning everything?⁣
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That’s where having a coach comes in.⁣
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Not an AI. Not a website. And not someone you think is real but actually isn’t.⁣
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An actual person you’re speaking to face to face over Zoom every single week.⁣
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Someone who knows what they’re looking at, has a proven track record with men just like you and gives you clear targets every week based around your life.⁣
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I’ve been a coach for 15 years and I still have a coach myself.⁣
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Normally, coaching with me is 24 weeks.⁣
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But with Christmas coming up, I’m doing a 12 week challenge instead.⁣
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Which basically means you’re getting it for half the price of what it would normally cost.⁣
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I’m closing the doors on Wednesday 23rd September.⁣
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Message me “45/4” and I’ll send you the details.⁣

You don’t need to be perfect to stay in shape.⁣⁣You just need to stop turning one bad meal, one missed session or one ba...
20/09/2026

You don’t need to be perfect to stay in shape.⁣
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You just need to stop turning one bad meal, one missed session or one bad weekend into two weeks of doing nothing.⁣
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Get back on it as quickly as you can.⁣
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That’s the difference.⁣
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Whatever happens, don’t press the “f*ck it” button.

Being busy and not having time are two very different things.⁣⁣You don’t need to make the gym your life. You don’t need ...
18/09/2026

Being busy and not having time are two very different things.⁣
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You don’t need to make the gym your life. You don’t need to neglect your career or your family.⁣
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But if getting into shape genuinely matters to you, your actions have to reflect that.⁣
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Sometimes that means doing things at times you don’t want to do them.⁣
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That’s the difference.⁣
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Stop asking yourself if you feel like doing it.⁣
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Ask yourself what the man you want to be would do.

The biggest reason career-driven men over 40 give me for not being in shape is this 👇⁣⁣“I don’t have time.”❌⁣⁣You do.✅⁣⁣...
17/09/2026

The biggest reason career-driven men over 40 give me for not being in shape is this 👇⁣
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“I don’t have time.”❌⁣
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You do.✅⁣
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You need 45 minutes, four times a week.⁣
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My clients have demanding jobs, businesses, kids, wives, stress and responsibility.⁣
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And they still get into incredible shape.⁣
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That’s why I’m launching:⁣
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🎉45/4⁣
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✅45 minutes. ⁣
✅Four times a week.⁣
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12 weeks specifically for career-driven men over 40 who want to lose the belly, build their chest, shoulders and arms, and get into shape without making the gym their life.⁣
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Because the issue was never not knowing what to do.⁣
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Years ago, we looked up programmes on Bodybuilding.com.⁣
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Now we ask ChatGPT and Claude.⁣
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Information isn’t the problem.⁣
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The problem is knowing if what you’re doing is actually working.⁣
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When should you change your training? Adjust your food? What do you do around work dinners, drinks, travel or holidays? And what happens when self-doubt kicks in and you start questioning everything?⁣
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That’s where having a coach comes in.⁣
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Another man you’re physically speaking to every week, sometimes multiple times a week.⁣
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Someone who knows what they’re looking at, has a proven track record with men just like you, and gives you clear targets every week based around YOUR life.⁣
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I’ve been coaching for over 15 years and I still have a coach myself.⁣
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Normally, working with me starts with 24 weeks.⁣
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But Christmas is 14 weeks away.⁣
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So 45/4 is 12 weeks with one clear target: Christmas.⁣
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For the first 10 men, I’m offering it at half the normal price.⁣
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We start Tuesday 22nd September.⁣
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After that, entries close.⁣
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45 minutes. Four times a week. 12 weeks.⁣
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Message me “45/4” and I’ll send you the details.

I don’t talk about this side of my life all that often, but it’s obviously a huge part of who I am today.⁣⁣I think somet...
16/09/2026

I don’t talk about this side of my life all that often, but it’s obviously a huge part of who I am today.⁣
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I think sometimes social media can give you a very one dimensional view of someone. ⁣
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You see the training videos, the physique, the business, the clients doing well, and it can look like that person has always had everything together.⁣
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That certainly hasn’t been the case with me.⁣
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I’ve made plenty of mistakes. ⁣
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I’ve had periods of my life I’m not proud of. ⁣
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But I’m proud of the man I am today and, probably more importantly, I’m comfortable with who I am today.⁣
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I think that’s also one of the reasons I connect so well with the men I coach.⁣
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Most of them are already very successful guys. ⁣
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They have demanding careers, businesses, families, kids and a lot of responsibility.⁣
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They don’t need me to fix their lives.⁣
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They just haven’t been able to get their physique to the same level as everything else they’ve worked hard to achieve.⁣
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That’s where I come in.⁣
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And while my past isn’t what I coach people on, I do think what I’ve been through has made me a better coach, a better listener and probably a much more understanding person.⁣
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Anyway, a little bit more about the man behind the training posts.

Here is 43 year old Dad Colm ⁣⁣Instead of me waffling on, here is what he had to say about coaching with me in his own w...
15/09/2026

Here is 43 year old Dad Colm ⁣
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Instead of me waffling on, here is what he had to say about coaching with me in his own words 👇⁣
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“”Before I came onboard with DM8, I decided that now being in my 40’s, it was time to s**t or get off the pot in relation to my health and fitness. ⁣
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I wanted to get in shape but I knew I needed someone who would keep me honest and accountable.⁣
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After much research online I found Vinny ⁣
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This was the best decision I have made for my own wellness, both physical and mental. ⁣
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I would never have thought I had the confidence (or physique) to do a photoshoot but Vinny encouraged me, and with Vinny’s programme it was achievable without impacting on other important aspects of my life. ⁣
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I’d encourage any man over 40 looking to get in shape to talk to Vinny, he knows how to get achievable and sustainable results””⁣
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👉 If you’re a man over 40, working long hours and feel that this is the last thing left in your life that you haven’t got on top of…. Message me with the word “DM8” and we can have a quick chat ⁣
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Let’s go 💪

Here’s Will, 40 years of age.⁣⁣Will spent most of his 30s doing boot camps and classes, going after work, getting a swea...
12/09/2026

Here’s Will, 40 years of age.⁣
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Will spent most of his 30s doing boot camps and classes, going after work, getting a sweat on and feeling like he’d had a good workout.⁣
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He’d try to eat relatively healthily, but his career also meant eating out, entertaining clients, having drinks, etc.⁣
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And despite doing all the classes and trying to eat well, his physique just wasn’t really changing.⁣
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Fortunately, Will realised this sooner than most guys and decided to do the uncomfortable thing, which was admit to himself that what he was doing wasn’t working.⁣
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That’s when he reached out to me.⁣
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We got on a Zoom call, talked about what he wanted to achieve, what his life currently looked like and how we were going to make everything work around the fact that he was extremely busy with work and that his career was a priority.⁣
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The last thing I wanted to do was give him a training program and nutrition plan that looked great on paper but that he couldn’t actually stick to.⁣
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It needed to fit around his life and be something he could do long term.⁣
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And it certainly has.⁣
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Will is now absolutely shredded, he’s continuously gaining muscle and strength, he loves the gym and, most importantly, he loves his new lifestyle.⁣
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One thing he said to me recently really stood out:⁣
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“Why the hell didn’t I do this before?”⁣
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And I said, “Listen mate, most guys never even get to the point where they realise what they’re doing isn’t working. You did.”⁣
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And now you’re in savage nick 😂

People often see where someone is now and assume it’s always been that way.⁣⁣What they don’t see are the setbacks, the m...
03/09/2026

People often see where someone is now and assume it’s always been that way.⁣
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What they don’t see are the setbacks, the mistakes, the failures, and the times you had to start all over again.⁣
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Looking back, I wouldn’t change any of it.⁣
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The highs taught me confidence.⁣
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The lows taught me humility.⁣
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And rebuilding my life taught me purpose.⁣
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Everything I’ve been through is why I’m so passionate about helping the men I coach today.⁣
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If you’re going through a tough chapter right now, just remember…⁣
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Your current situation doesn’t have to be your final destination.⁣
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Thanks for following along. 👊

I’m 41, and this is my own progress since March.⁣1st photos - 89kg ⁣2nd photos - 102kg ⁣⁣I’m not going to pretend I was ...
02/09/2026

I’m 41, and this is my own progress since March.⁣
1st photos - 89kg ⁣
2nd photos - 102kg ⁣
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I’m not going to pretend I was ever in bad shape, because I wasn’t.⁣
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The photos on the left were taken after I moved back to Lisbon following 13 months in the Algarve.⁣
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During that time, my training wasn’t great, my food wasn’t great, I had no real direction, and most of my attention was going into work and building the business.⁣
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Then I realised something pretty obvious:⁣
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I am the business.⁣
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I coach career-driven men over 40 who want to get into great shape and maintain it while still working long hours, spending time with their families and having a life.⁣
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Yet I wasn’t holding myself to the same standard.⁣
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I’d convinced myself that being in “okay shape” was enough while I focused on work. I’d also stopped working with my own coach.⁣
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Eventually, I was down to 89kg.⁣
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There was nothing wrong with how I looked. I was lean and looked well. But for what I do, it wasn’t where I wanted to be.⁣
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I need to lead from the front.⁣
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I want to be in extremely good shape 12 months of the year.⁣
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I also wanted my s*x drive back.⁣
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After almost three years without test and PEDS, my s*x drive had pretty much disappeared. I didn’t fully appreciate how low it had become until I started back⁣
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And the difference for me hasn’t just been physical. My drive, mood, ambition, motivation and s*x drive are completely different.⁣
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For me, I want to look like I practise what I preach. I want to be strong, lean, muscular and feel good doing it.⁣
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And being over 40 isn’t an excuse.⁣
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I personally train five times per week, but you can build an incredible physique training four times per week for around 45 minutes.⁣
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Get your hormones where they need to be. Get your food right. Follow a proper bodybuilding programme. Train hard and progressively. And stop undoing your week by drinking every weekend.⁣
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Just because you’re over 40 and most of the men around you are getting increasingly out of shape doesn’t mean you have to follow them.⁣
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You can build muscle. You can get lean. You can have abs.⁣
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And you can be in better shape in your 40s than you’ve ever been in your life.

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