Nutrition · 4 min How Much Protein Do You Actually Need? The Answer Is a Range, Not a Number Most gym-goers are obsessing over a precise daily protein target that doesn't exist. Here's what the research actually shows and why consistency beats precision every time.
Uncategorized · 6 min Why You’re Losing Weight But Still Feel Weak on Mounjaro: Protein, Training and the 500-Calorie Rule Tell me if this sounds familiar. The scale is dropping, clothes fit better, and colleagues have started to comment. And yet stepping into the gym, or walking up a flight of stairs, or lifting a suitcase into the overhead locker, the body feels less capable than it used to. Feeling weak on Mounjaro is one […]
Uncategorized · 6 min What Fighters Can Teach You About Losing Weight Before working with high-achieving professionals, I coached combat sports athletes through weight cuts. Here's what fighters taught me about sustainable fat loss that applies to everyone.
Uncategorized · 6 min Why Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work – Or Does It? Calorie counting gets a bad rap for being imperfect. But it doesn't need to be perfect - it just needs to create a feedback loop. Here's why that changes everything.
Uncategorized · 5 min Weight Loss Drugs: The Hidden Cost of the Quick Fix Weight loss jabs like Ozempic look impressive on the surface. But underneath, there are serious problems - from muscle loss to rapid rebound. Here's what you need to know before you inject.
Uncategorized · 6 min How to Actually Hit Your 2026 Fitness Goals (And Why Most Fail) Most fitness resolutions fail by February. The fix is simpler than you think - plan for the whole year, not just the first month.
Uncategorized · 6 min Why You Shouldn’t Become A Personal Trainer (Or Hire A Cheap One) The uncomfortable truth about becoming a personal trainer - and what it means if you're thinking of hiring one.
Nutrition · 3 min The Cheat Meal Paradox – Why It Makes Your Diet Harder Most people think cheat meals help their diet. The science says otherwise. Here's why that Saturday takeaway is keeping you from making weight—and what to do instead.
Training · 5 min Weight Training for Muscle Gain vs Fat Loss Most people train with one of two goals: building muscle or losing fat. But should your training actually change between these phases? Here's what really matters.
Fat Loss · 5 min Do You Need Cardio For Fat Loss? What HIIT Gyms Won’t Tell You Most people think cardio is essential for fat loss. But the truth could save you hours of wasted effort. This article reveals what cardio actually does, when it makes sense, and the easier ways to get the same results.
Uncategorized · 5 min Don’t Get Stuck On Machines As A Beginner – Here’s How To Progress Faster When it comes to free weights vs machines, most beginners choose machines. They feel safer, simpler, more approachable. But here’s what I see time and again: people spend months on machines, then struggle to control even a light dumbbell when they finally move to free weights. Machines feel safer, but that feeling of safety ends […]
Training · 5 min Why Slower Training Progressions Builds Bigger Muscle Gains Why slower training progress builds more muscle. Learn to use RIR training and progressive overload for sustainable strength gains in Deptford SE8.
Uncategorized · 4 min Ditch The Chest Day – Here’s The Smarter Split You Should Be Doing When I chat with new clients and ask what their training looks like, I almost always hear some version of this: “I train three or four times a week. Day one is chest and triceps, day two is back and biceps, day three is legs, and day four is shoulders.” Sound familiar? This “bro split” […]
Uncategorized · 4 min A Quick And Complete Guide To Creatine Of all the supplements available, creatine is the one I’m asked about most frequently: There’s good reason for creatine’s popularity. It’s one of the most well-known and widely available supplements. Unfortunately, it’s often surrounded by misinformation and confusion. If you’re like my clients—interested in gaining muscle, looking better, performing stronger, and feeling great—creatine is one […]
Fat Loss · 4 min Are Low Carb Diets Better For Fat Loss? Low-carb dieting has grown in popularity since the early 2000s when the Atkins diet first picked up momentum. After decades of being told to avoid fat, the idea that you could eat bacon and still somehow lose weight seemed like the most exciting thing in the world. Since then its popularity has only grown as […]
Uncategorized · 7 min Look Better, Feel Better: How The Health Benefits of Training For Aesthetics At Look Atheltic in Deptford, our mission is to help people look more athletic (the clue is in the name). Over 10 years of personal training, we know that this is probably the most common goal for most people who are looking for a coach. The thing is, very few people will come right out […]
Uncategorized · 10 min A Full & Practical Guide To Protein This post is designed to give you everything you need to know about protein to get started on a diet. We’re going to look at: This, of course, doesn’t cover everything, and there are always higher levels of detail that can be used, but for almost all intents & purposes, this will cover everything you’ll […]
Uncategorized · 5 min How To Make Goals For 2025 Any time I start working with a new personal training client, the first thing we discuss is goals. What are you here for? What do you want to achieve? What do you want to get from coaching? This is an obvious starter question. It’s surprising though how often the answers to this are vague, uncertain […]
