How Having The Mindset Of A Competitor Can Help You Have A Good Mindset For Life

Most people I train do not compete in events. Most don’t do fun runs and most don’t enter triathlons and most do not enter any sort of competition.

Most people I train are in it for fat loss. For some of these people, fat loss alone isn’t enough to make a commitment to a permanent lifestyle change.

First Powerlifting Comp

My first powerlifting competition has driven me to be even more focused on quality training and nutrition.

If you have a performance goal in mind, you are more likely to take massive action in your training and nutrition. You have a deadline. You have set a bar for yourself. You flick the switch to “Competitor Mode”. And pleasant by product of this is usually a healthier, trimmer you.

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Healthy Eating On The Cheap

healthy fruit and vegeI’ve previously posted about how much it costs to keep fit, so now it’s time to go into how cheap you can make clean healthy food. Healthy food should always be a priority, but if times are tough and you can’t afford your local organic shop then it can be easy to slip into bad eating habits. The truth is, now is the best time to eat well, as you don’t want to be catching a cold or getting sick and having to pay for doctor’s appointments or medication. As a natural penny-pincher, I have plenty of tips to make your food money last. [Read more...]

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Do You Need Advanced Nutritional Strategies?

simple nutritionWhen you first clean up your diet by eliminating processed foods and increasing nutritious foods you lose a fair bit of weight. This is mostly water and some fat. After a week or two the weight loss slows down and it’s at this point you know you’re losing fat and not water anymore. Unfortunately this rate of loss can be painfully slow for some, and you just want to find another strategy to keep up a higher rate of fat loss. [Read more...]

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Eating Well In Social Situations

After hearing from a few people doing The Sugar Challenge, I notice some people have problems eating well in social situations. I thought I’d give you a few ideas of what to say and do so you don’t feel like the antisocial ‘health freak’ or ‘dieter’ or whatever other label people want to call you. [Read more...]

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Can I Eat This?

My general nutrition prescription is to eat a diet of whole natural unprocessed foods. Sugar, Kellogg’s cereals, chemical additives and packaged foods clearly don’t fit this description. There are plenty of healthy substitutes for unhealthy processed foods and I’m pretty good at hacking my diet to make sure I still get to eat chocolate muffins and pancakes – healthy versions, of course :)

I get plenty of questions, as well as absolute statements, from people looking to justify eating junk food such as “Can I have wine since it is just fermented grapes?”  “I only use brown sugar,” “I only have ONE biscuit,” or “Is it ok to eat low fat Fruche?” [Read more...]

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The Sugar Challenge

Kick the sugar habitEVERYONE knows sugar is bad for you. It doesn’t matter which dietary protocol you follow, there is NO system that actively encourages you to eat more sugar!

After the debauchery of Christmas I’ve decided to issue a challenge. [Read more...]

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Did You Meet Your Goals This Year?

So 2011 is coming to an end and perhaps you are starting to think about your new year’s resolutions. But first, how did you go this year? Did you achieve your goals? More importantly, are you fitter, stronger and healthier? And have you gained more knowledge that you can apply to yourself to keep you on track for getting to where you want to be?

I had a few fitness goals this year. My deadlift goal was 120kg and I didn’t quite get there [Read more...]

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Why I Don’t Count Calories

Calories in, calories out – that’s what you hear it’s all about. In the newspapers, on TV – It’s what the current Television Personal Trainers say. Those who know me, know I never suggest counting calories as part of a nutrition plan. I couldn’t even guess how many calories or kilojoules are in an apple let alone a slice of pizza and I don’t see why I should have to know that. I especially don’t see why YOU should have to memorise how many calories you are SUPPOSEDLY consuming.

Counting calories is not only detrimental, it’s completely pointless. And here’s why: [Read more...]

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Tips For Surviving The Holiday Season

This time of year is so busy with parties it can be really hard to stay on track. While you might still find time to exercise, most people fall off the nutrition bandwagon and within a few weeks find themselves feeling bloated, fat, tired and reaching for leftover pudding as a pick-me-up. Here are a few tips to lessen the holiday affects. [Read more...]

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It’s Too Expensive To Eat Healthy Food!

It's Too Expensive To Eat Healthy FoodA lot of people think it’s expensive to eat healthy food and that it’s cheaper to eat processed food. Sure, it costs more to eat a healthy meal at a restaurant compared to an unhealthy meal at Maccas but if you cook for yourself you will find eating healthy food is good for your wallet as well as your tummy. [Read more...]

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