Pre-workout nutrition: what to eat before training
What you eat before training can help, but the right choice depends on when you’re training, what the session involves and what your stomach can handle.
New Year’s fitness resolutions: how to make yours stick
A New Year’s fitness resolution only works if it survives normal life. Here’s how to choose a sensible goal and build a routine that lasts beyond January.
Lean bulking for mesomorphs
How do I get bigger without getting soft? Smaller than you'd like. A couple of hundred calories more a day, mostly carbs, then a year of leaving it alone.
Fall into fitness: 5 benefits of exercising in Autumn
Cooler weather, a more predictable diary and a break from summer’s distractions make autumn one of the best times to train. Here’s how to use it properly.
Female body types
Eight shapes, how to tell which is yours, and why your proportions decide far less than the internet says. Your frame is bone. What you build on it is up to you.
The super slow rep – Hit or miss?
I recently returned from a month-long trip to Spain. Whilst there i spent a good portion of my time trawling around the gyms and chatting with the locals about current health and fitness trends. The one that seemed most popular and that frequented most in conversation was “the super slow rep”.
Male body types. What yours tells you.
Ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph came from a man in 1940 who thought he could spot a criminal by his shoulders. Here's what your body type actually tells you, and what it doesn't.
Your essential guide to high-intensity circuit training
High-intensity circuit training can improve fitness and strength, but it isn’t a magic fat-loss shortcut. Here’s how to structure a useful circuit without turning it into chaos.
Easy workout and nutrition tips for a busy lifestyle.
When life gets busy, you don’t need to abandon training or force an impossible routine. Build a smaller plan you can actually repeat.
9 reasons you’re always tired
If you’re constantly tired, the cause may be sleep, stress, food, training or something that needs checking. Here are nine sensible places to start.
How to speed up your recovery after exercise
Recovery starts with training you can adapt to, enough food and fluid, proper sleep and time. Here’s what helps after exercise, and what’s mostly theatre.
Clean bulking vs dirty bulking: which is best for muscle growth?
Clean bulking is the better starting point, but it doesn’t require perfect food. Control the surplus, eat well and leave room for normal life.
14 Tricks to stay motivated to exercise
Motivation can get you started, but discipline keeps you training. Here are 14 practical ways to build a routine that survives real life and gets results.
10 signs of a great workout: what really matters
Sweat, soreness and exhaustion don’t prove a workout worked. Here are ten better signs that your training is productive and moving you forwards.
Muscle growth: 12 essential tips to build more muscle
Building muscle isn’t complicated, but it does demand patience. These 12 practical tips cover the training, nutrition and recovery habits that make the biggest difference.