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Why sabotage?
In this episode, Coach Tregs explains why when two guys are given the same workout and exercise plan, one may smash it and the other may struggle. Tregs also explains how doing mindset work and meditation helped beat his drink and food demons of the past. Transcript...
An honest talk on depression and suicide
In this entry, Tregs opens up about his own anxiety and depression and explains why so many men feel under pressure. So I remember literally lying on the floor and I had pins and needles and I thought, "This is it. I'm going to die. I am going to die." Coach Tregs:...
How to stay in a deficit without tracking calories
If you don’t want to track calories this is totally cool, there are other ways to create an energy deficit without actively tracking. Truth be told I have never used the very popular ‘My Fitness Pal’ app to track calories and I loosely track using the calculator on my...
Coach Tregs interviews bootcamp client AJ
Coach Tregs talks to Bootcamper AJ about his experience with weight loss and mental health. "It go so bad, I walked up to a train station and was about to jump in front of a train. I'd had enough. I waited for the train, watched a few go by and thought "I'm having the...
Coach Tregs interviews bootcamp client Nigel
Coach Tregs speaks with Nigel from our Berkshire boot camp. Nigel claims that "30+ Mens Fitness saved my life". From overweight, unfit and sinking a bottle of whiskey a day, to being alcohol free and working out regularly. Take 10 minutes to listen to Nigel tell his...
How to survive the weekend
For most of us, weekends can be challenging. Our normal work day routine is thrown out of the window and we've more access to food and drink. You might be at play centres with the kids, there's all these temptations If you plan to eat a little bit more this weekend,...
The easiest way to lose 2 stone
How would you feel if I said there was a really easy and painless way to lose 2 stone? We're so often bombarded with the idea that you need long, brutal workouts and live on magic tea and salad leaves to drop weight. But that's because you being sold a quick fix....
Is Poor Sleep Making You Fat?
Now I know if you have young kids you will totally agree with me when I say that sleep deprivation is a form of torture right? It was a torture that I was blissfully unaware of up until summer 2012 when my first son John came along. Without going into all the gory...
Why the Scales Lie
In this article I want to talk about why the scales are NOT always accurate and what should you know and do to get an accurate reading? In 2016 I spent an amazing 8 months working and training with my good friend Renzo Algieri who placed 6th in Mr Universe for the...
Herbalife
You want to lose weight and you want it fast right? Your mate is selling Herbalife even though he’s not a qualified nutritionist and he’s raving about the results he’s gotten. You buy into it and are advised to drink a meal replacement shake for breakfast, one for...
Breakfast
As far back as I can remember I was always told breakfast was the most important meal of the day and when I got into the fitness industry this certainly seemed to be the message. “Eating breakfast will help keep your blood sugars level for the day” – “Eat like a king...
NEAT is the Secret to Fat Loss
N.E.A.T stands for Non – Exercise – Activity – Thermogenesis which is basically the calories your burn on a day-to-day basis doing day-to-day stuff. Think taking the dogs for a walk, hanging out the washing, taking the stairs instead of the lift, standing rather than...
Should You Track Your Calories?
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m delighted there is a more common sense approach emerging in the fitness industry now when it comes to fat loss. For years it seems that calories were never considered (I was never taught about calorie counting on my personal...
Stop worrying about these 3 things
Stop worrying about these 3 things 1 – Chemicals As far back as 5 years ago the fitness industry became obsessed with ‘eating clean’ which basically encouraged a very restrictive type of diet. It was all based around eating foods as natural as possible (which isn’t a...