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Get StartedAs we get older, muscle becomes less responsive to the usual “grow” signals from protein and training. Researchers (Keng et al. 2025) call this anabolic resistance, which is dampened muscle protein synthesis (MPS) response to amino acids and mechanical loading that nudges the body towards muscle loss over time. Mechanisms...
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Walk into any gym and you’ll overhear it. Could be someone telling their mate that crunches will burn belly fat, or that a woman doesn’t want to lift weights because they don’t want to get bulky. These myths spread quickly, usually because they’re simple, catchy and sound convincing. Social media...
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Sprinters don’t just sprint. They lift. They squat, pull, jump and sprint again. At first glance it looks odd. You want to move faster in a race measured in seconds, yet you’re spending serious time moving heavy loads. The logic though, sits in physics and physiology. Sprinting is the art...
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Many women worry that low oestrogen means poorer returns from strength training. A new controlled trial gives some reassuring news in that the immediate muscle-building response switched on by lifting and protein still happens when oestrogen is low. As a personal trainer, this has an impact on day-to-day programming and...
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Why Food and Training Still Matter for Clients with Obesity, Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Medications like semaglutide (Ozempic & Wegovy) have made a big splash in the world of weight loss. Appetite drops, the scales move and clients often feel they have found the missing piece. Yet weight loss...
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Walk into any gym on a weekday evening and you’ll hear it before you see it. The bass beat from behind a studio door, the hiss of resistance knobs being cranked, the thud of pedals turning over under determined legs. Group indoor cycling has been around for decades, but the...
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