tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27204851709948106912008-08-24T16:04:28.948+01:00Absolute Gold Fitness is a company run by Alex Gold,specialising in home personal training in Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, Greenford, Brentford, Perivale and West London. <a href="http://www.absolutegoldfitness.co.uk/index.html">www.absolutegoldfitness.co.uk</a>Alex Goldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15229951113680049581noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2720485170994810691.post-26968579822047353242008-08-24T16:04:00.001+01:002008-08-24T16:04:28.979+01:00

Here's a little tip for everyone who is busy and/or stressed - keep eating well! Many times when everything is going well it is easy to eat well, but once time gets short and stress levels increase it's very tempting to turn to the junk food for convenience. The problem with this is what you eat can effect not only your body composition (amounts of muscle and fat), but also your mood, energy

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....would say that if a workout puts you in hospital, it's maybe not the most productive use of your time. Some, apparently, would disagree. Mr. Glassman, CrossFit's founder, does not discount his regimen's risks, even to those who are in shape and take the time to warm up their bodies before a session. "It can kill you," he said. "I've always been completely honest about that." from http://

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From the all-knowing Wikipedia “The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule, the law of the vital few and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, 80% of the effects comes from 20% of the causes. Business management thinker Joseph M. Juran suggested the principle and named it after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who observed that 80% of income in Italy went to

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If you want a flat stomach and do loads of sit-ups, why do you say you don't want to train legs in case they get too big? Hmm, maybe one of these thought processes is wrong...actually, both are, but we'll take it one step at a time ;)

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Time for another fat loss phase, and I'm going to do a 2 week phase of the 'run, swim, fly, green' diet. This is an idea Charles Poliquin came up with the kick start a fat loss phase, kicking the sugar addiction and getting used to eating good healthy food. The system is simple, and it goes like this -- For 2 weeks eat only the following foods: 1) Foods that fly, swim, or run 2) Foods that are

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By Alex Gold I do a lot of good stuff when training people. I get them stronger, get them in better shape, fix postural problems, cure little niggling aches and pains and much more. But when it comes to body composition/fat loss results, most of the results are out of my hands. The training certainly gives you the gun and even loads it for you, but you have to hit the target yourself! Why You

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This is a copy and paste of a post from Ryan Andrews, who is a professional dietician on the Precision Nutrition forums. Here is a sample of a conversation that usually comes up with new clients on a weekly, if not daily basis: Client - “Ryan, I ate some unhealthy foods last week and it is preventing me from reaching my health and body composition goals.” Me - “Tell me why you chose the

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Mixed Martial Arts And Size Zero! This came up in conversation with a client the other day, and I thought it'd make a great topic to write about! First, a little background... In mixed martial arts, as with many combat sports, there are weight classes set in intervals of roughly a stone. Fighters are only ever matched up within their own weight classes, as a much larger

Alex Goldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15229951113680049581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2720485170994810691.post-71238754960345710182007-06-18T23:24:00.000+01:002007-06-18T23:35:16.306+01:00

Recently I have been trying to lose fat, so calories have been a bit low. I have also been trying to get stronger, so have really been hitting the strength work. I have ALSO been trying to get fitter, so have been hammering the interval work. I have ALSO been working lots of hours and training in Muay Thai/MMA. Being the best at giving advice and the worst at taking it, I have been trying to push

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Wow, junk food is great! A nice burger and chips, some pizza, fish and chips, mars bars, jelly babies....mmmm, lovely! Or not. Recently I've noticed that junk food SEEMS nice, but rarely is! The nice burger and chips becomes, in reality, a soggy lump of sub-standard meat in a bun that falls apart with a sauce of dubious origin. The pizza becomes either a floppy mess or overcooked (or if you're

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A few clients have made a similar comment recently to me, along the lines of (best delivered in a style similar to De Niro in the Godfather....) "Just when I thought I was getting fit, you made it even harder!" The fact is, to progress in training you have to be continuously pushing your limits. Go to the gym and do the same workout for a year, and you'll probably look pretty similar at the end

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I am entering power phase of my training now, so will be incorporating the Olympic lifts a lot more than in the past and cutting down my conditioning work. I have also put heavy pulls in my routine for the first time in a long time, as I have noticed that my lower back has quickly got weak and I need to drag that back into shape! There’s more than one was to strengthen the lower back, but I quite

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Recently I have been really getting into chili, with almost everything I eat being spicy enough to be used as a substitute for rocket fuel! As a side effect, I have been looking into the health benefits of it, and to my surprise, there are MANY great health benefits, including: - High in vitamins and minerals - Good for pain relief - Reduce risk of cancer - Kill intestinal parasites -

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This was brought to my attention by a client – there was a story in the paper recently about bacon giving you a fatal lung disease. I have also researched this and as far as I can see there is no real substance to it (note: just because I can’t find any evidence doesn’t mean it’s not true!). The disease is called COPD, and I have looked into it a fair bit as I said before. I have found that

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In recent times, I have seen and received a lot of questions about the little details. Examples are: “Do I need to have my metabolic rate tested?” ”Should I do squats or deadlifts?” “What brand should I use for my workout shake?” ”Should I do 20 minutes or 30 minutes of cardio?” ..or the best one… “What fat burner do you recommend?” These questions generally reflect a lack of focus on the

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Have you ever heard someone say something like that? - "Oh, I'm on Atkins, but it's not working" Ever asked the question - - "Really? What are you eating?" The fact is - most diets work. Some work better than others, but if you eat calories than you expend, you will generally lose weight. However, it's dependent on eating less than you expend! Now, if your diet says 'Eat chicken and brown

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Unbelievable how fast 2007 is going isn't it? Think about it, this year is more than 15% GONE already! It's time to think about those New Year's Resolutions - how are you progressing? If you wanted to lose 2 stone this year, you've already lost 4 or 5 pounds right? If not, guess what you'll be doing on New Year's Eve this year? Yep, you guessed it, sitting there saying "NEXT year will be the one

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You may have heard that the government has brought in a new 'traffic light' labelling system for foods. This seems to be a good move, although there is debate about whether it is better than the old system which is still being used in some places that gives the grams amounts per serving. Here is some more detail on the story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6364157.stm

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