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How’s Your Gym New Year Resolution Going?
The New Year Resolution Paradox Did you set yourself up to fail…again? I have been an online strength coach & online nutrition coach for over…
Why Physical Strength Matters?
Think of strength training and you’re likely to conjure up images of huge guys hoisting massive poundages or pimply-faced teens pumping out curls to get…
The 4-Step Method to Developing Explosive Power
How powerful are you? Sure, you got bench, and a pretty decent squat, but that doesn’t make you powerful. Power is about quickly recruiting motor…
Unlocking Strength and Stability: The Vital Relationship Between Muscle Stability and Power
The words “strength” and “stability” are often thrown around in gym circles, with little understanding of how they’re related. But unless you get to grips…
How To Bench Press With Proper Form
Being a face to face personal trainer and strength coach for over 15 years and then being in gyms for a 8 years before that,…
Nutrition and Supplementation for Strength Training
Strength training success requires hard work, consistency, and discipline. But unless you’re fuelling your body with the right nutrients, you’re never going to achieve your…
Benefits Of Strength Training
For Adults, Older Adults & Youths
Strength Coaching for Different Ages: Youths, Adults & Seniors Despite what Instagram and social media would have you believe, strength training is so much more…
Muscle Strength Class – How To Build Strength & Power
How to build strength, maintain it and feel healthy, not hungry. That’s the real question. There’s no denying the importance of hiring a strength coach,…
How To Get Ripped Fast – Best Strength Coaches All Agree
Intro: The Dumb Question Of – How To Get Shredded? The three questions I’m most commonly asked are: #1 How to get ripped, fast?#2 How…
Best Meal Plan To Gain Muscle
Introduction Are you struggling to gain muscle despite working hard in the gym? The truth is, building muscle requires more than just lifting weights. Nutrition…
Best Online Fitness Coach in Strength Training
Chris is a fantastic coach. I'm the strongest I've ever been and have learned a lot in regards to training and nutrition.
I've recommended Chris to family and friends and they've all had fantastic results.
Thanks Chris!
Tom Lazongas
Oct 2022
Chris sends me personalized workouts that are challenging. He is able to push me to limits I did not achieve before. He is very down to earth and cares about this clients. Definitely give him a chance if you are looking for a great trainer.
Amad A
May 2022
Chris is an absolute legend! Guaranteed results and tells you exactly what you need to hear to make those gains! Definitely recommend!
Trent Cuffe
June 2022
Chris is legit!
He actually cares and gives advice that makes sense and gives clients results!!
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March 2022
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Dear Every person who just wants their body to look as hard as they work 🫶🏻
There is a part of me that will always be the fat guy at 21 years old, who had restored to wishing…yes literally wishing he was not fat.
In my mind I had tried everything….#lowfat #keto #fastedcardio #chickenandrice and I promise if it was around I would dabbled in #fasting and probably even try to ice bath the fat off.
I even got absolutely ripped off for a tub airway gel in sheer desperation (google it)
The short of the story…even eating clenbuterol out of a tub I was still fat just a real sweaty fat guy, riddled with clen induced anxiety 😂
What was I doing wrong? Everything.
My constant periods of ultra low Calories were killing my training and therefore stopping from growing and muscle and because I lost muscle everything I tired to “shred” I would get fatter even faster every time I started eating “normal” again
At my best I looked like a fat guy with forearms and at worst I looked like I lived at a Chinese buffet…and that really pissed me off as I had been training since I was 14.
So what did I do at 21? Nothing..in fact I did more of all the crap that was failing. More cardio…less carbs….more fat burning drugs.
Obviously it failed.
So how did I fix it?
Well that stupidly simple.
I stoped trying to #diet away from what I hated and I started to train to be a superior strength athlete then what I was and I used my diet to support that #goal..as I got stronger I ate more and my weight continued to fall..so I ate more and I trained even better.
My bench went from 130 to 170kg in 2 years and in that 2 years I went from 87kg @21% to 96kg @13%
Anyone can do it…you Just to ask the right questions and please stop asking the wrong ones.
Need help with that?
Dm me 💯
Dear Every person who just wants their body to look as hard as they work 🫶🏻
There is a part of me that will always be the fat guy at 21 years old, who had restored to wishing…yes literally wishing he was not fat.
In my mind I had tried everything….#lowfat #keto #fastedcardio #chickenandrice and I promise if it was around I would dabbled in #fasting and probably even try to ice bath the fat off.
I even got absolutely ripped off for a tub airway gel in sheer desperation (google it)
The short of the story…even eating clenbuterol out of a tub I was still fat just a real sweaty fat guy, riddled with clen induced anxiety 😂
What was I doing wrong? Everything.
My constant periods of ultra low Calories were killing my training and therefore stopping from growing and muscle and because I lost muscle everything I tired to “shred” I would get fatter even faster every time I started eating “normal” again
At my best I looked like a fat guy with forearms and at worst I looked like I lived at a Chinese buffet…and that really pissed me off as I had been training since I was 14.
So what did I do at 21? Nothing..in fact I did more of all the crap that was failing. More cardio…less carbs….more fat burning drugs.
Obviously it failed.
So how did I fix it?
Well that stupidly simple.
I stoped trying to #diet away from what I hated and I started to train to be a superior strength athlete then what I was and I used my diet to support that #goal..as I got stronger I ate more and my weight continued to fall..so I ate more and I trained even better.
My bench went from 130 to 170kg in 2 years and in that 2 years I went from 87kg @21% to 96kg @13%
Anyone can do it…you Just to ask the right questions and please stop asking the wrong ones.
Need help with that?
Dm me 💯
#deadlifts 💀
220kg x 11
260kg x 3
It’s taken 8 weeks but they finally don’t feel bad 🦍
Now we build on each week….week by week 💯
#gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #benchpress #strengthandconditioning #strong
#deadlifts 💀
220kg x 11
260kg x 3
It’s taken 8 weeks but they finally don’t feel bad 🦍
Now we build on each week….week by week 💯
#gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #benchpress #strengthandconditioning #strong
👹🫣🤫
#gym #deadlift #fitness #deadlift #powerlifting
Weight loss surgery is a last resort for the morbidly obese
It should never be an option for the general population
It’s there to take someone who is very sick to being less sick
If you are not very sick…this option will make you sick
#gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #strong #strengthandconditioning #diet
Weight loss surgery is a last resort for the morbidly obese
It should never be an option for the general population
It’s there to take someone who is very sick to being less sick
If you are not very sick…this option will make you sick
#gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #strong #strengthandconditioning #diet
190kg mid grip #benchpress
Added 10kg a week since 170kg to this
#nopain
I am not going to take it to 200kg…it would be there no doubt but it would be slow and sticky
I’ll take it back and do some reps on moderate weight next block
#gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #strong
190kg mid grip #benchpress
Added 10kg a week since 170kg to this
#nopain
I am not going to take it to 200kg…it would be there no doubt but it would be slow and sticky
I’ll take it back and do some reps on moderate weight next block
#gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #strong
A simple #recipie can be difference 💯
Works with any protein….probably not ideal with fish 🫣
And you can make it fit any macros you like
#healthyfood #healthyrecipe #dietfood #personaltrainer #dietcoach #fatloss #gym #fitness #coach #strengthtraining #onlinecoach
A simple #recipie can be difference 💯
Works with any protein….probably not ideal with fish 🫣
And you can make it fit any macros you like
#healthyfood #healthyrecipe #dietfood #personaltrainer #dietcoach #fatloss #gym #fitness #coach #strengthtraining #onlinecoach
#safetybar #squat
150kg for 10 reps
#goodday #gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #benchpress #strengthandconditioning #strong
#safetybar #squat
150kg for 10 reps
#goodday #gym #fitness #coach #strengthcoach #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #strengthtraining #benchpress #strengthandconditioning #strong