Over the years I have made many mistakes when it comes to building muscle. The first time I stepped into the gym, I was a skinny weak 16 years old going for my first ever gym induction. Because progress has always been slow and steady, I have never really appreciated how far I have come,... Continue Reading →
So following on from last weeks blog where I spoke about the importance of recovery (sleep & stress) to help build muscle and drop body fat, I've since been spending 15 minutes everyday consistently stretching and I feel great for it! This will most certainly help my performance in the gym as flexibility is definitely... Continue Reading →
Over the last few months, I've neglected my sleep and allowed stress to creep in, so during the last couple of weeks I have been focusing on getting earlier nights to improve my sleep, and also managing my schedule to try lessen the workload and bring down my stress levels. Neither of these areas... Continue Reading →
So now I have been doing CrossFit for a few weeks, I thought I would update you on how I'm feeling, how my body is responding and what my training looks like now I'm in a good routine. I have to say I'm really enjoying the wide variety of exercises that I'm being exposed... Continue Reading →
Genetics can have a huge role to play when we are looking to change our body; some people are blessed with good genetics and some people aren't. But this also depends on what you call good genetics. For some, good genetics may be someone that's really skinny or slim and doesn't readily gain weight, but... Continue Reading →
After my and Steve's conversation on tracking calories (which will be released on our podcast in a few weeks), I thought I would give you an insight into when and how I track my own calories. I have to be honest, I am not a missive fan of tracking calories personally, however I do see... Continue Reading →
This week So this week has been turned a little upside down due to an unexpected family bereavement, so sticking to my training and nutrition has been lower down on the priority list for me. It wasn't an excuse for me to sit around and gorge on junk food but just it meant I needed... Continue Reading →
So this week I tried CrossFit for the first time... Now if you don't know what CrossFit is, then it's a training methodology that combines endurance, gymnastics and weightlifting together. They also do what's called a WOD (workout of the day) which is a set workout that combines any of the training variants which will... Continue Reading →
Another blog post about Bryn's body goals... who cares! Well the reason I am writing these blogs is less about narcissism and more about how I deal with my unorganised personality, insecurities, mistakes and how I am developing as a person along the way, to help you guys that are on the same journey... Continue Reading →
