We recently caught up with one of our members, Jimmy Moore, who is competing in this year’s PCA South West Bodybuilding competition in April. Jimmy has been a member of U7 for several years and has been training for competitive bodybuilding since he was 19. We wanted to find out more about his journey and how his prep has gone so far! For full details of the show, see below!

A huge congratulations to Matt as he has successfully published a paper in the UKSCA journal recently - a huge achievement, and one that really shows his expertise in this field.. maybe he doesn’t talk a load of rubbish after all!

When it comes to training let’s get one thing straight: quality is more important than quantity. Whether you are aiming to lose weight, get strong, or just improve your health; how you lift, how you run, and how you jump can be the difference between making consistent progress or getting yourself injured.

As we all know, there’s a world of information out there regarding nutrition and diets. It can be an absolute minefield of facts, partial facts and complete misinformation. It’s confusing for even us fitness professionals, let alone the average customer.

Commonly, a lot of weight-loss companies don’t seek to actually educate their customers on how to eat properly for weight loss. Why?? Because they want to keep you retuning and paying them money time after time! Along with this, some companies like to confuse you by over complicating things or coming up with completely radical ideas with no scientific backing.

So look, here’s the truth… losing weight (on paper) is actually simple. In nearly all cases, if you move more than you currently do and eat less calories than you currently do, you will lose weight.

But, it’s not what people want to hear. Most want a quick fix or magic pill to make all the excess weight just vanish. Unfortunately the reality is that no cosmetic treatment or medication will make you lose and keep off unwanted body fat. True story. On a positive note, the real way to lose weight, (although more effort) is cheaper, safer and actually works!!

So above we have the crux of it, however there are some things you can do to make this journey a lot easier.

Here are 3 tips suitable for anyone who is starting out and looking to get on top of their nutrition.

Recovery is an aspect of training that is often overlooked and underutilized. You could have the best training in the world but if you don’t take care to implement a solid recovery strategy, you won’t be able to perform in each session and this could also lead to injuries or fatigue taking place. However, if you recover well you can train with the same intent and drive more consistently, which will allow you to reach your goals more efficiently and effectively. These days when you say the word recovery people often think of expensive items, but I’m going to give you 5 post-workout tips that you can use without buying anything.