by Matt Goddard | Aug 20, 2017 | General Fitness
Analysing, monitoring and Tracking your progress. When undertaking any fitness, weight loss or healthy eating programme, it is essential that you have an accurate and accessible means of measuring your progress for motivation, to ensure development and to keep you...
by Matt Goddard | Aug 14, 2017 | General Fitness
4 Weeks To 6 Pack Abs It’s always a challenge to find the right balance between developing strong and stable abdominal muscles and exposing the visible 6 pack and oblique V that most regular gym goers desire. This 4 week plan will help you to develop the correct...
by Matt Goddard | Jun 23, 2017 | Nutrition And Diet
iGF1 is a hormone similar in molecular structure to Insulin. It’s main function is to promote growth in the cells of the body. Scientists have recently discovered that it’s links to protein and cell growth can result in increased risk of cancer and heart...
by Matt Goddard | Jun 16, 2017 | Rugby
Strength and Conditioning Session for Rugby It is important to consider your physical condition when training for a sport. When it comes to the Strength and Conditioning side of Rugby these two, varied, high-intensity sessions are good indicators of how you need to be...
by Matt Goddard | Jun 16, 2017 | General Fitness
The HIIT Revolution What is HIIT? The greatest shortcut when thinking of losing weight is HIIT Training (High Intensity Interval Training). HIIT involves stop-Start, incredibly high effort intervals with short rest periods which are massively effective for fat burning...
by Matt Goddard | Jun 16, 2017 | Nutrition And Diet
Ginger is spicy, aromatic and powerful root that is primarily used to flavour food. It is available in most supermarkets all year round. It is, in the form we know it, the underground root of the ginger plant with a firm, stringy texture. The flesh of the ginger...
by Matt Goddard | May 10, 2017 | My Diary
My Diary – Eating Raw 5/2 I suffer with a fair amount of stomach problems, pains, cramps and bloating. It isn’t easy to deal with because in my line of work I need to be physically fit and able at all times. I also have a fairly unreliable immune system...
by Matt Goddard | May 9, 2017 | Motivation And Wellbeing
Strength Of Mind… …and how it affects the quality, effectiveness, intensity and sustainability of your training. Strength of mind relates to your internal resilience, reaction to pain or set backs, determination, will power and ability to cope with change...
by Matt Goddard | Apr 2, 2017 | My Diary
MY INSPIRATIONS My Inspirations – Boxers that inspire me: 1.) Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay) – Though I am not amongst those who dub him “The Greatest” boxer of all time, Ali is without doubt a man deserving of huge amounts of respect...
by Matt Goddard | Mar 31, 2017 | Nutrition And Diet
What Is Gluten? Gluten is a protein composite found in Wheat, Rye and Barley that helps coagulate and elasticise foods and dough. Eating a Gluten-free diet involves avoidance or reduction of these foods as well as other foods which contain added Gluten. What Is...