Thoughts on lean gains versus bulking
I will commonly get asked about whether I think someone should try and stay lean, or commit to eating a lot more calories to get...
Good, fast or cheap: you only get two.
In fitness services/products, as with all businesses, there will always be tradeoffs. A very smart way of conceptualising this is with...
Lift lighter to get stronger?
Recently, my client Tom squatted 150kg for the first time ever. What's interesting, is that Tom never put more than 120kg on his back in...
Progress is measured by your worst days
As you progress out of the beginner stage of training, a certain amount of despair creeps in upon realising that you can no longer set a...
Dysfunctional Gains Group Programme
What is it? Dysfunctional Gains (DG) is an online group training programme. The programme is a 4 day upper-lower split (two upper body...
Getting Started
If you're reading this, you must be a new online client. Pleasure to have you on board! What follows is an important read to ensure you...
The Three Set Types
Black Sheep utilises three types of sets. While they all achieve progressive overload for strength and muscle, they each have a specific...
Progressing in Black Sheep
This is an article to outline how exactly it is that you make progress with the Black Sheep programme. In particular, online clients may...
Online Coaching Overview
It's NOT personal training over Zoom There's a lot of confusion out there about just exactly what online coaching is. If, like many...
Fitness Industry's #1 Secret EXPOSED!
Got You! You just couldn't help yourself could you? No, I wasn't just trying to trick you for the sake of it. The real topic of today's...