fitness science

Are the hype and half-truths of the fitness industry hindering your progress? Once you’re clear on exactly what your workout does and what you need to do to support it, results get easier!

The gulf of outcomes between “doing my workout” and making real progress in 75-mins a week comes down to one thing. And, I’ll explain what that is and exactly how I do it right here.

Protein is essential for building muscle, but following national Recommended Dietary Allowance’s may not provide sufficient protein as we age. Here’s how much you actually need, according to new science

You know I’m big on keeping fitness small: 3 workouts a week, 25 minutes each, that’s it. But, these little changes to your lifestyle, can really boost your results – without you needing to be a fitness fanatic.

Are you a Gainsmith who knows exactly how and why to build muscle? Take the quiz to find out!

If you experience joint pain, reducing repeated movements during exercise makes intuitive sense, but what does the science say about isometrics and it’s potential contribution to recovery?

Are You Strong Enough To Live Longer? If you’re training really hard, you want to know it’s actually achieving something, right? Discover how to benchmark your strength across critical indicators that predict longevity. How to know the true value of your training? When you’re doing any kind of exercise, having targets is a great motivator….

Working Out for Weight Loss How can a workout designed to build functional strength and cardio-vascular fitness, that you do only 75 mins per week, possibly help you shift unwanted fat? Read on to find out! How can our workout help you lose weight? I’m not going to pretend being overweight has been a significant…

Exploding the Myth Isometric Exercises Don’t Build Muscle There’s a popular myth on the web and social media that isometric (holding) exercises won’t build muscle. Let’s explode that with scientific proof… How do we know that these tough holds are actually achieving anything? I know from the changes to my own body over the past…

Why We Don’t Add Reps To Our “Silly Workout” Why do we do holds instead of reps? Why for 15 seconds? What’s the science behind our workout? Read on to find out… So, why does our workout use holds and not reps? Scrolling across a quote from veteran bodybuilder Mike Mentzer was the ‘Eureka!’ moment…