Congratulations to our February client of the month Callum Brown. 33.7lbs down for Callum in 15 weeks!

Callum came to physique academy wanting to shred down, build muscle and improve his fitness. Working with Callum It has become evident that this has been achieved with flying colours!

The goal was the lose fat at a steady pace whilst building muscle mass, getting this right was essential, and I think it is safe to say that he has smashed it! No check ins missed, the plan has been followed and the results speak for themselves. Callum has been training with coach Tyler to achieve these amazing results and the work isn’t done yet.

When did you join the Physique Academy?

Joined physique academy 5 months ago back in September. 

In fitness, there is an ongoing debate over discipline and motivation. 

The concept of motivation is often disregarded and sometimes claimed to be inexistent, whilst discipline is deemed to be an invaluable skill, acquired through immense sacrifice. 

There is some truth in this, however, at Physique Academy we see both discipline and motivation to coexist with valuable characteristics.

• Motivation is what gets you going. It gives you energy and direction. Motivation is an inner force that can come and go based on internal and external drivers.

• Discipline is what keeps you going. It is doing what you need to do to reach your goals even when you don’t feel like it. Discipline can be developed through practice.

The Principles of Training

The principles of training act as a guide to the training process regardless of an athlete's age, background, or goals. They can be used to guide an athlete when considering whether a training program is appropriate and should be utilised to optimise the training process.

Specificity

Training should be specific to individuals and their goals. To be specific within training requires athletes to train the energy system which requires development and the capabilities needed to execute the task being trained for. Before applying this principle, it is important to test the components of fitness which are important to the attribute to identify strengths and weaknesses.

The outcome of applying specificity within performance-based training is it objectively facilitates development within specific components of fitness leading to a higher level of performance overall fitness.

Overload

Stress is required to progress and improve fitness. Overload will cause long-term adaptations, enabling the body to become more efficient and cope with higher demands of training.

Congratulations to our Client of the Year! Chris Gordon has been working hard with coach Neil to achieve incredible weight loss results and raise his confidence levels! Each month we share an incredible transformation and story about a client within the Physique Academy who goes above and beyond, and nobody shows determination and dedication like Chris which is why he is truly great recipient as we look back on 2022, receiving the award for Client of the YEAR!

“I wanted to nominate client Chris as client of the month because of how much he has changed as a person as-well as his life changing body transformation. Not only has he lost 40kg of body fat now but has also found a love for weight training and running. The confidence this man now has is incredible, as its elevated so high from when we first started. A goal now is a full marathon next year, after recently completing a half marathon. Mentally and physically it’s great to see a client change so much every single week and this is why I love my job. Has every week been perfect… NO. But Chris never gave up and had trust in me and the process to keep going and it will pay off”. – Neil Chauhan - Physique Academy Online Coach.

Take a look below at our interview with Chris.

When did you join the Physique Academy?

I joined at the end of last year and have been working with Neil.

The terms calories, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats have become frequently referenced in regard to performance nutrition within the fitness industry. It is important to understand the fundamentals of nutrition before becoming concerned with the complexities.

Calories

A calorie is defined as:

‘The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 °C.’