TRAINING: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING

Training results in a huge number of benefits. Training utilises a variety of functional movements; setting you up to lift heavier, move faster and go for longer, as well as decreasing your chance of injury. Your ability to move influences all aspects of your lifestyle, from the way you look and feel to how you perform.

There are many reasons to train. Some people care mostly about aesthetics, or how they look: they want to lose fat, gain muscle, and improve body composition. Other people train to get stronger, faster, or better at their sport and will prioritise performance. Another reason to train is for enjoyment or to live a healthier life. No matter the reason, fitness training will set you up to look and feel your best whilst potentially improving your health, strength, and performance.

AESTHETICS

Many people strive to improve their physique. They desire to develop their bodies to suit their aesthetic goals. This often requires training to build a bigger and stronger physique and can be done through a bodybuilding approach.

Bodybuilding involves developing your body through resistance training. In a similar way to an artist creating a sculpture using shaping techniques, a bodybuilder applies resistance to sculpt certain areas of their body to change their appearance.

Congratulations to our November client of the month, Michael Teagle. Michael has been training with Reece after reaching out to the Physique Academy wanting to improve his physical appearance, gain a better understanding of all elements of training and improve his overall health. Michael has achieved amazing results which have contributed to his lifestyle. Michael has put his full focus on his training program and the results show. He has dropped 31kg in the process and gained some serious muscle. This is just the end of phase 1, just wait until you see what’s at the end of Phase 2!

When did you join the Physique Academy?

I reached out to Physique Academy during the last week of December 2021 and officially joined the team the first week of January 2022. I’d say this is the point where EVERYTHING changed for me.

Why did you Join the Physique Academy?

I lacked accountability, direction and understanding of nutrition. There was an element of poor general health from mental well-being, muscular issues, heart burns and continuous headaches. For the record, I don’t experience any of these issues anymore.

What have you achieved both physically and personally since joining the academy?

Physically I am in the best shape of my life. I have an understanding and direction of my physique goals; I feel we have created a platform to grow in the gym and outside through the discipline and knowledge I have gained in the academy. My overall health and mental wellbeing have improved, in fact it’s off the charts! The mindset I have built through the journey has spilled into my personal life and I am more driven in setting goals and embracing gratitude.

What is your ultimate fitness goal?

At the start of my journey my goal was to become disciplined, create habits, lose some weight to improve my overall health and physique. As we have progressed through the academy, health remains the ultimate goal. I enjoy the feeling of talking to friends and family about my journey and perhaps this is something that turns a hobby and lifestyle into a new career path. My goal at this present moment is to continue to inspire and get a better understanding of nutrition.

THE PHILOSOPHY

Our mission at Physique Academy is to provide you with the physical and mental tools, to overcome the setbacks and obstacles that life throws at you. This will allow you to discover what true greatness and potential lives within you.

The core philosophy of Physique Academy is to strive to help people become fitter and healthier both mentally and physically. Overall Physique Academy is focussed on helping you to become the best version of yourself; building better habits, discipline, and drive to overcome all obstacles in life. The best version of you will not only enable you to live the best life possible but will also allow you to provide the best life to the people around you.

Physique Academy was built on the foundations of mental health and physical health. There is huge importance in thinking positively, performing well, and looking good. Interior confidence is of equal importance to exterior confidence. Health requires a healthy body and a healthy mind. Therefore, at Physique Academy we see the importance of pursuing your greatest physical and mental ability.

Physique Academy prioritises creating a holistic approach to fitness - focussing on three key pillars: training, nutrition, and mindset. Together we seek to work hard to better ourselves internally and externally whilst helping others around us to make the world a better place.

Trail running has been an integral part of my hybrid training routine. I ramp up the trail running around this time of year because I prefer the harsher conditions and the self-satisfaction of fighting the elements. I aim to get one 8-10mile trail run in every week. I personally run in a group, it pushes each and every one who attends to be there every week. Support systems come in all forms, and we started this group after identifying an element of fitness we wanted to try, and we loved it. Two years later and the Saturday morning trail runs are still going strong. It just shows what happens when you challenge yourself to trying something new.

The new terrain, tough climbs, beautiful views, and fast descents push a new type of running that adds a further element to my hybrid approach of training. If you want to start trail running here are my 5 tips to get started.

1. Wear the right footwear

You will experience all types of terrain on the trails, the footwear you need is completely different to road running. Tough, sturdy, and extra grip will help you through those muddy and slippy miles.

2. Take it easy on the climbs

These come steep and fast, and you don't want to gas out. Take your time, there will be a descent on the other side to catch your breath but control your breathing on the uphill, take into consideration the size of your strides and keep your focus on the top.

When did you start your fitness journey?

I started my fitness journey when I was 13/14 years old. This began by doing press ups and sit-ups in my room while also playing multiple sports for my school and doing martial arts outside. This ending up with me pursuing my sporting and physical development passion and doing a degree in sport and exercise science as well and a master degree in sport and exercise physiology before working with the general public and in elite progressional sport for over 10 years.

How has fitness helped you in other areas of your life?

Fitness has helped me massively in life the confidence you get from not only being strong but also being able to love well means that you feel you can face any challenge life throws at you. It could be DIY, it could be a 10k, it could be a parents running race at your kids school, it could be anything. Knowing you have that physical ability to perform is a winning feeling. 

What do you bring to the Physique Academy?

To physique academy I bring a range of skills. If you want to make those first steps in starting a fitness journey I can help. If you want to get lean or beach ready then let me know. If you have a sporting challenge or want to increase your athletic performance then lets get started. I’ve worked with countless people and athlete at all different stages of their journey. I’m here to help you reach your goals.

Why should people join the Physique Academy?

At Physique Academy we’re a team, you’ve not just got the expertise of one coach but all of them. We don’t believe that one way works for everyone so we use a tailored approach that suits each client. We don’t say no to you having social occasions, we educate you on how to fit your diet and training  around them while still achieving the goals you set out to achieve.

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We caught up with our latest client of the month to learn more about his journey with Physique Academy.

When did you join the Physique Academy?

Congratulations to our October client of the month winner Alex Adams. Alex has proved that age is just a number as he starts phase 2 of his journey after losing 38lbs. Alex has been working hard with coach Jamie Gorse to achieve new levels of fitness and self-belief in his job, relationships, and confidence. He has truly shown dedication to his program, checking in each and every week, improving in all areas of fitness and wanting to educate himself on the philosophy of Physique Academy. Starting off, Alex identified that consistency is the area he lacked when it came to seeing progress, we targeted this with a routine that would keep training and nutrition exciting that enabled consistency to become second nature. Look where we are now.

Here is what Alex had to say about training with Jamie:

When do you join Physique Academy?

November 2021

Not enough time in your day to spend an hour at the gym?

Looking for a short but effective workout that is going to push your body to its limits?

In this video George takes you through a 16-minute EMOM (Every Minute On the Minute) workout, which is great for conditioning. He has chosen four different exercises to be completed over four rounds in the time frame set. Each exercise needs to be completed within a minute, and the remainder of time in that minute is then used as a rest period.

EMOM is an intense form of HIIT that gets your heart pumping and body working at maximum effort with limited rest time.

Benefits of an EMOM workout include:

• A powerful workout in a short amount of time
• High calorie burner
• A productive structure
• Controlled rest period
• Builds up your muscle and strength endurance

Workout

• 1 Min – Wall balls 16 @ 9KG
• 2 Min – Rower 16 calories
• 3 Min – DB snatch 16 @ 22.5KG
• 4 Min – Thrusters BB 10 @ 50 KG
• Complete four times

I almost killed Mike Thurston - The HARDCORE Workout for You and Your Training Partner

"I like to train with someone who is more insane than me." said Mike Thurston, dripping with sweat and looking like he needed CPR.

We got together when I was in Ibiza, to train in disgusting 31 degrees celsius heat and filmed our workout for my latest YouTube video.

This is a perfect partner workout made much easier with support. You split the reps between you both so make sure you don't lose count!

Mike said this put more strain on his body than his usual weightlifting workouts and for good reason - it is HARDCORE.

We caught up with our latest client of the month to learn more about his journey with Physique Academy.

When did you join the Physique Academy?

Ben jumped on board with Physique Academy due to feeling demotivated and not at his physical best throughout multiple lockdowns. He knew he needed to commit to something and make some positive changes.

The goals were clear from the start, although wanting to look his physical best, crossfit and conditioning work were a staple in Bens current regime. This allowed us to put a focus on performance, moving better and improving functionality.

Ben is now in the best shape of his life physically and feeling way more motivated and clear headed at work and home. In phase two, the goal is to now improve across all Olympic lifts now we have a few extra calories to play with take a look below to find out more about Ben’s Journey.

When did you join the Physique Academy?

I joined the Physique Academy in January 2022

Why did you join Physique Academy?

I always kept myself fit but never followed a program - I saw some of the transformations online and wanted to see if I could do the same.

Are you looking for an effective way to sustain your health goals?

Then meal prepping is for you.

What is meal prepping?

Meal prepping is the process of planning and preparing your food ahead of time.

Meal prepping doesn’t have to seem overwhelming and is made simple once you gain an understanding of what you are doing. It is a great way to stay on track, build physique and maximise performance. Other benefits include; saving you time, helping you to purchase only the necessary food you need (saving you money and minimising food waste) and assisting you to eat healthier.

Think you haven't got time to cook healthy food that's going to help you lose fat, build muscle and feel amazing?

Let George show you how to prep 3000 calories of delicious food for a whole day in under 20 minutes.

Let George show you how to;

• get a whopping 200g+ of protein into your daily diet
• stop eating "boring as sh*t food" (as George says)how to not get bored by what you eat
• his top tips for steak
• what he eats for performance
• and also laugh along as he forgets what a spatula is called! (He wouldn't - make it on Masterchef, put it that way!)

But I hate meal prepping - it takes ages!

Meal prepping doesn’t have to seem overwhelming and is made simple once you gain an understanding of what you are doing. It is a great way to stay on track, build physique and maximise performance. Other benefits include;

• saving you time
• keeping you organised
• helping you to purchase only the necessary food you need (saving you - money and minimising food waste)
• reducing decision fatigue so you don't have to rely on motivation assisting you to eat healthier

Of course you can treat yourself - let us show you how!

At Physique Academy we work on an 80/20 approach with nutrition which means 80% whole foods, 20% processed or a bit of a treat. We are not too strict with our meal plans because it is all about balance and being sustainable. This is proven to be beneficial through the results that our clients achieve.

Are you feeling tired and fatigued after a busy week of training, work, or just general everyday life stuff?

Have you not got much time to go to the gym but still want to get a workout in?

Here’s a 30-minute quick body weight workout to do, ideal for conditioning. This Cindy workout – with burpees and running added – can be done from any location, saving you that travel time to and from the gym.

What is a Cindy workout?

This consists of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups and 15 squats to be completed for as many rounds as possible (AMRAP) in a 20-minute time frame.

In this workout that George is talking through, he is going to push you that extra mile and add in some burpees and a short run to each round, taking the time frame up to 30 minutes.