Fat loss and actvity

Fat, and how to lose (or maintain lower levels) it is, without doubt, the number 1 subject I’ve most been quizzed on over the 20 or so years I’ve been working in health and fitness. It’s a subject that despite having more and more information about,...

40RTY – A ‘how to’ guide

The training we do here at 40RTY can seem tough.  People often worry that they won’t be good enough or it will be too advanced for them.  That’s a mistake and I hope in the brief article below to help you plan your training so it’s at the right...

Health and Fitness Coaching

What is health and fitness coaching? I feel it’s about helping people create balanced, long term changes that result in them reaching AND maintaining their chosen goals. It looks at multiple components such as sleep, activity, nutrition, exercise and mental...
Cross training

Cross training

I’d like to go into what I see as cross training and how I think the term has become slightly confusing over the years I’ve been working in this industry. When I talk about ‘cross training’ I’m not talking about: a) A cardio machine found in lots of commercial gyms b)...
Functional what??

Functional what??

So,  today’s post is about how i’ve been testing a new (for me) type of fitness programme that i can only really describe as ‘Functional Hypertrophy’ – not a phrase that rolls off the tongue too easily but the best i could pigeon hole it...