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Luke French, PT
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
Don't Train to 'Burn Calories'
So, I along with every other PT or Coach out there used to think training was all about the calorie burn (maybe some PTs still do) As I grow further in my career and develop my understanding of how the body works and the mechanisms behind body composition, weight loss and energy output, I soon realised its a total waste of time trying to increase someones calorie expenditure during their PT session and consequently waste their time and money. Its totally inefficient. Ever won
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Luke French, PT
- Nov 28, 2019
- 3 min
Liver Detoxification
Nowadays the human being is exposed to so many different forms of toxins, estrogens, chemicals and unnatural substances that our body is not used to and over the millions of years of very little exposure through evolution the body has had a very short time to adapt to deal with these changes in the last 50-100 years. Industrialisation, food processing, farmers and there pesticides, medications, drugs, caffeine, cosmetics etc. They all have detrimental effects to our body if t
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Luke French, PT
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
Carbs - The Big Misconception
People still believe that having a low fat high carbohydrate diet is healthier and better for body composition.. Are carbohydrates essential to life? NO! I don't know about you but I never heard of an 'Essential Sugar', or an 'Essential Glucose Acid'. However, the other two macro nutrients, protein and fats are essential. We have essential amino acids and we have essential fatty acids. These are not called essential for no reason. They are called 'essential' because the body
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Luke French, PT
- Dec 4, 2018
- 3 min
Cortisol, Insulin and Fat Burning
Burning fat is more than just balancing your calories, it is arguably more important to balance your hormones, namely metabolic hormones. You can decrease your calorie intake to lose weight, but if your hormones are not in check, you will not be burning any fat. My top 5 Methods to balance metabolic hormones to fat burn: 1. Strength Train! Lift heavy weights! The stress hormone cortisol is not all bad. That why you just need to balance your hormones not necessarily reduce you
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Luke French, PT
- Jul 25, 2017
- 2 min
"EAT MORE LOSE MORE"
If you want to understand why eating lots and eating well is so important then I suggest you read my article. Eating more can make you lose weight better and keep it off! "EAT MORE LOSE MORE" If I expend 3000 Calories in one day. I will lose weight faster if I eat 2500cals a day, rather than if I eat 2000cals. WHY? Because if you use 3000 calories you need to replenish most of them! Your body needs them! You have used them, you've burnt them.. If you have a car that's juiced
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Luke French, PT
- Nov 17, 2015
- 2 min
Perfect Formula for Weight Loss
Did you know that losing weight does actually have an easy, perfect formula that anyone can follow and achieve great results? It is very simple, here it is: Train hard(consistently) + Eat Healthy (consistently) = Weight Loss The key word here is consistency. You will never get fat if you eat one bad meal. The same goes for you will not get slim by one gym session or one healthy meal. You have to carry out the correct action continuously. Also you need to understand time fram
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