Category: TRAINING MOTIVATION

A search for ‘ skinny guy problems ‘ on Google brings up 5.24 million results. I reckon the #1 problem for us, ahem, genetically-challenged blokes is even being called “skinny” in the first place. Here’s a few more top contenders… “It’s a nightmare trying to put on one single pound of weight…” “I’ve tried lifting […]

“I’ve not been to a gym for years,,,,” “I wish I still had the body I had when I was 18….” “I’m way too out of shape these days….” Just some of the excuses you hear from totally unfit people (usually guys) about why they’re not properly looking after their body. I’m not trying to […]

Ever walked into a gym and then walked straight back out again – because you had forgotten your headphones? Or completely ditched the idea of going for a run after work because your phone battery had died? No good music = no good movement. We’re all hooked on great music to get us going when […]

Everyone has a story to tell about why they got obsessed with health and fitness… Mine ain’t too unusual. It was just a case of a super skinny teenager wanting to look better and feel better. But I know the huge impact transforming your body can also have on many other areas of your life. […]

Staying positive and focused ain’t always easy, especially if your health and fitness results are not turning up as quickly as you thought they would. When I first started working out, I remember I used to look in the mirror about 20 times a day. I’d be desperate to see the first sign of abs […]

You know those winter mornings when the alarm goes off and you’ve to get up for that early morning workout? You hit snooze and start weighing up the situation… Your brain goes: “It’s still gonna be so dark outside. Probably been raining too. “Bet it’ll be freezing when I pull back these covers, and it’s […]

Ever feel like finding gym motivation is a bigger task than the workout itself? Then you get annoyed at yourself because you won’t get the finger out. Frustrated at how unfit you feel – and angry over the way you’ve been complaining about it. We’re pretty hard on ourselves. All this emotional warfare going on in […]

Inspiring people to lift weights to become stronger and healthier is the number one aim of Weight Training Is The Way. The internet is bursting with inspiring gym stories of people who have transformed their physique and improved their health. Awesome before and after pictures. Brilliant quotes. People looking unrecognisable to the way they were […]

    “People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” One of my favourite quotes by the hugely influential American author Earl Nightingale. So simple, but true – and it also applies to your health and fitness aims. General statements like, “I’m gonna get in great shape”, or “I’m definitely going to get rid […]