IF you look at Stacey Satta and haven’t read one of my blogs during the 12 weeks of her training on the Amazing 12 Chichester, you could be forgiven for thinking everything went precisely to plan. But nothing could be further from the truth. Stacey, now one of only four people to have completed the … Continue reading “Stacey (December 2017)”
IT’S a minor miracle Stacey Satta finished the Amazing 12 Chichester program or managed to attend 92% of the gym sessions or did the extra training I prescribed her or got the incredible results that she did. For years, Stacey, 37, has got by on minimal amounts of sleep. I’m talking literally a few hours here and … Continue reading “Stacey (April 2017)”
FOR all of us there will be situations and actions that make us anxious and uncomfortable. Some things we’re better at than others. However, I understand also that I, like you, CAN do anything, that my potential is great. I believe that to be true for everyone. Often, though, something is holding us back from … Continue reading “Sometimes we just need to jump”
IT’S not every day you get to work with a former secret agent. Jokes aside, Mr. Brosnan-lookalike, Rich Evans, signed up for the Amazing 12 Chichester on a specific mission: to beat the fat loss conundrum. Irrespective of anything else he achieved on the program over what was, in fact, nearly 13 weeks training at … Continue reading “Rich (December 2017)”
ANOTHER Amazing 12 Chichester is nearly complete. Stacey Satta, on her second circuit of the Amazing 12, completed her final week. Rich Evans has a few more days to go. There’s a reason for the different schedule: Rich, 49, knew before he started that he was going to miss a few days here and there … Continue reading “Week 11 & 12: When life doesn’t go according to plan”
MY best friend and I, when we were much younger, used to play this game when things didn’t go according to plan. It was called “10 good things”. How it went is that no matter how bad the situation or circumstance, we had to come up with 10 good things about it. This game used … Continue reading “Week 10: The CANs and CAN’Ts”
BLUE Zones are areas of the world where people have lived healthy and long lives. These are locations – Loma Linda, California; Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; highlands of Sardinia, Italy; north main island Okinawa, Japan – where people are measurably happier and can thrive beyond 100. Dan Buettner has studied the Blue Zones for … Continue reading “Week 9: Lessons from the Blue Zones”
SEVERAL weeks ago, almost at the beginning of the Amazing 12 Chichester and after Rich Evans had completed a set of back squats, I scribbled down a note that it was “challenging”. Later, throughout weeks five, six and seven, Rich felt depleted, mentally and physically. Stacey Satta hit a wall during the same period. We’re … Continue reading “Week 8: Over the hump”
I GET asked frequently if everyone on the Amazing 12 does precisely the same thing. The answer is no. Not exactly. As we’re all unique, a tailored approach is needed for each individual. That’s how effective training ought to be. Not everyone going into a doctor’s surgery seeking health gets exactly the same prescription. But … Continue reading “Week 7: On the ropes”
IN the world of high-level sports the difference between first and second is often what takes place between your ears. The inner game – that ability to stay calm and focused amidst chaos; to put out of our minds a mistake; to rebound from a lost opportunity; to forgive ourselves; to overcome failing to meet … Continue reading “Week 6: The Inner Game”