HAVE you ever tried learning something – it could be anything – and it just seems an endless struggle? Or have you noticed how some of us pick up new skills or perform tasks far easier than others? We’re all different. We learn in different ways. Physically, mentally and emotionally, we are hard-wired differently. It … Continue reading “Week 5: Why repetition is so crucial”
IF you really knew and understood fully the purpose, function and importance of muscles, you might not be afraid of them. You’d probably re-evaluate your thinking or maybe even consider lifting weights or explore how to begin a resistance training protocol. I have written about muscle before, but it never hurts to revisit a subject … Continue reading “Week 4: Why muscles are a life-saver”
TO track or not track? That is the question. We live in a highly technological age where gadgets abound. It is estimated that by 2018 there will be in the region of 250 million tracking devices in circulation globally. Some are more sophisticated than others. But are they beneficial or not? There are positives and … Continue reading “Week 3: Too much information?”
WE’VE all heard the saying ‘Practice makes perfect’. The correct version of the saying is that “perfect practice makes perfect”. Or there’s another version that goes “practice makes permanent”. The essence is that you do something over and over and work at doing it well until it sticks. Repetition plays a vital part in the … Continue reading “Week 2: It’s all in the practice”
WHAT’S the common thread with people wanting to do the Amazing 12? The answer: they want results. The Amazing 12 has a history of success stories going back for more than a decade and across the world. So on this round of the Amazing 12 Chichester I have one graduate coming back to pick up … Continue reading “Week 1: Off and running…and crawling”
TO make a significant and lasting change, you have to be a willing participant in the process. If you need to lose weight or body fat or have a desire to get fitter or want to overcome some form of addiction, no-one else can do the work for you. Screaming at and pestering and forcing … Continue reading “Reg (July 2017)”
I ONCE (back in 2015) questioned whether Adriano Satta had the commitment to do the Amazing 12 Chichester. He has now successfully graduated twice! He made me eat my words two years ago when, to test him out, I asked him to turn up every day for a week to show me he could do it. Of course, … Continue reading “Adriano (April 2017)”
BOXING used to be my sport. I spent years – decades, in fact – around boxers and observing them. I saw the very best and the worst. Most boxers train sometimes up to 12 weeks or more to be in the best possible condition. Then, when their contest is over, some don’t go near a gym … Continue reading “Week 12: Box clever – be the architect, not the spectator”
THE greatest changes in appearance and increases in strength on the Amazing 12 program come towards the end. But here’s the catch: you need the first 10 or so weeks under your belt in order to maximise and trigger those benefits. Everyone nowadays seems to want to take shortcuts. We want to gain in five … Continue reading “Week 11: Why the end is only the beginning”
YOU spend years in the gym and don’t get results. You ask yourself why and reach a conclusion: exercise doesn’t work. You go on a diet, fail to lose weight and determine that diets aren’t effective. Or you take up weight-lifting, pull a muscle and decide that weight-lifting causes injuries. Those are real life situations … Continue reading “Week 10: Are you giving away your greatest power?”