How to maximise recovery for better results?
Training & recovery go hand in hand! They say you’re only as good as your last session so you need to maximise recovery to perform better achieve better results. It’s amazing that society is focusing more on training and exercise but it’s becoming apparent that recovery is being overlooked. If you want to train 4-6 […]
Breaking through contest prep fat loss plateaus
By Mark Carroll. 12 weeks out from the stage, eating 1,500 calories and fat loss is stagnant, now what? This is a question I am asked almost every day by trainers and athletes around the world. The truth is, being 12 weeks out and being on 1,500 calories is not a great place to be. […]
Ideal protein sources for female physique athletes
By Mark Carroll. What is an ideal protein sources for female physique athletes? I have been asked this question on so many occasions, so I thought I would share my experience and break it down to four main topics for simplicity and clarity in addressing it, here is my take on: The key to choosing […]
Could your estrogen levels be affecting where you store body fat?
The theory that estrogen determines where you store the most body fat comes from the original work by coach Charles Poliquin. Initially called Biosignature, then Bioprint and the final version being Metabolic Analytics. It was originally developed by comparing blood tests for hormone levels and skin caliper measures of a lot of high level athletes. […]
How to create a nutrition program for fat loss success?
Is there a specific nutritional system suggested for a general population client’s fat loss success? The simple answer is No. There are a few factors to consider: Calories – basically, when it comes down to fat loss, it all comes down to calories, that is why we always say ‘calories are king’. Rate of body […]
Train for your Neurotransmitter Profile
Training periodisation for your neurotransmitter profile by Christian Thibaudeau. Periodization means dividing the training into periods, with each period having a specific purpose. This is a topic I cover in-depth in my ONLINE ‘Advanced Program Design’ certification with Clean Health Fitness Institute. There are several types of periodization: Long-to-short Linear: this is the traditional […]
What advice would Layne Norton give to his 18 year old self?
Dr. Layne Norton is a renowned prep/physique coach, IFPA & NGA pro natural bodybuilder and a professional powerlifter with a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. Layne is arguably one of the greatest minds of the fitness industry today, he has achieved outstanding results with contest prep clients and people around the world. Layne will be touring […]
Q&A with Industry Titan Christian Thibaudeau
Editor’s Note: Ahead of legendary strength coach and human performance expert Christian Thibaudeau coming out to Australia for his seminar series tour with us in Sydney and Melbourne, we sat down and asked him a few questions about life and what students can expect. For more information visit our seminar pages for his Advanced Program […]
How To Properly Activate Your Glutes
Everyone wants to grow their glutes but one of the biggest problems is an inability to feel or active them. Simply, you’re not growing a muscle you can’t feel. This typically results in hamstring dominance or back issues as these regions are forced to compensate and do more work. How to fix this issue: Use […]
Exercise Selection for the Gen Pop Client
By now all of you would have seen a few interesting takes to the way I do program design for the General Population Client. Since releasing the Art of Gen Pop Transformations Guide Book one of the biggest questions I am consistently being asked is “why do you not squat and deadlift with the Gen […]
Industry leading trainer Rachel Guy joining the Clean Health Performance Centre team this October!
Industry leading trainer Rachel Guy joining the Clean Health Performance Centre team this October! We are excited to announce that as of October the 1st industry leading trainer Rachel Guy will be joining the CHPC team and taking on new clients. To many of our current clients and readers Rachel is well known as she […]
CHPC Opening Special Offer – 15% discount on all PT programs from now until the end of September!
To celebrate the grand opening of the Clean Health Performance Centre we are offering a once-only 15% discount on all of our elite personal training programs. We don’t do this often – in fact only once every 4 years! So if you want to achieve results in fat loss, muscle building and general health like […]
