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Client Name: Nick Moen
Client Goal: Lean Muscle Gain
Results So Far: Started training in December 2010 at 26%, this past September Nick competed in his first bodybuilding show at under 8% body fat. That’s a body fat loss of close to 20%. His weight during this time changed by 10kg’s overall along with a lean muscle gain of close to 12kg’s.
Client Name: Shamina Chandran
Client Goal: Fat Loss
Results So Far: Started training at the end of May weighing 76.6kg and 30.6%, as of September she is 63.4kg and 22.8% body fat. She has also put on several kg’s of lean mass during this time. This is a great result for a 12-14 week period and realistic considering she only trains between 3-4 times per week with weights only!
I often get prospective new Clean Health clients ask me just what is involved to get the physique”s of some of the client transformations we are known for. Well it is going to vary from person to person is the first thing I tell them. Things such as…
Training age (So how many years they have been training)
Lifestyle factors (Sleep, work/life balance etc)
Okay feeling a little bored with your current gym routine and need some inspiration? Well here is an example of a workout we give to new Clean Health male and female clients to induce rapid fat loss along with seasoned individuals like Clean Health Co-Director Claudine Newton who is pictured below. This workout is designed for someone with an intermediate level of conditioning, is relatively structurally sound and able to attain good and pain free ROM through the ankle, knee etc.
I get a lot of people ask me what type of workouts I give clients to achieve rapid fat loss. In particular to achieve the types of physiques seen by some of the girls in <a href="http://chfiglobaleducation.com/so-think-women-cant-get-lean-lifting-heavy-weights/">this blog post.</a> Well to earn the type of physique seen below you need to train hard for it! Below is a sample routine I give to some of my fitness model girls. Note that these clients already have high levels of fitness
Let me run through a recent discussion I had during an initial consultation with a new Clean Health Female Fat Loss Client (FFLC). I got inspired to write something up like this after reading one of Coach Poliquin’s recent blog posts describing other common scenario’s faced by personal trainer’s and strength coaches the world over. Sadly these type of questions from clients are by no means a once only occurrence!
Tip 6: Use a magnesium supplement post-workout to decrease cortisol metabolism and enhance fat loss!
Less cortisol post workout equals a more anabolic environment for your body to be in, therefore your chances of building lean muscle and losing body fat in record time will be increased. As far back as 1984 (1) this has been documented yet it has only been in recent years that it’s use in this context has become more widespread.
So do you train well, eat smart and STILL find it hard to have lean legs? One of the first things I do with clients who suffer from excessive fat storage on their legs – in particular females – is get them to visit ewg.org which is a website that provides consumers information on the quality and toxic load of the products that we use every single day. Makeup, shampoos, perfume etc.
Believe it or not more often that not these products could be the culprit”s here disrupting your endocrine system and causing you to store more xeno-estrogens daily.
Clean Health Senior PICP Trainer and INBA Bodybuilder Rawdon Dubois sets his base 1RM in the deadlift for this new phase of training without the use of a belt or straps with a 240kg deadlift at 93kg body weight.
Here is the team at the recent INBA Sydney titles supporting Clean Health athlete Sally-Anne Matterson to second place in the Sport Model Tall category.
Top row: Zoe Daly, Rawdon Dubois, Daine McDonald, Claudine Newton, Jes Murphy
Bottom row: Sally Matterson, Hannah Kimber, Elle Watson
Congratulations to Clean Health Athlete Sally Anne Matterson for placing second in the INBA Sports Model Tall category at the recent INBA Sydney championships.
In just 4-weeks she went from 14.6% to 8.6% body fat whilst putting on close to 2kg’s of lean muscle so congratulations on all her hard work and effort.
Just sharing a recent article about one of our niche services which is helping prepare fitness model and figure athletes for physique/body building shows. The article is on the ANB website which is Australia’s largest natural bodybuilding organization.
You can read more about it here…
