I have had the great pleasure of working with Ben over the last 8 or so months. He is an inspirational character and his passion for training is infectious.
He is the guy in the gym everybody wants to train with. He is always polite and approachable (a temperament synonymous with confident men) happy to answer questions about his training and dietary habits and more often than not has small entourage training with him on any given day. More often twice a day.
Recently I have been preparing Ben for his upcoming competition, Fitness Model in the ANB Asia Pacific. Using Bio Signature to measure and improve Ben’s body fat percentage and distribution. The photos below taken on Wednesday 16th May show Ben in his mid stages of preparation before his upcoming show.
We are proud to be working with Ben leading up to his upcoming Fitness Model competition. He is in great shape and on track for a terrific showing at the ANB Asia Pacific.
Keep an eye out for more shots, interviews and tips from Ben.
16th April marks the date Sacha began his 12 week transformation. Always one to push himself Sacha decided to put some goals down on paper and sign himself up for my 12 week transformation.
4 weeks ago Sacha was an unhappy 19.4% body fat. His dedication to his nutrition and exersise program so far has been nothing short of inspiring. The photos below say a thousand words.
Sacha at 14.5% today
Sacha at 16.6% on the 2-5-21, just two weeks ago
Sacha at 19.4% on the 18-4-12
As you can see Sacha has come a long way in 4 weeks. A body fat loss of 4.9% so far.
He has gained around a kilo in Muscle mass! His exercise routine is mainly weights with some short sprints at the track.
I look forward to seeing Sacha reached his goals over the next 8 weeks, after what I have seen so far I think he will surpass even his own expectations.
Well done mate, see you in the gym!
At Trigger Fitness we like to get regular feedback from our clients on how they are enjoying their training and what we can improve to stay on top of our game.
Coach Joel Rhodes sat down with Beth after a hard weights session, and asked her 5 simple questions. In an effort to get some health advice from a very healthy, very happy professional woman. Below are her answers.
Do you have any advice for people new to weights training?
“The best piece of advice I can give to people new to fitness is VARIETY. It’s very important to include energy system training weights training and to refresh everything every month. This keeps things interesting and stops the body from hitting a plateau.”
What is your number 1 tip for staying lean?
“Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition . . . Eating clean is definitely the key“
What are your favourite exercises?
“BB Dead lift and seated row.”
What is your favourite meal?
“Roast lamb with roast veggies”
How does training make you feel?
“Great/ Alive. I feel dead and flat if I don’t train. Regular exercise keeps me happy and energetic and helps me feel great every day.”
Well there we have it.
Beth is a fine example of a healthy professional woman who manages to balance her life very well. At last pinch she was 13.6% body fat and is currently on an all over body “German Body Composition” weights program. She is defiantly one of the fitter women in the gym, and is a source of inspiration for many of our female clients working hard to strike a balance in their life’s.
We are very proud to announce the success of our coach Joel Rhodes. He was selected this year to represent Australia in the National Ice Hockey Team. We will be following his success throughout the season with training tips, nutrition and supplements that contribute to his performance as a national level athlete.
He is currently on a Vince Gironda 8×8 method program, to help maintain muscle mass while in season. Joel finds he drops muscle mass very quickly at the beginning of the season due the amount of time spent on the ice, training skills and 2 games a weekend. Before being chosen for the National team he was on a Patient lifters program 6×2-4 with a focus on strength intensification leading into the season.
Joel is a big fan of Whey protein and BCAA’s for all training sessions, to keep his muscle mass up. His favourite pre work out supplement is JAVA Stim, to fire up for a big session.
Joel’s nutrition is very low carbohydrate throughout the day, and loads up on simple sugars with his post workout shake to get the anabolic effects of insulin. His training, nutrition and supplementation at the moment are all geared to keep his lean body weight up so he has more authority on the ice.
Keep an eye out for more info about Joel and his success on the National team in the coming months.
Last Wednesday Trigger Fitness hosted a Nutritional Seminar at George Street Platinum. We had a great turn out and generated a lot of interest in our body fat testing methods. At Trigger Fitness we use Bio Signature modulation, a not invasive skin calliper fat testing method invented by Charles Poliquin, to establish hormonal patters in the body that may be preventing fat loss.
The topics covered in the seminar were:
- Calories, what are they and why are they important.
- Macronutrients and optimal ratios for different body types.
- Environmental factors and fat loss.
- Nutrition and supplementation to supercharge fat loss.
- Body fat testing demonstration.
- Question and answer with Cato Rutherford.
The response was so good that we have been asked to put on another seminar for those who missed it. Please keeps an eye out for the next seminar dates and times coming in around 6 weeks.
Thanks to all who attended, we look forward to seeing you around the gym.
