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We’ve all had those days—stress builds up, emotions run high, and suddenly we find ourselves standing in front of the fridge, not even sure how we got there. Emotional eating is a common response t...

One of the most effective tools a coach can use is outcome-based decision making—a client-centered strategy that emphasizes reflection, feedback, and continuous adjustment. By regularly asking, “Ho...

With all the business coaching, mentoring, and projects I’ve been involved with lately, it’s easy for people to forget something important…

I’m still a coach.
And I’ve never stopped coaching behind th...

If you’re serious about training, you know that success doesn’t just happen in the gym—it happens in the kitchen too. Nutritional periodization is a strategic approach to nutrition that aligns your...

 If there’s one thing my students and clients consistently say about me, it’s this: I’m always responsive to good questions. Why? Because great coaching starts with great communication — and that incl...

At Ascend, we emphasise evidence-based strategies to help you achieve lasting results. One of the most important concepts to understand is calorie balance—the cornerstone of changing your body composi...

Lets use our imaginations for this - its a fun exercise! You go to the Dr because you have felt sick for a couple weeks and you just can’t seem to shake it. You make it to the surgery, sit in the wait...

For this article, I'm going to attempt something a little different. I normally write for either personal trainers trying to get better or for fitness enthusiasts trying to reach their potential. Toda...

We live in a world with countless dietary hacks, macro prescriptions and supplements that promise life changing results, yet we struggle to make lasting changes to our body composition and health. 

B...

Level 3 clients are the clients we all want to train. We get to dig into our bag of tricks, do all the cool stuff we have learned over our careers and get some amazing transformations and results! Alt...

 One of the most exciting things for a Personal Trainer is when their clients move up from a Level 1 Client to a Level 2. At this point in their training career, you will be able to start doing more c...

As Personal Trainer's, we all want to work with elite athletes. Fitness models and bodybuilders. Strength athletes of all types.

The irony of this is, these are very rarely the clients we will actual...