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This one gets better the longer you look! Tom Tesh is an awesome chap with an amazing story behind him. A journey that's seen him overcome many obstacles life has thrown him and I'd love to share some of those, along with details of how we get these results, in this post today. The Numbers Straight off the bat, let's start with the numbers on this transformation because those alone are pretty incredible. Tom walked into R5 weighing 16st 7lbs with a body fat percentage of 31.2

It's Wednesday 10th February 2021, and as of right now, gym equipment has never been more expensive. Gyms are still closed, due to Covid19, which has forced the price of most equipment sky high. We also have no idea when the gyms will open back up, and if they do, how long before we're put back into a national lockdown and back relying on EVEN MORE bodyweight circuits. But, obtaining a small home gym set up, in order to continue progressing and get some really well rounded se

Recently married, working weekly night shifts, with a 6 month old baby at home; Dr F certainly had his plate full when entering the 1-1 program here at R5 Fitness. In our initial consultation, Dr F confessed that since getting married his eating habits had got a little out of control. Too much fast food and eating out were his downfalls (Big fan of pizza - you and me both brother). He was playing football regularly, and cycling to work, although fitness had began to dip since

We woke up to a complete white out on Tuesday morning. Usually the snow throws a real spanner in the works, as clients can’t get down to the our personal training studio here in Sheffield. But as most of our sessions are on Zoom, we found another benefit to online sessions. The only sessions effected were the ones I’m doing outside in Norfolk Park. But come Wednesday the snow had already began to melt - lightbulb moment - I bet (more hope) the snow on top of the cricket strip

I've witnessed some fantastic ingenuity over the past year when it comes to training at home. Truth be told we've had some non-starters and epic fails. BUT on the odd occasion, if I do say so myself, we absolutely smashed it! Sessions around the home can be logistically tough for various reasons. Equipment is usually limited, hitting certain muscles can be difficult, the ones you can hit more often than not need more weight, setting up can be a faff, the list goes on. But as

Do you struggle to keep your back straight when squatting? Find your knees collapse inwards? Does your back hurt or feel tight? These are common issues I see with new clients during our first few sessions; in which Inassess movement analysis here at our personal training studio in Sheffield. There are seven essential exercises I prescribe daily for 4 weeks to help the squat feel more comfortable and become more effective for the glutes, quads and hams. If you’re having simila

Since dining in a seaside restaurant on the Spanish coast is nowhere in sight, eating paella whilst snowed under in Sheffield was the next best option. Me and the Mrs brought back a lockdown favourite. The ‘Come Dine With Me‘ Saturday night cook off. Each Saturday we cook a starter, main, and dessert, giving a mark out of 10 for each course (you’ve seen the show!). Now I’m an average cook at best, but the competitive nature in me can not lose! So I’ve had to seriously step my

Back in December (when exercising in groups of 6 was a thing) we did a workout called ‘12 Day of Xmas’. A CrossFit wod in principle, adapted for our Wednesday THR5 bootcamp. It requires no equipment and although Xmas has been and gone, I promise it’s still as effective 😉 Give this one a try... 1 - Star shuffle 2 - Squat side step 3 - Tapioca 4 - High Knee Punches 5 - Walking Lunges 6 - Walkouts 7 - Burpees 8 - Deadbugs 9 - Gorilla Squat Thrust 10 - Vertical Jump 11 - Ice Sk

We’ve been trialling some outdoor sessions recently! COVID and stronger lockdown restrictions have twisted our arm and forced us to once again adapt to the circumstances in front of us. Personal training studio’s are closed, but PT’s under the current rules are allowed to exercise outside with one other person from another household providing social distancing measures are being followed. So we’ve been training in Norfolk Park, a local one here to me in Sheffield. Feedback’s