Drive Fitness

17/11/2025

Hard to believe in 3 years I’ve gone from 22 stone to 17.5 stone then built muscle up to make me weigh 18.9 stone.. Three years and getting stronger and healthier all the time.. even at 50!! yes, I slip up and “accidentally” have the odd kebab, but it’s not a habit and that’s the difference! .. don’t make it a new years resolution next year.. make it a new life promise any day you like! I feel SO much happier than I ever did! i think clearer, faster and feel a thousand times better than the old me! ..

21/10/2025

Why your weight jumps overnight (and no, it’s not fat)

Ever stepped on the scales and thought, “WHAT THE— I was good all week!” 😩
Relax, it’s not fat… it’s glycogen and water doing their thing.

Here’s the deal 👇
When you eat carbs, your body stores them as glycogen — your personal energy stash.
And for every 1g of glycogen, you hold roughly 3g of water with it. 💧

So when you carb up — the scales jump.
When you train hard or eat fewer carbs — the scales drop.
It’s not magic. It’s fuel in vs. fuel out.

In my bath demo 🛁 the red liquid = glycogen, and the clear water = the hydration that comes with it.
Pull the plug (aka use your energy), and the water drains naturally.
Don’t? Keep topping up the tank, and it eventually spills over into fat storage. 😅

Your weight can swing a few pounds every day — that’s normal.
Stop panicking over the number and start understanding what’s behind it.

👉 It’s water. It’s glycogen. It’s life.
Not failure.

08/08/2025

26/07/2025

This was me on the left at 22 stone, aged 47 and HATED the thought of all that "healthy eating and gym bo****ks"... It took 12 weeks to get to the me on the right... I'm 50 now and train daily.. You don't have to.. Just sayin.... If you want a PT that's been there, done it and KNOWS how you feel.. I might be your man..

11/06/2025

Tonight at we had members from .mercia.sar in for a team@training session. Thanks to everyone that turned up! See you at the next one!

21/05/2025

Both of these men are 72. The man on the left has always enjoyed a night-cap every evening, a nice cooked breakfast in the morning and has a takeaway once a week. He likes to watch Eastenders and Coronation Street in the evening with his wife. BUT...

The man on your right, he drinks occasionally at the weekends (maybe two or three and enjoys them), has a cooked breakfast once a week, has a takeaway once a week, loves walking to the shop after breakfast every day and chasing around after his grandkids, he gets 8000 steps in each day. He also finds just THREE hours to get to the gym each week.

Three hours a week out of 168, it's not a lot.. Make time now, save time later. 👍

16/05/2025

Thoughts go out to the families and friends of the firefighters that lost their lives, along with a civilian. These men and women that love their job, the people that would selflessly put themselves in danger before others without even thinking about it, the folks that get a days worth of a footballers salary to risk life and limb.

Knock off and make up.

11/05/2025

https://youtu.be/0-3oDp0pgVY?si=iRFbIw6Qr9CYC_Sv

Check this little video out!

The fitness industry is lying to you. Here's why! .. In this video I tell you why the content creators that seem to be followed the most shouldn't be trusted...

03/05/2025

Hitting 10k steps isn't always easy for everyone. Walking after eating is AMAZING for digestion and it helps you get your step count up.. Other tips include pace around while waiting for the kettle to boil or just setting hourly reminders!