Damian Darker PT

08/09/2017

This is the 3rd instalment of our new weekly Friday finisher videos featuring myself this week.
Keep an eye out for them every Friday for great finisher ideas that you can put in at the end of your own workouts 💦
This EMOM pyramid is a very versatile finisher that can be done with almost any exercise and for any fitness level by simply adjusting the target for each minute to suit your fitness level and to allow you some rest in order to finish out the 4 rounds or whatever number of rounds you decide to do.
Give it a try hope you's enjoy it! 😉💪🏻

13/08/2017

Saturday mornings just got a whole lot better! 11 o'clock down The Lab Performance & Nutrition.... get on it!! 💪🏻😉

02/05/2017

Damiandarkerpt's new HQ is now open on pottery road! 🙌🏻
The Lab Performance & Nutrition
Personal training ✅
Nutritional consultations ✅
Sports therapy ✅
State of the art gym ✅
If interested in any of the above don't hesitate to contact myself as there are now some morning slots available 💪🏻

10/03/2016

I tell my clients this constantly, stop using the scales to see "your progress" and go by how you feel, how your looking(progress pictures), how your clothes fit ect. and develop a good relationship with your body fat goals and dont use the scales every day of the week to see how you are doing because it cant tell you how many cm/inches you've lost, how much muscle mass you've gained, how much stronger you are, how much body fat you've dropped. I understand its the most easily assessable form of checking your weight but remember that is all it is..... Weight! untill a body fat test is done to determine what has made up that drop or gain in body fat or muscle mass it don't mean much untill confirmed where it came from 💪👍

10/03/2016

Is weight lifting safe for kids?!
Weight lifting is absolutely fine for kids(adolescents) when done in a controlled environment under supervision of a knowledgeable personal trainer, the reason people think this is bad is because of the myth it will stunt their growth and that isnt true at all... What will stunt their growth will be damage to the growth plate on the bone which can happen & would more than likely happen in a dynamic contact sport than in a controlled weight lifting environment but saying that dont mean kids shouldn't play contact sports, kids need to be active and play a sport... we are talking about a freak accident here when a kid does manage to damage or break a bone on the growth plate so we cant wrap kids up in bubble wrap living in fear that this might happen.
We allow kids to play sports & we should encourage them to play sports especially with obesity becoming such a problem in Ireland but we should open our eyes to weight training for kids and the benefits of it. Kids will increase their strength, improve bone density, increase muscle mass, improve stability of joint's, all of which are vital in preventing injury if a kid is playing in a repetitive sport and overall improves health even if the kid isn't envoled in a sport yet but the weight lifting will give them a great base so if they only pick up a sport or become interested in a sport in thier late teens they will have the strength there to back them up which is a huge advantage to the person when looking to learn a new skill.

https://youtu.be/1Qy3IDVGKrM

Pediatrician and Powerlifter, Dr. Theresa Willis, says in a properly structured and supervised environment, weightlifting is safe for pre-adolescent boys and...

05/02/2016

****3 month progress pic from a client!!****

This client came to me late October and said he wanted to lose weight for a particular event he had set for early February, so we started training at the start of November, 3X30min sessions a week is all but he really got stuck in and followed everything I asked him to do! These kind of clients make my job easy..... they take no persuading they just train hard & follow the nutritional advice to a tee!
Over the 3 months which also consisted of Christmas I might add because we all know it can be a nightmare period for weight gain, this client still lost a total of 14.5kgs dropping from 94.6kg to 80.1kg and is feeling stronger than ever!

This ain't the final product by any means hence why I said "progress pic" at the start of this post. The client is now hooked on his new lifestyle and delighted with his decision to actually do something about his weight loss goals,
I am definitely looking forward to seeing where this client can be in another 3 months, 6 months, 1 year!

Damian darker PT

28/12/2015

This is important EVEN over christmas! We all know we indulged too much over Christmas in food & drink (particularly really carby sources of both) and thats fine as it only comes around once a year so we all love to enjoy it but we dont like to see the result of it afterwards so "earning your carbs" as seen in the pic is a good way of thinking about carbs from a body composition(body fat) point of view and a good way of trying to minimise damage over the Christmas by still training in order to deplete yourself(make room for more carbs to be stored as glycogen) and prevent yourself been fully carbed up and storing excess carbs as fat! It can help a lot over this Christmas/new year period and really help minimise the damage! 😊💪

18/12/2015

***** Christmas Vouchers Now Available *****

We all buy friends and family members present at this time of the year but its usually Materialistic gifts such as Jewellery or clothes which may make them happy over the christmas but if you have a family member or friend who isn't happy about there image maybe?! or a family member who might be getting older now and finding that they are getting weaker with time and can't do a lot of physical daily tasks that they used to?! Why not buy them a Personal training gift voucher and give them the gift of health, give them confidence as a result of feeling better, looking better & giving them their pride back in being self dependant due to their new strength! This could be a gift that would improve their life not just their Christmas!!

Gift vouchers are also available for sports therapy treatments & private Kickboxing lessons! 💪

If interested in a gift voucher for a friend or family member contact myself right here Damian Darker PT 😊👍

14/12/2015

Here is a recent progress picture of a client of mine after just two months of training!

He has seen incredible results in the two months as a result of training hard three times a week as well as following simple nutritional changes/tips to his diet which has led to him dropping body fat, being stronger than ever, having a higher metabolism, and over all feeling better about himself!

If interested in buying yourself a personal training package and bettering yourself similar to my client here then don't hesitate to contact myself,
Damian Darker PT 💪

01/10/2015

Why EVERYONE should lift! This vid I've borrowed is aimed at woman in particular but in fact the principals that she goes over in the vid apply to both male & females in relation to weight lifting, it's just that people feel woman are more afraid of becoming "BULKY" than men are. She talks about a lot of topics I wanna get across in this post so that's why I chose this vid(you can just watch till 5:30 the rest of the vid is promo stuff) one of these topics is the whole "bulky & muscly" topic and she hits the nail on the head when talking about nutritional intake in relation to that and it's true, if you are eating to bulk then you will bulk! but if you are not overeating then you are not gonna grow "big bulky muscles" it's just not gonna happen!!
This is only one of the topics she talks about in this little vid along with other points such as Bone density, faster metabolism, lean mass, cardio boredom, after burn, & body symmetry..... so give it a watch guys and if you are interested in changing your ways from being a cardio j***y like a hamster on a wheel in the gym day in & day out on the treadmill or stationary bike then hit me up right here just PM myself and we can get serious about your training, you will begin to enjoy your training again, get educated along the way and GET REAL RESULTS! It will be an investment you won't look back on!

Damian Darker PT

http://youtu.be/MX97k1ZCKyE

There are more than 10 reasons why Women should lift! But in today's video I highlight 10 of the most significant benefits that I and many of my women client...

17/09/2015

Tonight's dinner
-1 pound of round mince ✅
- 800g of Mediterranean Veg ✅

I stopped off in the supermarket on way home and picked these up for less than €7 and it was quick ✅ tasted amazing ✅
low cost ✅ and there's enough left over for breakie ✅😊👌

People usually call in takeaways when in a similar situation, coming home from work/no dinner ready = "order a Chinese"
When really you can make something quicker and it will cost less than getting a takeaway so really it's just laziness!

This was a low carb meal for myself but if you are looking for a carb meal you can simply add wholegrain rice to this dish by boiling rice while the meat & veg are cooking and it still be done inside 14mins 👍

17/09/2015

*****Bring a friend or TWO this Sunday to the strongman class absolutely free of charge*****

That's right one person pays and can bring two friends along with them absolutely free of charge, great functional full body class that will help you improve strength, help you lower body fat, help raise your metabolism so you continue burning calories for hours afterwards & overall just make you feel great about yourself that you got up & made something of your Sunday!

Class is only €10 and starts at 9:15am Training & Nutrition this Sunday morning.
*Offer applies to 1st timers only and is only valid for 20th/sep

See you's then 😊👍