03/09/2026
Wee update since it’s been a while…
Training’s been pretty simple lately.
4 full body sessions.
1 run a week, depending on recovery.
Grappling every other week when I can & also depending on recovery.
This weekend I’m doing The Gauntlet in Aberdeen with a few clients.
And I’ve done precisely f**k all specific prep for it…
Not because prep doesn’t matter.
It does.
If you’ve got a big event, a competitive sport, something technical or something where being prepared lowers your injury risk, then aye, prepare properly!
But this?
For me? It’s a bit of fun.
It requires no fancy skill.
Just turn up, get stuck in and embrace the suck for a while.
And I think that’s something we’ve lost a bit these days.
Everything has to be super serious now.
Doing a 10k?
Need the perfect shoes & to run at every opportunity.
Want to lose some fat?
Need to treat it like your prepping for a bodybuilding show & be “locked in”
Feeling tired?
Need the perfect supplement or shiny object to fix it.
Meanwhile you’ve slept 5 hours, barely moved all day and haven’t been outside since Tuesday.
Sometimes I think people are trying to optimise the icing before they’ve baked the f**king cake.
Build the basics first.
Train regularly.
Get strong.
Keep some fitness.
Sleep properly.
Eat reasonably well.
Go for a walk.
Build those basics into habits you don’t bin the second life gets inconvenient…
Then you can use that fitness to actually live a better quality life.
Not everything needs a 12 week prep block.
Sometimes you can just do something because it looks fun.
(Provided you have a strong foundation)
That’s the point I think more people miss, build a foundation & have f**king fun!!
