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08/05/2026

You already know what you need to do.

Eat better. Move more. Be consistent. Get enough sleep.

You've known this for years. So has everyone else who's trying to lose fat and not getting there.

The problem is never information. It's everything else.

Nobody in the history of fat loss has failed because they didn't know vegetables were better than biscuits. They failed because the information, without a structure to put it in and someone to keep them honest, is completely useless.

Three things coaching actually fixes — and none of them are knowledge:

1. Accountability. When no one's checking, there's no consequence to slipping. And when slipping has no consequence, it becomes the default. A weekly check-in changes the maths completely.
2. Decision fatigue. A plan eliminates the daily "what should I eat today" question that kills most people before lunchtime. The decision is already made. You just follow it.
3. Honesty. Being honest with yourself about what you're eating, how often you're training, and what's really going on — is harder than it sounds. A coach who won't accept vague answers is the reason most of my clients make more progress in 8 weeks than they made in the two years before.

If you've got the knowledge and you're still stuck — the knowledge isn't what's missing.

DM me COACHING if you want to talk about it.

06/05/2026

I'm taking on new coaching clients.

Not a limited-time offer. Not a launch. Just being straight with you — I have 4 spaces and I want to fill it with the right people. I’m capping it there because I want to give each of you the direct attention you deserve as a client.

Here's what coaching with me includes:

Bespoke training plan built around your life, not some generic programme. Nutrition plan with your actual macros and calories — not a food list, not meal prep instructions, a real plan you can follow. Access to my coaching app or a Google Sheet if that's what suits you. Direct WhatsApp contact with me throughout the week. Weekly check-ins to track progress, adjust the plan, and call out the things you're not saying.

Here's what's expected from you:

Honesty. I can't work with bad information. If you're lying about your adherence, your sleep, your weekend eating — you're paying for a plan that's being adjusted based on fiction. The clients who get results are the ones who tell me the truth, even when it's not pretty.

That's it. It's not complicated.

Who it's not for: people looking for a quick fix, people who want to be told what they want to hear, people who've already decided they can't do it.

Who it is for: people who are done making excuses and want to actually sort this out.

DM me the word COACHING and I'll come back to you personally. We'll have a quick chat, figure out if it's the right fit, and go from there.

05/05/2026

1:41:47 - new PB and new benchmark to beat

Being honest and real - i know this is just the start and i would have gotten better if it wasn’t for the stitch. It doesn’t annoy me though. It only fuels me to do better next time.

Here’s what I actually learnt in the lead up to this race:

The training block that got me across that line wasn’t the long runs.

It wasn’t the race week plan.

It was the Tuesday morning session when Millie was up during the night, it was lashing rain, and I genuinely didn’t want to go.

I went anyway.

Same principle I talk about with clients every week.

Results don’t come from the days you’re motivated. They come from the system you’ve built for the days you’re not.

Dublin’s done. Clontarf is July 4. The training starts again.

If you’re working toward something yourself — DM me.

03/05/2026

Dublin City Half Marathon completed

1:41:47 which we will take as it’s a massive 15m PB

There’s more there. I know I would have come in faster if I didn’t get a stitch.

Clontarf in 8 weeks. We start again tomorrow 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

30/04/2026

In 3 days I run 21km through Dublin.

I've spent the last few months training for this while coaching clients, running a business, being a dad, being a partner, and trying not to lose my mind in the process.

And honestly — the race isn't the hard part. The hard part was getting out the door on the mornings I didn't want to. The hard part was choosing the run over the lie-in when I'd been up with Millie. The hard part was trusting the plan on weeks where life got in the way and I couldn't hit every session.

That's what running has taught me about fat loss.

The result — whether it's a finish line or a number on the scale — is just the outcome of hundreds of small, unglamorous decisions that nobody sees.

It's the 5am alarm. The meal prepped on a Sunday. The walk you went on when you could have sat on the couch. The session you showed up for when you really didn't feel like it.

Nobody sees those moments. But they're the ones that matter.

See you at the start line on Sunday.

23/04/2026

Every coach gets this message at some point.

“I don’t think this is working.”

“I’m thinking about stopping.”

“I just don’t know if I can keep going.”

When I get that message, I don’t argue. I don’t give a motivational speech. I ask one question.

“If you quit today, where will you be in 3 months?”

Not where you want to be. Not where the plan would have taken you. Where will you actually be if you stop right now and go back to what you were doing before?

Because the answer is almost always the same place you started. Or worse — because now you’ve added another failed attempt to the list, which makes starting again even harder next time.

I’m not saying push through everything blindly. If something genuinely isn’t right — the plan, the approach, the fit — we change it. But if you’re quitting because it’s hard, because results aren’t instant, because you expected it to feel easy — that’s not a reason to stop. That’s a reason to have an honest conversation.

Most of my clients who wanted to quit and didn’t are the ones with the best results now.

11/04/2026

If you’re eating 1200 calories a day and wondering why you feel like absolute sh*te, have no energy, can’t sleep, and still aren’t losing weight — this is why.

Your body isn’t stupid. When you slash your food intake that drastically, it adapts. Your daily movement drops without you even realising it — fewer steps, less fidgeting, lower output across the whole day. You lose muscle. Your hunger hormones go through the roof. And eventually you snap, binge, feel guilty, and start the whole cycle again on Monday.

A moderate deficit — 300 to 500 calories below what you actually burn — is slower. But it works. You keep your energy. You keep your muscle. You keep your sanity. And the results actually stick because you can sustain it longer than 3 weeks.

Stop punishing yourself into results. It doesn’t work and it never has.

07/04/2026

Every diet that has ever worked — keto, intermittent fasting, Weight Watchers, slimming world, carnivore, whatever — works because of one underlying principle.

Not because carbs are bad. Not because eating windows matter. Not because some foods are magic.

They work because they help you eat less energy than your body uses over time.

That’s the foundation. Energy balance. The principle that sits underneath every fat loss approach you’ve ever heard of.

Now — let me be straight with you. For most people, this is the lever that matters most. But it isn’t the whole story for everyone. If you’re dealing with a pre-existing condition — thyroid issues, PCOS, insulin resistance, certain medications, hormonal imbalances — your body’s a more complicated picture than a simple in-and-out equation. The principle still applies, but the way it shows up in your body and the support you need to make it work can look very different.

So I’m not here to tell you “just eat less, move more” and walk away. I’m here to tell you the principle, then help you figure out how it actually applies to you, your life, and your situation.

Once you understand this, you stop being confused by every new diet that pops up on your feed. You stop wasting money on things that don’t matter. And you start making decisions based on what’s actually doing the work.

Save this. Come back to it the next time someone tries to sell you a magic solution.

06/01/2026

Going old school in 2026

No more distractions during my training time. No more doomscrolling when I’m meant to be training.

I’ve never been more confident that I’m setting myself up for a solid year than I do currently as I am removing all the things that would distract me from progressing.

I aim to be selfish with my training time this year, because once I have filled my cup and worked towards my goal I can then pour that energy out to others. Such as my family, my friends and my clients.

Or I’m just chatting bollox and will not stick to it. Only one way of finding out though ✌️

05/01/2026

Simply said if you’ve waited 4 days to get started on your goals you’ve wasted:

96hrs
Or
5760 minutes

When you could have actively been working toward them. Whether that has been getting your training plans set, making a schedule for how you’re going to attack the week or even just cutting back on the drinking and sh*te food, you’ve started on the back foot while others are going full speed toward their goals.

If you have waited to start until today, get started or you’ll just become another “new year new me” but never actually do anything statistic that we see each year.

G**O 🚀

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