Vinny Gough Training

Vinny Gough Training I Help Driven Men 30+, Get Lean, Build Muscle, Look Sharp And Gain Confidence To Domin8 Their Life, His qualifications include:

BA. Hons.

Vinny, a former Irish Schools rugby international, and sprinter, has been a personal trainer for over 12 years. Vinny also became World Fitness Champion 2015 in Las Vegas, competing against athletes from all over the world. He has a reputation for getting extremely good results with his clients and specializes in weight loss, weight management, and body shaping. Progressively, Vinny will work with

his clients, supporting their journey of becoming stronger, fitter, and healthier. They discover renewed energy and growing vitality from correct movement and lifestyle advice. Vinny facilitates significant body changes for his clients through a scientific approach to fat loss and weight management. Vinny’s food plans are highly sought after for losing weight and reducing body fat while increasing well-being and sustaining a full and enjoyable life. Vinny has traveled the world and studying under the top health and fitness experts. He has attended seminars and done courses on Functional health, mobility for the elderly, nutrition, and strength training. Vinny has learned the most advanced methods for losing weight and toning up, for his clients. University College Dublin, History and Geography, September 2004- June 2007
ITEC Diploma in Personal Training and fitness instruction, September 2009 – May 2010
LIA, Suspension training certificate, October 2011
LIA, Functional bag training certificate, December 2011
Poliquin BioSignature Modulation, London 2013
PICP, Level 1, Rhode Island, December 2013
PICP, Level 2, Toronto, June 2014
Irish Strength Institute, Energy Systems Training Certificate, November 2014
Irish Strength Institute, Mobility, Flexibility, and Soft Tissue Techniques, February 2015
Irish Strength Institute, Functional Nutrition for the Personal Trainer, March 2015
Irish Strength Institute, Mentorship Programme, From December 2015 – 2016
Fionnula McHale, Functional Medicine Internship, From January 2015-2016
Real-world fat loss seminar with Phil Learney, Manchester July 2015
Hypertrophy camp with Phil Learney in Leicester June 2015
Training the physique athlete course with Mark Coles at M10 in Nottingham August 2015
RTS, Resistance Training Specialist, Spine and Trunk, Integra, June 16
N1 Education, L1 Biomechanics and Ex*****on, Amsterdam July 2018- Ongoing
Mentorship with Damien Maher, Be Fit For Life, October 2018- Ongoing
Mac-Nutrition Seminar, Dr. Rob Yeung, Nottingham, November 2018

People often see where someone is now and assume it’s always been that way.⁣⁣What they don’t see are the setbacks, the m...
03/09/2026

People often see where someone is now and assume it’s always been that way.⁣
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What they don’t see are the setbacks, the mistakes, the failures, and the times you had to start all over again.⁣
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Looking back, I wouldn’t change any of it.⁣
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The highs taught me confidence.⁣
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The lows taught me humility.⁣
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And rebuilding my life taught me purpose.⁣
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Everything I’ve been through is why I’m so passionate about helping the men I coach today.⁣
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If you’re going through a tough chapter right now, just remember…⁣
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Your current situation doesn’t have to be your final destination.⁣
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Thanks for following along. 👊

I’m 41, and this is my own progress since March.⁣1st photos - 89kg ⁣2nd photos - 102kg ⁣⁣I’m not going to pretend I was ...
02/09/2026

I’m 41, and this is my own progress since March.⁣
1st photos - 89kg ⁣
2nd photos - 102kg ⁣
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I’m not going to pretend I was ever in bad shape, because I wasn’t.⁣
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The photos on the left were taken after I moved back to Lisbon following 13 months in the Algarve.⁣
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During that time, my training wasn’t great, my food wasn’t great, I had no real direction, and most of my attention was going into work and building the business.⁣
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Then I realised something pretty obvious:⁣
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I am the business.⁣
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I coach career-driven men over 40 who want to get into great shape and maintain it while still working long hours, spending time with their families and having a life.⁣
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Yet I wasn’t holding myself to the same standard.⁣
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I’d convinced myself that being in “okay shape” was enough while I focused on work. I’d also stopped working with my own coach.⁣
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Eventually, I was down to 89kg.⁣
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There was nothing wrong with how I looked. I was lean and looked well. But for what I do, it wasn’t where I wanted to be.⁣
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I need to lead from the front.⁣
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I want to be in extremely good shape 12 months of the year.⁣
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I also wanted my s*x drive back.⁣
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After almost three years without test and PEDS, my s*x drive had pretty much disappeared. I didn’t fully appreciate how low it had become until I started back⁣
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And the difference for me hasn’t just been physical. My drive, mood, ambition, motivation and s*x drive are completely different.⁣
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For me, I want to look like I practise what I preach. I want to be strong, lean, muscular and feel good doing it.⁣
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And being over 40 isn’t an excuse.⁣
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I personally train five times per week, but you can build an incredible physique training four times per week for around 45 minutes.⁣
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Get your hormones where they need to be. Get your food right. Follow a proper bodybuilding programme. Train hard and progressively. And stop undoing your week by drinking every weekend.⁣
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Just because you’re over 40 and most of the men around you are getting increasingly out of shape doesn’t mean you have to follow them.⁣
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You can build muscle. You can get lean. You can have abs.⁣
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And you can be in better shape in your 40s than you’ve ever been in your life.

Here’s my upper body workout for today.👇👇⁣⁣1. Seated 60° Cable Lateral Raise — 3 × 12–15⁣⁣2. Single-Arm Lat Pulldown — 3...
30/08/2026

Here’s my upper body workout for today.👇👇⁣
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1. Seated 60° Cable Lateral Raise — 3 × 12–15⁣
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2. Single-Arm Lat Pulldown — 3 × 8–12⁣
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3. Upper Back Chest-Supported Row — 3 × 8–12⁣
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4. Incline Machine Press — 3 × 7–10⁣
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5. Seated Cable Fly — 3 × 8–12⁣
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6. Single-Arm Machine Preacher Curl — 3 × 8–12⁣
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7. Single-Arm Tricep Pushdown — 3 × 12–15⁣
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8. Seated Calf Raise — 3 × 15–20⁣
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Nothing overly complicated. ⁣
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Eight exercises, three working sets on each, with the focus on good ex*****on, controlled reps and progressing over time.⁣
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At 41, I’m not interested in just throwing weight around for the sake of it. ⁣
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I want every set to have a purpose, get stronger where I can, and continue building a better physique.⁣
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Simple, structured and repeatable. ⁣
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That’s what works.

It’s a long one!! Let’s see if anyone makes it to the end 😂
24/08/2026

It’s a long one!! Let’s see if anyone makes it to the end 😂

We all have different reasons for doing something, and different reasons for wanting to be in shape.⁣⁣Some guys really w...
22/08/2026

We all have different reasons for doing something, and different reasons for wanting to be in shape.⁣
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Some guys really want to run a marathon. Other guys want to do an Ironman. Some love Hyrox, the team environment, having a time to beat and being able to see themselves improving over time.⁣
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And at the end of the day, all training is good. Being fit, being healthy and exercising is a good thing.⁣
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For me personally, I’ve always been into bodybuilding.⁣
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I love bodybuilding training. I love the pump. I love the exercises. I love the gyms. I love getting stronger, getting leaner, getting bigger and becoming more aesthetic.⁣
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I love being able to develop each individual muscle group so that everything matches.⁣
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That’s what motivates me.⁣
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If you told me I had to go for a 5K run or do a Hyrox class, I would hate it. I’ve always hated long-distance running and jogging. I’ve tried it plenty of times, and now that I’m 41, I know what I like and what I don’t like.⁣
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I love bodybuilding training.⁣
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I love learning about food and nutrition. I love seeing how the body responds to refeed days, depletion diets, water loading, carb cycling and different approaches to nutrition.⁣
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Running a faster 5K just doesn’t motivate me. Neither does powerlifting. Being able to lift a really heavy weight for one rep has never interested me.⁣
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And before anyone starts defending their chosen sport, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with powerlifting, CrossFit, Hyrox or running.⁣
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If you love it, great.⁣
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I’m simply saying what I love.⁣
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And of course, if my sole goal was to look attractive to women, I probably wouldn’t be in the shape I’m in. I’d probably be smaller and more athletic. The bodybuilder look isn’t going to appeal to everyone.⁣
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But I’m not doing it for women.⁣
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I’m doing it because I genuinely love this type of training.⁣
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I’m doing it because my clients love this type of training.⁣
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I’m doing it for my business because I am my brand. I need to walk the walk. ⁣
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And I’m doing it for me.⁣
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At the end of the day, whatever type of training you decide to do, make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons.⁣
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For me, at 41 years of age, these are mine.⁣

Great week last week for myself and the lads.⁣⁣Started the week off well, getting to witness an eclipse, even though I d...
18/08/2026

Great week last week for myself and the lads.⁣
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Started the week off well, getting to witness an eclipse, even though I did forget to bring the proper glasses to watch it 😂 I might have had a cheeky glance or two though, to be fair.⁣
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The guys in the DOMIN8-4LIFE group were absolutely killing it.⁣
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I’ve had one client go from 118kg down to 90kg in four months. ⁣
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Huge amount of body fat gone, he’s built muscle, feels amazing and genuinely thinks this is the best he’s ever looked in his life.⁣
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He also can’t get over how well he’s doing because he’s never been able to do anything like this before.⁣
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Another client is 37lbs down and in the best shape he’s been in for a very long time.⁣
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Another is well on his way to getting into photoshoot shape. (Now I just need to persuade him to actually do one 😂)⁣
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And one of the lads who’s 51 is in insane shape and just keeps getting better week on week.⁣
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My own training is going really well too.⁣
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I’m checking in with my coach every week. ⁣
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Food has been on point. ⁣
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I’m eating loads. Workouts are on point. ⁣
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Strength is going up and the areas I wanted to focus on (delts, back and legs) are all improving.⁣
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Body fat is coming down as well. ⁣
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I was holding a bit of water after my holiday/week off work, but that’s well and truly gone now.⁣
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Got to record some content in Lisbon this week as well, which is always a good sign that I’m feeling good about how I’m looking at the moment 😂⁣
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The funny thing is, during the year my excuse for not going all in with my own training and food was that I was too busy with work and building the business.⁣
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Which is literally the exact excuse I tell the men I coach not to use 😂⁣
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Even coaches are guilty of it.⁣
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Considering it’s summer, when it’s very easy to take the foot off the gas, most of the lads in the group are absolutely killing it.⁣
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Really happy with how everyone is progressing.⁣
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Great week.⁣
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Now looking forward to smashing this one 👊

Getting a guy a sick transformation is great.⁣⁣But for that same guy to be able to keep it long-term is what really matt...
16/08/2026

Getting a guy a sick transformation is great.⁣
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But for that same guy to be able to keep it long-term is what really matters.⁣
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This is Thady.⁣
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Thady’s now 39, a dad of two, a husband, and works long hours in a demanding career as an accountant.⁣
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I first started coaching him back in 2022.⁣
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The first photo shows where he started.⁣
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The other photos show what happened when he stopped just trying to lose weight the way he thought he needed to and actually followed a program that worked for him.⁣
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He lifted weights properly.⁣
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Focused on his nutrition.⁣
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Had accountability.⁣
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And followed a plan that actually fitted around his life.⁣
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Thady lost the body fat, built muscle, got properly lean and even went on to do a photoshoot.⁣
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But more importantly, he learned how to keep it long-term.⁣
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Since then, he’s gone on to run marathons and even qualified as a coach himself.⁣
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And today, Thady is STILL in great shape.⁣
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That’s the whole point of DOMINATE 4 LIFE.⁣
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I don’t want a guy to have to stay with me for the rest of his life just to stay in shape.⁣
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I want him to learn how to do it for himself.⁣
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Thady learned how to train properly, what worked for him, how to structure his food, how to make adjustments when life got busy and how to stay in shape while still having a normal life.⁣
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Because getting lean for one of these 12-week cuts and then putting everything back on again six months later isn’t really a transformation.⁣
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And having to rely on a coach forever isn’t progression either.⁣
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Getting into amazing shape and actually knowing how to stay there is completely different.⁣
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Thady has gone from the guy in that first photo to someone who has made training and being in great shape part of who he is.⁣
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And he’s done it while raising two kids, working long hours in a demanding career, being a husband and actually having a life outside the gym.⁣
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To me, that’s exactly what DOMINATE FOR LIFE is supposed to look like.⁣
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You don’t just get in shape.⁣
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You learn how to stay there.

This is my client Jeff.⁣⁣He’s 51 years old, based in the U.S. and works long hours. He starts at 7am and most days won’t...
15/08/2026

This is my client Jeff.⁣
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He’s 51 years old, based in the U.S. and works long hours. He starts at 7am and most days won’t finish until 8pm.⁣
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When Jeff first came to me, he was 112kg / 247lbs.⁣
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He’s now 84kg / 185lbs.⁣
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That’s 28kg / 62lbs gone, while also building muscle, which is a difficult thing to do.⁣
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The last time Jeff felt like he was in okay shape was in his 30s.⁣
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Back then, he was doing CrossFit five times a week, group fitness stuff, and also had a trainer.⁣
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He ended up getting injured from CrossFit, and then because of work, responsibilities, etc., the weight started to come back on.⁣
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By the time we spoke, it was affecting quite a few areas of his life.⁣
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He wasn’t wearing the clothes he wanted to wear. He wasn’t going out as much or being as social. He was staying at home more because he didn’t feel comfortable with the shape he had gotten into.⁣
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And it wasn’t like he hadn’t tried to do something about it.⁣
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He tried getting a training and diet plan from ChatGPT. Didn’t work.⁣
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He tried using the Fitbit app for two months. Didn’t work either.⁣
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The problem wasn’t that he needed more information.⁣
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He needed something that actually worked around his 7am to 8pm working day, and someone to keep him accountable.⁣
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He didn’t need to go back to doing CrossFit five times a week.⁣
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He didn’t need to live in the gym.⁣
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And he didn’t need another cookie-cutter generic plan.⁣
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I needed to find a way for him to train and eat that was realistic for his life, and then make sure he did it for long enough to get a result.⁣
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His original goal was to get back down to 200lbs, build muscle, strengthen his back and build a better chest.⁣
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He’s now blown straight past that goal and is sitting at 185lbs.⁣
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This is exactly why I tell men over 40 that being busy isn’t the reason you can’t get into shape.⁣
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Jeff works 13 hours a day. He’s 51. And he’s lost 62lbs.⁣
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If you’re a man over 40 and you’ve spent years telling yourself you don’t have time to get back into proper shape, you probably don’t need more time.⁣
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You need a plan that actually fits the life you have.⁣
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If you’re ready to do that, DM me the word DOMIN8 and let’s have a chat.

When you reach your 40s, you’ve got two options.⁣⁣Option A.⁣⁣You do what the majority of men your age do.⁣⁣You accept th...
14/08/2026

When you reach your 40s, you’ve got two options.⁣
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Option A.⁣
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You do what the majority of men your age do.⁣
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You accept that putting on weight is just part of getting older.⁣
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Your waist gets bigger every year.⁣
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The slim-fit clothes you used to wear don’t fit anymore.⁣
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You don’t feel good in a tight T-shirt.⁣
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You definitely don’t feel good taking your top off at the beach.⁣
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You spend more time sitting on the couch at weekends, eating crap, ordering takeaways and gradually getting more and more out of shape.⁣
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And you tell yourself:⁣
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“Sure, this is just what happens when you hit 40.”⁣
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Or…⁣
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Option B.⁣
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You do what very few men your age are willing to do.⁣
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You refuse to accept decline.⁣
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You’ve smashed it in every other area of your life, so you refuse to let your physique be the one thing that lets you down.⁣
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You train.⁣
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You eat properly.⁣
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You build muscle.⁣
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You get lean.⁣
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You have energy.⁣
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You look fu{£ing great in clothes and even better without them.⁣
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You turn heads when you walk into the office.⁣
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Your mates want to know what the hell you’ve been doing.⁣
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You lead from the front and become a role model for your kids.⁣
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And instead of looking back at your 20s wishing you still looked like that…⁣
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You get into the best shape of your life in your 40s.⁣
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Most men will choose Option A because it’s easier.⁣
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Very few will choose Option B.⁣
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Which one are you?

The biggest blocker for men over 40 when it comes to getting into shape is procrastination.⁣⁣“I’ll wait until things cal...
10/08/2026

The biggest blocker for men over 40 when it comes to getting into shape is procrastination.⁣
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“I’ll wait until things calm down at work.”⁣
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“I’ll wait until things are less crazy at home.”⁣
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“I’ll wait until the summer is over.”⁣
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They’re literally just excuses to put it off, even though you know it’s something you want to do.⁣
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And let’s be honest, starting training with me isn’t the same as going to boot camp at Camp Lejeune with the Marine Corps 😂⁣
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I don’t expect you to live like a recruit for 16 weeks 😂⁣
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It’s supposed to be fun! ⁣
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In fact, the whole point of my program is that it fits around your life.⁣
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It teaches you what to do when work is mental, when you’re having dinner with clients, when you’re travelling, when you’re away for the weekend, or when life simply doesn’t go to plan.⁣
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Because if you can only stay in shape when everything in your life is perfect, you’re fuc£€d ⁣
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None of my clients sit around all day doing nothing, eating chicken and broccoli out of Tupperware containers.⁣
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They have careers. ⁣
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Businesses. ⁣
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Families. ⁣
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Kids. ⁣
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Holidays. ⁣
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Work dinners. ⁣
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Weekends away.⁣
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The program is about teaching you how to get into sick shape while still having a life, and more importantly, teaching you how to stay there for the rest of your life.⁣
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The guys above didn’t wait around for the “perfect time.”⁣
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They weren’t happy with their shape.⁣
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They wanted to do something about it.⁣
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So they reached out and they did it.⁣
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This is what happens when you take action, you’re quick to implement, and most importantly, you stop procrastinating.⁣
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So if you’re ready to stop hanging around waiting for everything to be perfect, and you want to finally get into sick shape, then DM me with the word “DOMIN8”

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