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Alcohol Consumption and Fitness don’t mix

By Nick Mitchell • May 1st, 2008 • Category: dieting, fat loss, fitness

As an aside and away from my normal training and diet work, I have been doing some research on alcohol for a Daily Mail article - if you are still drinking you are massively retarding any progress you’d like to make in your fitness regime. Ignoring the hormonal implications, if you drink a half […]



Lose the Love Handles! Insulin Management and BioSignature Modulation

By Nick Mitchell • Apr 7th, 2008 • Category: Biosignature, dieting, fat loss, features, insulin control, nutritional supplements, omega 3s

Some of you may know that I write a fortnightly article for AskMen.com - the latest offering has just been posted up on the main UPFitness website and deals with insulin management, carbohydrate control, and how those two factors can have a direct impact upon the state of your love handles.
Yes, I know that this […]



The Lemon Juice Diet is a Scam, but…

By Nick Mitchell • Mar 16th, 2008 • Category: dieting, fat loss, features

If another client dares to ask me about the lemon juice diet, the latest fad diet gimmick designed to make the incredulous believe they can lose weight without actually making any effort, then rather than scream I think I may invent my own new “lemon juice-esque” diet trick. How about the kiwi rind diet? […]



Quick & Easy Fat Loss

By Nick Mitchell • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: dieting, fat loss

We all like quick fix fat loss tricks and my years as a body composition / weight-loss specialist has equipped me with countless ways to drop body fat in the fastest possible time. Our BioSignature programme is still probably the single swiftest “system” that any one seeking to get in their best possible shape […]



Craving success? Focus on what is important and don’t sweat the small stuff.

By Nick Mitchell • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized, bodybuilding, dieting, personal training

Once in a while I come across some great words that echo my own thoughts exactly and make me wish that I had written the exact words that I am reading. This morning whilst waiting for my first personal training client of the day I had such a moment. Jason Brooks at www.elitefts.com […]



Fad Dieting

By Nick Mitchell • Jan 25th, 2008 • Category: dieting, fat loss, personal training

In an age of marketing gimmicks and quick fix solutions, the fad diet is the King of the dieting world. The grapefruit diet, the cabbage diet, even the Atkins diet are to be blunt a waste of your time. Anything that is short term and unsustainable, in other words anything that doesn’t instill new and […]