5 things I learnt from my trip to North London đ
So yesterday I made the trip up to Wood Green.
Zone 3.
(Mordor feels closer tbh)
Training with a friend at this top bodybuilding gym.
Zone Gym.
That Iâve been to a few times before.
And I made some quick notes on my phone to share with you.
5, to be precise đ
Environment is key
The bodybuilding gyms are usually the best for this.
Everyone is there to work
Most people are friendly
Youâll neverrrr be the best in-shape person there
The atmosphere makes you want to level up
But.
It also doesnât just come down to WHERE you train.
Itâs WHO you train with.
(the bodybuilding gyms arenât in central London
so naturally itâs difficult to regularly train there)
My clients are lucky enough to train with me.
So I create the environment for my clients to train hard & effectively in the gym.
The hardcore bodybuilding gym approach, but in a commercial setting.
Sexy, good-looking people train hard
Men & women
And itâs (now) deemed as cool to train hard.
It didnât used to be.
Back in the day, I think it was frowned upon -
(correct me if Iâm wrong here btw)
âOh I just jump out of bed & look like this - I donât do weightsâ
That kind of thing.
In Miami.
All the big-time female fitness âinfluencersâ / fitness models ..
Train in gyms more similar to a hardcore bodybuilding gym.
Rather than a fancy âfluffy towelâ Equinox-type gym.
Theyâre busy hip-thrusting 170g đ¤Ż
Not playing around with 2kg pink dumbbells
Strong, fit, athletic, aesthetic, hot bodies are built on:
(good genetics)
hard training
sensible dieting
consistency
Itâs cool to train hard now.
Try and enjoy your training
Itâs one of the keys to long-term success.
You gotta enjoy it.
Sure ..
Youâre not going to jump out of bed each morning at 5 am to train.
Especially if itâs cold & rainy outside.
But when you zoom out.
And speaking to someone at a dinner/drinks party about your fitness regime ..
(not sure about you, but whenever I go out .. the topic of conversation invariably heads towards fitness .. if Iâm in the room đ)
You want to be able to say you actually ENJOY going to the gym.
Overall.
Programming is overrated
Iâve written about this before recently.
And sure.
It has its place.
But you canât be getting too technical/militant with your regime.
Otherwise, youâll spend most of your 55-minute training session ..
Writing your numbers down on your phone.
Rather than actually focusing on shifting some serious weight around đ¤Ş
Have your 2-3 movements for each body part.
And rotate through them as you see fit.
8-12 reps on everything.
Christmas separates the full timers & the part timers
Full time fitness people donât take the whole of December off.
Part-timers do exactly that.
Gyms are quiet in December.
So if youâre serious.
(and you probably are if youâre reading this ..)
Then take advantage of that & get your workouts in.
Of course, we all take some time off around actual Christmas.
But donât go full Christmas mode on 17th Dec đ
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And on that note ..
I usually have Sundaysâ as my rest day from the gym.
But seeing as we have THAT Christmas week coming up.
And Iâll probably only manage 2-3 sessions that week.
Iâm building up a bit of a buffer.
Ciao đŞ
Harry







