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June 19, 2026
Rest, Adapt, Become: You Are the Product of What You Accept as Normal If you read my blogs regularly, you know I talk a lot about stretching your capacity, resting, then stretching again. That cycle isn’t just a training philosophy. It’s how human beings are built to grow. The last week or so my body…
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June 18, 2026
What Marco Polo Knew 800 Years Ago That Most People Still Haven’t Figured Out Last week I took my wife to Venice to celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary. The moment you land, you’re already being introduced to Marco Polo, the airport carries his name. We got onto a gondola on the first day and the…
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June 15, 2026
The Diet Hack That Actually Travels With You One simple rule that keeps things on track regardless of where you are, what country you’re in, or how unpredictable life gets. Protein first. Italy and the Mystery of the Missing Protein I’ve just got back from a trip to Italy with my wife. Stunning country. Incredible…
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June 15, 2026
Capable, Not Careless How the way you carry yourself can quietly change the odds — and why being your family’s protector is something you should take seriously, without ego and without apology. The Selection Process Every day across Europe and beyond, we hear of violence, robberies, assaults, opportunistic crime. Most people process these stories and…
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June 5, 2026
You Don’t Need a Gym. You Never Did. I’ve been a gym member since I was 16. For nearly two decades, the gym was where fitness happened. Full stop. If I was on holiday and there was no gym, I didn’t train. I didn’t move. I just wrote the week off and told myself I’d…
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June 5, 2026
The Midlife Crisis Got an Upgrade In 2021, at the age of 36, I became a dad. Up until that point, I’d always been strong. I’d trained since I was a teenager, lifted weights, built businesses around fitness. But genuinely fit? Cardiovascular fitness? That was something I used only as a tool for weight management.…
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