Jessica’s Training Diaries: Weeks 5 – 9

I’ve just finished my eighth week of training at U.P. Manchester and I’m ready for Christmas, I’ll tell you that for free. I’ll let you in on a little secret: meal-prepping is the devil. They don’t tell you quite how much tupperware you’ll go through and how many hours you’ll spend slaving away behind a…

5 April 20190Comments

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Training Education

How to Respond to Fitness Haters

Bitter, hateful losers have existed since time immemorial. Up to a point we’ve simply got to suck it up and just consider dealing with them as a part of life. But without question, the dual rise of both social media and victimhood culture, where a small subset of absolute clowns worship the victim and actively…

4 April 20190Comments

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Personal Training

How to Tell If Your Trainer Is a Keeper

Being a great trainer is impossible to fake. You don’t have to like your client. In fact, in the unfortunate circumstance when you think your client is a schmuck, it really isn’t the end of the world. “Liking” someone is irrelevant, albeit mildly helpful. What counts is professional pride. You don’t have to like your…

14 February 20190Comments

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Lifestyle

5 Things I Learned About Training & Diet After Cancer

Petrina is a 36-year-old mother and U.P. client who was almost lost her life to cancer after the birth of her son four years ago. She is now living with the life-changing consequences of her chemotherapy which left her with serious chronic illness and autoimmune conditions. Petrina completed an incredible transformation with Ultimate Performance Dubai and continues…

4 February 20190Comments

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Recipes Seasonal

Catherine Tyldesley’s Christmas Leftover Turkey Paleo Pie

It’s Boxing Day, you’ve overindulged the day before and you have tons of leftover turkey. Are you sick of chocolate and sweets? Is the only thing you’re craving something nutritious and healthy? Don’t worry, Catherine Tyldesley has the perfect recipe for you! Plus, it uses up all that leftover turkey from Christmas Day — perfect!…

21 December 20180Comments

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Recipes Seasonal

Catherine Tyldesley’s Paleo Chocolate Orange ‘Squidgies’ Recipe

The Christmas holidays are usually associated with calorie-laden snacks, sweet treats and overindulgence. If you’re heading to a family get-together, you'll be surrounded by plates of mince pies, slices of cakes and tins of chocolates. Let’s be honest, it’s hard not to be tempted! That’s why we invited Catherine Tyldesley into the U.P. kitchen to share her…

17 December 20180Comments

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Strength Training

A Guide to Building the Ultimate Back

When building your ideal physique there's one area that's too often forgotten in favour of our beloved 'mirror muscles'...that's the back. If your back development is lagging, your physique will appear incomplete. Looking at the entire body as a whole, it’s also the one body part that can never be over-developed or become out of…

17 December 20180Comments

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Training Education

Q&A: How Much Water Do You Drink When You Workout?

How much do you drink when you workout?

15 November 20180Comments

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Transformation Stories

Revealed: Glee Actor Kevin McHale’s Training Plan Behind his Amazing Transformation

Actor Kevin McHale’s body transformation training helped him to forge his best ever body in just 12 weeks at Ultimate Performance Los Angeles. Kevin, who starred as Artie Abrams in comedy-drama Glee, had always trained with personal trainers, but had never achieved the results he really wanted. However, long-term digestive problems had completely killed off his…

11 September 20180Comments

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Transformation Stories

The Diet Changes Behind Kevin McHale’s 12-Week Transformation

Glee Star Kevin McHale built an incredible body in 12 weeks with Ultimate Performance Los Angeles personal trainers. Kevin, who played wheelchair-bound Artie Abrams in Emmy-winning comedy Glee, is almost unrecognisable from his on-screen alias after losing 7lbs of fat and adding 5lbs of lean muscle. But his astonishing transformation wouldn’t have been possible without mastering…

10 September 20180Comments

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Jessica’s Training Diaries: Weeks 5 – 9

How to Respond to Fitness Haters

How to Tell If Your Trainer Is a Keeper

5 Things I Learned About Training & Diet After Cancer

Catherine Tyldesley’s Christmas Leftover Turkey Paleo Pie

Catherine Tyldesley’s Paleo Chocolate Orange ‘Squidgies’ Recipe

A Guide to Building the Ultimate Back

Q&A: How Much Water Do You Drink When You Workout?

Revealed: Glee Actor Kevin McHale’s Training Plan Behind his Amazing Transformation

The Diet Changes Behind Kevin McHale’s 12-Week Transformation

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