What does it really take to achieve a jaw-dropping body transformation? What are the secrets that help ordinary clients get extraordinary results at Ultimate Performance? Ten successful UP clients share the one game-changing tip, trick or piece of advice that made the biggest difference and helped them get in the best shape of their lives… […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s DONE! The team photoshoot was finished in a flash. Six weeks of all that planning, measuring, tracking, and shrinking…and it was over in a split second! What I was surprised about was that I was nervous getting started! I convinced myself that I felt bloated (cue drama queen), but my morning weight was 57.9kg […]

Keeping Hormones on the UP! Wombs… the almighty power of being a woman. But also an almighty pain in the ass (or vagina, if you will). Ever since I can remember, my periods and hormones have been slightly ‘Jekyll & Hyde’. They’ve definitely made up their own rules since I had my son Alfie. I’m […]

T-minus one week to go! I’m writing this on the Saturday night before the photoshoot. I’m a little nervous. Have I done everything right? Could I be leaner? Could I have trained harder? Did I take too long resting in between sets? Did I take one too many spoonfuls of nut butter when I was […]

Staying in shape while travelling for work or away on holiday can feel like an impossible task.   Normal routines go out of the window, healthy food is harder to find, and temptation is everywhere from the airport bar to the hotel buffet. But travelling doesn’t have to dent your progress and there are some […]

The past couple of weeks have been extra difficult, but not because of U.P. I had a stomach bug and I unexpectedly had to leave town for a little bit, which means I was going to have to hold myself accountable for my own training and diet. Yikes! Up until I had to leave Los […]

It’s happening. I’m losing strength, and that can feel tough to take as a strength athlete. My squat is down. My deadlift is slightly down. The silver lining is that I hit a new personal record of 86kg on the bench press (yay!). This past week, I maxed out at 4 reps with 155kg on […]

I feel different. Being at this bodyweight is not new to me. I’ve cut weight for powerlifting competitions before, and even competed under 60kg a few years ago. Sure there was some dieting involved then, but it was primarily a ‘water cut’ so that I weighed in under 63kg. Getting shredded and lean has been […]

I can do it! My bodyweight is dropping, my motivation is running high, and my fridge is full of the right stuff (read: meat and veg). I’m now in my second week and I’ve lost nearly 5 lbs and I haven’t even gone to Cinnabon once! I’ve also discovered that I can be quite ‘black […]

Everyone has their own motivation for going to the gym, whether it’s purely for aesthetic reasons, for better health, or simply to set a good example for their children. My main motivation? I like being strong, and I’m competitive. That hasn’t always been the case. I’ve been ‘bigger’ in the past and it made me […]

https://ultimateperformance.com/personal-trainer/los-angeles/I’m almost halfway through my 12-week program and to say things have changed would be a gross understatement. Just seven weeks ago, I was at the tail end of a horrible stomach virus when I went in to meet with Eddie, my future trainer at Ultimate Performance Los Angeles. Physically, I was coming off a […]

It’s always the little things that can make a big difference to your life – particularly when it comes to getting a better body. There’s no magic to the incredible body transformations we have helped thousands of clients achieve at Ultimate Performance – just simple changes anyone can make. Some of our successful clients have […]

It’s been a whole 365 days since I started keeping a food diary and tracking my calories on MyFitnessPal. To most of my friends, logging every meal I have eaten over the past year sounds like absolute lunacy. Maybe it is, but it really works! Multiple studies have shown that dieters who keep a food […]

Imagine not having to worry about your diet anymore. Imagine not having to worry what to do when you step foot in a gym. Imagine not having to worry whether you’ll look good in the dress you’re trying on in the shop. This is where I’m at now 11 weeks into my online transformation at […]

Can you eat out at a restaurant and still stay on track with your body transformation diet? This is one question most of our clients at Ultimate Performance face at some point during their transformation journey. But you don’t have to cancel every dinner engagement or social occasion – it’s just a question of being […]