Nutrition

I Tried Thrive Meals — An Honest Review for Adults 50+

Sean Wilson — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 05:18:00 +0000

Thrive Meals: Review In the video below, I review Thrive Meals (Australia) focusing on convenience, nutrition quality, taste, and practical suitability for adults over 50. I walk through:• Convenience and prep time• Protein content and macro balance• Taste and portion size• How these meals can help make your diet easier• A quick look at the...

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Creatine and Resistance Training in Older Adults: What the Evidence Really Shows (Updated 2026)

Sean Wilson — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:00:41 +0000

What is Creatine? The use of creatine (Cr) can be traced back to the early 1990s when several elite sprint athletes reported performance-enhancing benefits following gold medal winning performances at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (Anderson, 1993). This sparked the birth of a new era with creatine gaining widespread popularity as a legitimate ergogenic aid...

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Why Dr Chris’ Protein Advice Is Wrong!

Sean Wilson — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 03:33:40 +0000

Here’s a early sneak peak (prior to public accessibility) at FitGreyStrong’s new YouTube video that critique’s Dr Chris’ advice on protein requirements and whey protein that will be published tonight (3.10.2025). What you’ll learn in this video: For local Townsville residents interested in FitGreyStrong’s Exercise Physiology services or exercise programs designed to improve muscular strength,...

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Understanding Stroke: Prevention, Recovery and the Importance of Strength Training

Sean Wilson — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 04:52:57 +0000

I’d like to talk about something that’s become very personal to me: stroke. Recently, someone very close to me suffered a stroke, for which they are currently receiving very intensive treatment in the hope of making a recovery. The family, as you can imagine, has been terribly distressed by what has happened and we all...

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Regular Exercise Doesn’t Promote Weight Loss: Fact or Fiction?

Sean Wilson — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:18:00 +0000

Several years ago researchers and authors Malhotra, Noakes & Phinney published an article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine titled: “It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet” (see here) This created quite a storm in several fields of scientific research including many fitness and...

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Is Creatine As Good As It’s Cracked Up To Be? Older Adults and Resistance Training

Sean Wilson — Tue, 25 May 2021 11:09:00 +0000

What is creatine? To read the updated 2026 version click here. The use of creatine (Cr) can be traced back to the early 1990s when several elite sprint athletes reported performance-enhancing benefits following gold medal winning performances at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (Anderson, 1993). This sparked the birth of a new era with creatine...

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Can Vitamin D Supplementation Augment Strength Gains In Older Adults Doing Resistance Training?

Sean Wilson — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 01:34:00 +0000

In a recent meta-analysis (see here), vitamin D was found to provide an additive benefit for older adults partaking in resistance training (RT). In other words, when compared to older adults taking a placebo, significantly greater gains in muscle strength were achieved in those supplemented with vitamin D. However, upon closer analysis several issues become...

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Personalised programming with FGS

Sean Wilson — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:52:31 +0000

CUSTOMISED ONLINE TRAINING Please note: This is a recurring subscription service which will be billed every 4 weeks. Forget about those generic celebrity program packages that just want your money and aren’t tailored to your individual goals. Get a REAL program that’s based on the best available scientific evidence and practical know-how going round. Have...

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Does Soy Protein Really Inhibit Resistance Training-Induced Strength Gains In Older Adults? Part 2

Sean Wilson — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:09:08 +0000

Where Good Research Leads To Poor Interpretation In my last research article review titled “Muscle strength gains during resistance exercise training are attenuated with soy compared with dairy or usual protein intake in older adults – part 1” (see here), no additional benefit for improvements in strength, body composition, physical function, or quality of life when additional...

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Muscle Strength Gains During Resistance Exercise Training Are Attenuated With Soy Compared With Dairy Or Usual Protein Intake In Older Adults – Part 1

Sean Wilson — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 14:23:08 +0000

On a global scale, the number of people over 60 yr is expected to more than double from 841 million in 2012 to more than 2 billion by 2050. This change in demographics will have profound implications for many aspects of life (Thomson et al. 2016). Furthermore, Government bodies worldwide will be faced with considerable...

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