Weight/Fat loss https://fitgreystrong.com Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:12:04 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fitgreystrong.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Untitled-design-7-1-32x32.png Weight/Fat loss https://fitgreystrong.com 32 32 I Tried Thrive Meals — An Honest Review for Adults 50+ https://fitgreystrong.com/i-tried-thrive-meals-an-honest-review-for-adults-50/ https://fitgreystrong.com/i-tried-thrive-meals-an-honest-review-for-adults-50/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 05:18:00 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4732 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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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/i-tried-thrive-meals-an-honest-review-for-adults-50/feed/ 0 Why Dr Chris’ Protein Advice Is Wrong! https://fitgreystrong.com/why-dr-chris-protein-advice-is-wrong/ https://fitgreystrong.com/why-dr-chris-protein-advice-is-wrong/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2025 03:33:40 +0000 https://fitgreystrong.com/?p=4646 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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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/why-dr-chris-protein-advice-is-wrong/feed/ 0 Resistance Training for Older Adults: 12 Evidence-Based Reasons (Part 2) https://fitgreystrong.com/12-reasons-why-older-athletes-need-to-hit-the-gym-part-2/ https://fitgreystrong.com/12-reasons-why-older-athletes-need-to-hit-the-gym-part-2/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:22:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=1160 In part 1 of “Resistance Training for Older Adults: 12 Evidence-Based Reasons” I outlined some of the benefits to health that have been shown to occur as a result of partaking in regular resistance training exercise. The scientific evidence supporting the inclusion of resistance training as part of a healthy lifestyle is now indisputable. Whilst...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/12-reasons-why-older-athletes-need-to-hit-the-gym-part-2/feed/ 3 Strength Training Alters The Trajectory Of Ageing https://fitgreystrong.com/strength-training-benefits-and-aging/ https://fitgreystrong.com/strength-training-benefits-and-aging/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:30:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=103 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. Furthermore, Government bodies worldwide will be faced with considerable challenges related to aging...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/strength-training-benefits-and-aging/feed/ 14 Resistance Training for Older Adults: 12 Evidence-Based Reasons (Part 1) https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-for-older-adults/ https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-for-older-adults/#comments Sun, 02 Apr 2023 12:56:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=1039 What are benefits of resistance training for older adults? Increases longevity and improves quality of life Helps manage hypertension and decreases heart disease Enhances sleep quality and quantity Prevents/treats type 2 diabetes & decreases inflammation Prevents cognitive decline & neurodegenerative disease Improves mental health  Enhances skeletal health Maintains or increases lean body mass (muscle) Increases strength, power,...

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/resistance-training-for-older-adults/feed/ 3 Regular Exercise Doesn’t Promote Weight Loss: Fact or Fiction? https://fitgreystrong.com/it-cant-possibly-be-true-can-it/ https://fitgreystrong.com/it-cant-possibly-be-true-can-it/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:18:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=63 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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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/it-cant-possibly-be-true-can-it/feed/ 3 Personalised programming with FGS https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/ https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:52:31 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=3818 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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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/personalised-programming-with-fitgreystrong/feed/ 0 Muscle Strength Gains During Resistance Exercise Training Are Attenuated With Soy Compared With Dairy Or Usual Protein Intake In Older Adults – Part 1 https://fitgreystrong.com/muscle-strength-gains-during-resistance-exercise-training-are-attenuated-with-soy-compared-with-dairy-or-usual-protein-intake-in-older-adults-part-1/ https://fitgreystrong.com/muscle-strength-gains-during-resistance-exercise-training-are-attenuated-with-soy-compared-with-dairy-or-usual-protein-intake-in-older-adults-part-1/#comments Sat, 04 Jan 2020 14:23:08 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=779 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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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/muscle-strength-gains-during-resistance-exercise-training-are-attenuated-with-soy-compared-with-dairy-or-usual-protein-intake-in-older-adults-part-1/feed/ 2 Higher Dietary Protein is More Effective During Energy Deficit And Intense Exercise https://fitgreystrong.com/higher-dietary-protein-more-effective-during-energy-deficit-and-intense-exercise/ https://fitgreystrong.com/higher-dietary-protein-more-effective-during-energy-deficit-and-intense-exercise/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:46:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=710 Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers Dr Thomas Longland and co. showed that during marked energy deficit a diet higher in protein was more effective in promoting increases in lean body mass (muscle) and losses of fat mass when combined with a high volume of resistance training (weights) and anaerobic exercise (sprints)....

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]]> https://fitgreystrong.com/higher-dietary-protein-more-effective-during-energy-deficit-and-intense-exercise/feed/ 1 Is Resistance Training Better Than Aerobic Exercise For Improving Body Composition? https://fitgreystrong.com/is-resistance-training-better-than-aerobic-exercise-for-reducing-obesity/ https://fitgreystrong.com/is-resistance-training-better-than-aerobic-exercise-for-reducing-obesity/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:24:00 +0000 http://fitgreystrong.com/?p=971 It is often assumed that the best type of exercise – for treating obesity and therefore reducing current widespread levels of societal adiposity – is to preferentially increase aerobic or cardiorespiratory physical activity rather than resistance exercise or training. This assumption is based on the premise that aerobic-based exercise substantially increases total daily energy expenditure...

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