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A poem about VPT (Virtual Personal Training) with a reply

Tracy Austin

Jan 13, 20211 min read

A poem about VPT (Virtual Personal Training) with a reply

During lockdown I was challenged by one of my clients who I train 'Virtually' to write a poem. So I did. Her reply is hilarious!

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Jul 31, 20202 min read

Are you shopping smart?

When you do your food shopping do you understand the labels or wonder what they mean? When you see a red label do you know it is higher...

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Jul 31, 20201 min read

Nurse keeps herself fit for her patients

Check out Becky's training Becky is a nurse and has a very busy and demanding lifestyle. Her job demands a lot from her. She is...

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Jul 31, 20203 min read

Enjoy your exercise

This morning I was VPT’ing (Virtual Personal Training) my friend Georgie. We had a conversation about what we’d done last week and I...

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Jul 30, 20204 min read

Part 6 ~ Training at Len's new gym

As I said in my last article, Len Sell (my friend, professional bodybuilder & Mr Universe) had his first small gym in Harlow, Essex,...

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Jul 30, 20203 min read

Part 5 ~ My First Trip to Len's Gym

Having seen Len Sell pose and plucked up the courage to ask if I could train at his gym in Harlow I decided to make plans to visit him at...

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Jul 30, 20204 min read

Part 4 ~ My First Bodybuilding Competition was fascinating

Everybody looked bigger than me, (so I thought) and they all looked so calm. Whereas I felt like I could not stand still for five...

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Part 3 ~ Starting work and preparing for my first bodybuilding competition

When I left school I worked for a company that had great sports facilities. It’s sports ground spread over quite a few acres of land....

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Jul 17, 20203 min read

Part 2 ~ The Beginning

I was on my way to change myself into Hercules. After all, I had the Mr. America magazine with Hercules on the cover and all of the...

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Jul 17, 20201 min read

Welcome to the blog posts

I hope you enjoy visiting our blog posts and reading all about John's golden era of bodybuilding and the tales from the gym floor. It...

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Jul 17, 20202 min read

From Hercules to an Old Age Pensioner ~ My lifetime of fitness ~ Part 1

It was all Hercules’s fault….I blame him! When I was a fifteen year old schoolboy, daydreaming, on my way to school. I stepped off the...

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