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James Armstrong | MENS TRANSFORMATION COACH

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Fitness | Sober | Mindset | Coach
I help men Build confidence & get shredded, without the cringey bullshit
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25 check ins deep with Callum

6 months of work here and 14.5kg down

Callum had already lost a good amount of weight before he came onboard, his words he was “the fittest and best he thought he ever looked” until he messaged me

Check in 1 vs check in 25

Demanding job on and off night shifts
3 young kids
Throw a knee surgery in there also

How did we do this?

We looked at his nutrition and only made changes when progress stalled, not swapping and changing things every single week

We added and took out cardio when needed
Giving the body a break and following a full recovery protocol after the surgery

We got in and out the gym in an hour / 1:20 max and trained everything to failure , not doing unnecessary sets of junk volume

Form clips sent over and reviewed frequently

Plenty of days out with the family
Football days with the boys

It hasn’t been a boring locked off from the world type of 6 months

I say this all the time working with a coach should enhance your life not make it miserable

Callum is open and honest and willing to put the work, attention and effort in required to get in shape

No missed check ins
No excuses when weeks weren’t the best
Fully committing to this phase and giving his all in and that’s how you get results like this

Closing in on this fat loss phase then we reverse into a surplus for the remainder of the year

Time to grow 💪🏼

#transformation #hardwork #gym #coach #progress by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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a month ago

14 week Cut complete for Ant 🤝

Ant is now 10 months sober 🍺 ⛔️
14 weeks of that spent levelling up his mindset, physique & lifestyle as a whole

A physique like this isn’t achieved from eating “healthy” and going to the gym 4 times a week

Any coach that tells you it is is lying to you

This is extreme dedication , discipline and execution of a tailored training/ nutrition plan

Early mornings , daily cardio towards the end and last few weeks no cheating on very little calories. It’s very very possible to get this lean, but it takes a certain mindset that not many have

Ant had been Ill advised in the past with training , food and told to take X amount of this and that

We stripped it back to basics and he was able to achieve this crazy look, drop 8 kg and become a totally different person on the journey. Reverse diet then we go into a push up phase for the next few months 💪🏼

Ant has made some big changes both in and out the gym , and I’m looking forward to what the next 12 months brings for him 👏 go and enjoy an off plan meal , you’ve fucking Earnt it brother 👊🏼

#weightlosstransformation #sober #gym #fitnessjourney #discipline by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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4 months ago

If you told the person on the left that he would be doing a photoshoot in 2 days he would tell you to behave call you a muppet then probably go toilet for a bump

For almost 2 years now I have continued to work on myself inside and out. Checking myself continuously on the way, actually having the awareness that’s I’m not always right, the world doesn’t work for me and I am simply a product of my daily habits

I was so lost and broken as a man it’s hard to admit so I never did. I just drank, used drugs, gambled, and ate 5000 calories a day whenever I wasn’t off my head

Buried my head in anything I could to escape the fact I hated what my life had turned out to be

This isn’t one of them pre puberty to adulthood transformations that get thrown about on here

No 4 pints of dark fruits on a Friday and you had an “addiction” to sell plans

My addictions left me close to death
Isolated
Ashamed
Zero self worth
Zero self belief
Obese
A very sad existence

Today I am not that person

I have been many different people in my life as we all have

And the version that I am most proud of and happy to remain being is the person I am today. The person that chose sobriety on 20/10/2024 The person who chose his future over his feelings

I say this all the time but you can come back from pretty much anything. There’s always someone worse off than you

It all starts in your own head, one belief, one good decision at the time

Today I have

Confidence
Self respect
Goals
Structure
Awareness
Peace in my life

Who wouldn’t want that for themselves

You can be anything and anyone you want to be in this life, just don’t be fake and always move with a pure heart

This is what 2nd chances are for

What the fuck are you waiting for, there’s a beautiful life to be lived away from all that

You just have to take the first step and don’t stop going, it will only get better

Chose life

Talking videos will be back next when I have the fucking energy 😂 🧟‍♂️

#addiction #recovery #photoshoot #fitness #life by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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2 months ago

11 weeks in for James

11 weeks sober

11 weeks of better lifestyle choices

Not only his physique and mindset but his family and home life reflects this

Coaching is so much more than just the gym and dieting , it goes way deeper on a personal level if you let it change your life and apply yourself to it wholeheartedly

James had worked with coaches in the past but never fully committed himself. His first call he said “im ready for change” and it’s something you hear a lot of. It’s something you take with a pinch of salt but he delivered on that and then some

81kg - 73.9kg

Honesty
Communication
Hard fucking work

All the things you need for a spot on client / coach relationship

Which then allows both parties to get a better understanding of the process and execute

Putting himself in a prime position to reverse and pack on some solid tissue over the next 6 months

Absolute solid effort 🫡

#transformation #coach #gym #discipline #lifestylechange by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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3 days ago

Focus on the things you can control

Here’s my 2 cents on getting yourself out of a rut

You are in control of your actions

You aren’t in control of anything else

The weather
Someone’s opinion of you
You aren’t even in control of your own thoughts

You are in control of your own actions

When things aren’t going your way, think about what I can control, or what aren’t I doing that I normally would that is affecting the way I feel?

A gym session
A meeting
A routine

Whatever it is that you think could help you get yourself back on track, do that before it starts to snowball and you start blaming anything or anyone else

It might be a bad day , not a bad life

#mindset #mentalhealth #control #sobriety #gym by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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3 days ago

Split my upper day in 2 so bit of back and biceps as training push with one of my clients tomorrow

I’d be lying if I said motivation wasn’t at an all time low atm

Injuries louder than ever

Colder days

Can’t seem to get in the swing of things with my training

Letting go of a physique I have worked so hard for

That being said, there’s a goal and the goal is bigger than how I feel whether that’s good or bad

Discipline I have built over time will carry me through as it’s not a matter off should or shouldn’t I go to the gym. It’s a matter of I will do the work that’s required, whether I feel motivated or not

It’s not going to get any better if I just skip the gym and moan about it

The work I put in now will be revealed when I next diet down next summer, progress doesn’t care how I feel. It just knows if I do the work or I don’t

I’d hate to be one of those people who leave it until January to start working on their physique

These winter months are the ones that will decide if you will be walking around with your top off next summer, or another year of the same old excuses , t shirt on at the pool, fat jokes off the boys etc

No gimpy winter arc here. Just straight up work

Don’t wait until next year to start working on yourself, drop me a message and let’s see how I can help you become the best version of you 🤝

@fbs_nutrition Code Armstrong10 at check out 🫡

#goals #motivation #gym #discipline #hardwork by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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4 days ago

8 things that helped me lose 50kg of body fat in 18 months 🤝 #fatlosscoach #weightloss #lifestyle #changeyourlife #gymtips by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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5 days ago

Had 9 days off any sort of training and a lot of time to reflect

Decided I want to run a marathon next year and I fucking hate running so that tells me I need to dig in and get it done

First 10k done

Something weirdly comforting about getting out of your comfort zone and throwing yourself at something your new to and not particularly good at

Still going to be looking to be adding some muscle tissue for the next few months so this is just an added extra

With my injuries I’m running out of options as to how I can push my self and it has inspired me seeing close friends around me pursue running

It’s something that’s not exactly enjoyable for me , but the feeling of accomplishment you get after is well worth it

Back to the weights tomorrow then Bodybuilder/ marathon training is in full swing

No world records here I’m 107kg and climbing so it’s just one foot in front of the other for as long as my legs allow

You can do anything you put your mind to

It’s that simple

Get out your comfort zone

#running #marathon #bodybuilding #gym #goals by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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13 days ago

If you don’t track your food, and your “diet” didn’t work for you, you weren’t in a calorie deficit 🤝

#gym #fitness #weightlosstransformation #fatloss #chestday by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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18 days ago

Addiction doesn’t have to end with you losing your life

If I can do it, you can do it too 🤝

#addiction #sobriety #fitness #health #life by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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19 days ago

I’m not saying I’ve cracked the cheat code to life

But I should be dead by now and spent a very long time extremely unhappy with who I was

And now I actually wake up every day and enjoy the life I live

#life #sobriety #weightloss #positive #gym by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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21 days ago

I’m no expert In training legs (clearly)

But after a long long hiatus with these knee injuries , months of physio and racking up hours and hours of stretching, I seem to be getting somewhere

Could my form be better? Yes
Could I be slower? Yes
Do I know how to train with maximum intensity? Fucking too right

I tried to go up to 7 plates per side and wasn’t feeling confident in the stability, baby steps

Way to often I’m seeing people get close to the point of discomfort and quit , or stop there where it starts to “hurt”

You need to be leaving the gym feeling like you’ve just put a shift in

Don’t quit when it gets hard, that’s a sign you need to keep going

If it won’t challenge you it won’t change you

And if you don’t train your lower body and you have 2 fully functioning legs , have a fucking word with yourself mate

#legday #intensity #gym #legpress #injury by @rebuiltbyarmstrong

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24 days ago