At 22 years of age, Performance Training Academy founder Ashley Hough had no idea what he wanted to do as a career. He worked a number of jobs which he did not enjoy, causing the old Sunday evening blues and getting the dread of work the following day, before he found his ideal career as …
Ashley Hough is chatting with Tom Johnson about his transition from Professional Rugby to running his own gym as a Personal Trainer in the Health & Fitness industry. We will look back at Tom’s illustrious rugby career, which includes 10 years at the top flight in English Rugby with Premiership Champions, Exeter Chiefs. As well …
In episode #7, Ashley Hough is joined by Pete Howard, a tutor here at Performance Training Academy. We are discussing Pete’s journey in the health & fitness industry, how he built up his own successful personal training business ‘Howards Health & Fitness’, and his time spent working as a Professional Wrestler with the WWE in …
Ashley Hough is joined with James Buckingham, our resident nutrition expert, to discuss current trends in nutrition. In this podcast we will be discussing: • What is the standard “healthy” diet and what is the problems around this • Pros and cons for popular diets – Keto, Paleo, Carnivore, Vegetarian, Vegan • What should a …
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In podcast #5 we are again joined by our resident nutrition expert James Buckingham, and we are discussing fasting. The main emphasis that we want to convey is that fasting is a good way to promote health within the body, and will also help with weight loss when done correctly. We will be explaining how …
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In our fourth podcast we are joined by Louise Pratley, owner of ‘Osteo and Physio Events’, ‘Ultimate Mind and Body Transformation’ and collaborator with Performance Training Academy. In this podcast we are discussing the important relationship of Osteopathy and the body, and how this has a direct link with the world of Fitness, Nutrition and …
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Have you ever wondered what it means to be ‘fat adapted’ or what the keto diet is? In this episode, Ashley Hough and James Buckingham discuss what foods need to be consumed to be fat adapted, the health and training benefits of these foods, and actions that you can take straight away to improve your …
Do you workout at home? Ashley Hough is joined by James Buckingham to discuss how to make your workouts at home effective and specific to your outcome goal. This podcast will give you considerations on the ideal kit to use at home, as well as how to use a variation of different set methods such …
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In this podcast Ashley Hough is joined by James Buckingham. We are discussing the impact that stress and anxiety can have on the body and mind. There will also be suggested actions that can be implemented straight away to help you feel and perform better.