Healthy practice
A show is one day. You live in the body.
This sport has a reputation, and some of it is earned. These are the six rules we coach by, written down so you can hold us to them, and so you know what we will say no to before you ask.
The six rules.
Drug-free, or we do not coach you
We coach for drug-tested federations only and we do not coach anyone using anabolic steroids, SARMs, growth hormone, clenbuterol, diuretics or anything like them. We will not advise on them either. If you are using and want help stopping, your GP is the place to start, confidentially.
No dehydration, ever
Water stays normal to the morning of the show. No water loading and cutting, no sweat suits, no saunas to make weight, no diuretics, prescribed or otherwise. Dehydration makes you look flat on stage and has put competitors in hospital.
Bloods through your GP, before and after
Before a prep we ask you to see your GP and ask for a routine blood test, and again about four weeks after the show. We are not doctors and we do not read blood results; your GP does. If they advise against a prep, we follow that.
A slow deficit and a floor
Prep aims for roughly half to one per cent of bodyweight a week. Food never drops below what keeps you training, sleeping and thinking well; if it would have to, the show is too soon.
We watch for the warning signs
Poor sleep, low mood that lasts, dizziness, injuries that will not heal, and for women periods stopping. Any of these slows or pauses the prep and, where it matters, sends you to your GP.
Food is not a moral question
If weighing and tracking food starts to take over, or eating after the show feels out of control, tell us. We will be kind, we will stop the prep if needed, and we will point you to your GP and to specialist eating-disorder support.
Nothing on this site is medical advice. If you have a health condition, take medication, are pregnant or have had an eating disorder, talk to your GP before any prep, and tell us at the consultation.
Federations
Tested federations, named generically.
Several federations in the UK run drug-tested shows, with urine testing and, at some, polygraph testing of competitors. They differ in categories, judging and how strictly they test. In your consultation we go through the ones that run shows in South Wales and the West and help you choose; on this site we describe them generically rather than name or rank them.
Whichever you choose, read its banned list and testing policy before you register, and check any medication you take with your GP and the federation.
Start with a free half-hour. No sales, no scale.
Come in or call for thirty minutes: your training, your history, the show you have in mind if you have one, and an honest answer about whether it is the right time. If it is not, we will say so and say what would change it.