People are often surprised when I tell them what my week actually looks like, mostly because it's a lot less extreme than they expect from someone who does this for a living. No two-hour gym sessions every day, no perfect eating, no immaculate meal prep containers lined up for seven days. Here's the honest version.
Training: fewer, better sessions
I train most days, but not all of them look like "proper workouts." A few sessions a week are focused, structured strength work — the kind I'd programme for a client, because I hold myself to the same standard I hold them to. Alongside that, I run and train for endurance events, which means some weeks have a long session that's as much about mental resilience as fitness. And some days, movement is just a walk, because recovery is part of the programme, not a day off from it.
What actually changes week to week
My training load shifts depending on what's coming up — an event, a particularly busy stretch of client work, how I'm sleeping. I don't train at the same intensity every single week and expect to hold up long-term, and I don't expect that of my clients either. The weeks where I back off on purpose are usually the ones that make the next push actually productive.
Eating: consistent, not perfect
I eat in a way that supports how much I train and how I want to feel, which in practice means regular meals built around protein, vegetables, and enough carbohydrate to actually fuel the sessions I'm doing — not a restrictive approach, because restriction and heavy training don't mix well for very long. I also eat things that aren't part of any plan, because food is still meant to be enjoyed, and a relationship with eating that can't survive a dinner out isn't one I'd recommend to anyone.
The part that actually matters
What makes my week work isn't any single session or meal, it's that the whole thing is sustainable enough to repeat. I'm not white-knuckling through a strict week waiting for it to end. If a week like mine sounds appealing because of the structure and not because of any extremity, that's exactly the point — it's built to be lived in, not survived.
Why I'm telling you this
I think a lot of people assume they need to train and eat like they're preparing for a competition to get real results, and then burn out trying. You don't. A realistic week, repeated consistently for months, will outperform a perfect week you can only manage once.
If you want help building a week that actually fits your life rather than fighting it, that's exactly what I do. Get in touch below.