You’re always going to find it easier to gain weight and body fat than you are to lose weight and body fat.
Largely because the rules of the game are very different for fat loss to occur than they are for fat gain to occur.
Here’s why.
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CMP Gyms - Fat Loss & Body Transformation Specialists
South Yorkshires Leading Personal Training Business. We help everyday people achieve outstanding fitness and body transformation results.
Start your journey today! W: www.chrismasonperformance.com. Sheffield's leading private personal training facility. We specialise in body transformations and fat loss which mean we not only provide our clients a luxury private gym to train in but we also produce amazing client results time and time again. Visit www.chrismasonperformance.com to view our results and learn more about our CMP Transformation program
What changed when Scott stopped guessing?
The results followed! 🎯
Scott came into CMP having had a goal that he wanted to achieve for years but struggled to achieve alone.
He wanted to strip belly fat and build muscle tissue but was sick of going to the gym and going round in circles not seeing results.
In truth, Scott wasn’t sure what he needed to do in a gym for the best results and found nutritional advice conflicting and complicated too.
The biggest difference for Scott was not just more effort.
It was better structure, clear programs and a solid routine built around him and his goals!
Once that guesswork was removed, progress became much easier for Scott to see that allowed him to achieve his best ever physique by working with CMP.
That is what a proper coaching process should do.
Here’s Scott to tell you more.
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25/08/2026
What an inspiration and a life changing transformation for Nick 🏅
At just 50 years old, Nick had been given the news that his cancer was terminal.
Alongside other health complications such as diabetes, lymphedema and suffering with an umbilical hernia, Nick wasn’t sure what could be done to improve his health or to extend his life.
But he wanted to try!
Coming into CMP was huge for Nick.
He was nervous, unsure and unhappy but open to learning about nutrition, training and improving his fitness and health.
Fast forward to where we are now, Nick has lost 72lbs in weight, brought his BMI down to a healthier range for surgery to remove his hernia, which will improve his confidence and make his transformation even more impressive ❤️
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Do you need to train to failure and can it help you achieve better results?
Yes and no.
For the large majority of clients we work with at CMP, training to failure isn’t required and if a set does get taken to failure, it’ll be on the last set when the repeated stimulus is complete so that the signalling starts to occur for adaptations.
BUT….
If your reps aren’t at the least challenging towards the last 2-3 reps, and you’re coasting from set to set there won’t be a strong reason for your body to adapt and body comp change is less likely to occur.
This applies to strength, fat loss, hypertrophy or improvement related goal from your training.
So keep an eye on your effort level and make those last 2-3 reps are getting harder and more challenging so that you’re getting a reward for your efforts.
The results will follow 💪
14/08/2026
Beth came into CMP Doncaster with the goal of taking control of her health, fitness and nutrition.
She wanted to build muscle, get stronger and learn more on how to fuel her fitness in a way that wasn’t built around crash diets or over exercising but didn’t know where to start.
A key thing for Beth was to build her body, get into a better routine and learn how she could improve her running performance too.
Working with her CMP coach, we quickly established where we could add in a structured weights program to help Beth to make improvements, and we focussed on building calories too so that we could start to see improvements in energy, strength and performance.
This has meant that Beth has found it easier to stick to her programs, has a clear plan to follow and finally is seeing her body goals come to life 👌
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13/08/2026
Are these 3 simple fat loss mistakes wrecking you progress?
If so, they’re an easy fix and will get you back on track quickly if you solve them 👌
1. Not Tracking Drinks
We track our calories from food, so why would we not look at what we drink? You can quickly rack up hundreds of calories that will eat into your deficit and close your energy gap without even realising it.
Include coffees (you know the ones), your morning fruit juice and booze and you’ll see. This doesn’t mean you need to take it out but means tracking it means you’ll not overeat alongside it.
2. Not eating enough protein.
Nearly food analysis we run for a new client shows the same trend:
Not enough protein, mostly carbs, mostly fats.
Protein is central to achieving a health, strong, lean body and should be the next most important thing you look at after establishing your calorie deficit.
3. Doing only cardio.
In the 1960’s cardio was THE exercise everyone gravitated towards but luckily we now know that strength training, cardio and core work are central to building the body you want. Do all three, not one or the other.
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You’re stuck not seeing results not because you don’t care about your goals or aren’t wanting to achieve them.
You’re stuck because the thing you’re doing at the moment is keeping you there.
Random workouts,
Inconsistency,
No clear idea of where you calories or nutrition needs to be.
And so you don’t see change.
Luckily, this is an easy fix through proper programming for training and nutrition and it allows you to become unstuck very quickly if you’re following the right program for your goals.
Need help with your goals?
Start your fitness and body transformation program with my teams in our private PT gyms in Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham here 👇
https://www.chrismasonperformance.com
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11/08/2026
🚨 107kg > 87kg 🚨
At CMP, we’re interested in helping you get to levels you’ve never achieved before.
When Dan started at CMP, he hated the gym, was stuck in a rut, overweight and unhappy.
Now, he’s the lightest he’s been in his adult life, loving the gym, the routine and structure, in the shape of his life and wanting more…. And happy!
When you feel better in yourself, fitter and stronger it does and will have an impact on all areas of your life.
20kg down and the next target is set 🎯
Start your fitness and body transformation program with my teams in our private PT gyms in Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham here 👇
https://www.chrismasonperformance.com
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Are you not making progress or changing physically because you’re always trying to diet? (but not really sticking to it enough to actually see results but are mentally drained by it at the same time)
Sprinkle in maintenance or even build phases into your goals cycle so that you build the body, health and fitness that you want.
Start your fitness and body transformation program with my teams in our private PT gyms in Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham here 👇
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And allow that to setup the results you see in your next fat loss phase.
What an inspiration 🏅
Meet Nick
At just 50 years old, Nick had been given the news that his cancer was terminal.
Alongside other health complications such as diabetes, lymphedema and suffering with an umbilical hernia, Nick wasn’t sure what could be done to improve his health or to extend his life.
But he wanted to try!
Coming into CMP was huge for Nick.
He was nervous, unsure and unhappy but open to learning about nutrition, training and improving his fitness and health.
Fast forward to where we are now, Nick has lost 72lbs in weight, brought his BMI down to a healthier range and has just been approved for surgery ❤️
Here is Nick to tell you more about his journey with the team at CMP Doncaster.
Need help achieving your body, health and fitness goals?
Start your fitness and body transformation program with my teams in our private PT gyms in Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham here 👇
https://www.chrismasonperformance.com
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