<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[John McDonough - Personal Trainer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal Training Services ]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:21:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your Goals, Your Choices, Your Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is a roller coaster. You can CHOOSE to take that ride, learning from your experiences along the way; or you can CHOOSE to rebel...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/your-goals-your-choices-your-results</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc2a8c8b0c43849fc840a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:20:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scientific formula for Work is force x distance. And the formula for Force is mass x acceleration. For the purposes of resistance...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/increase</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc25379ba834f4c9a2d3b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:19:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Fitness - the heart's ability to deliver blood to working muscles and their ability to use it. 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They are an opportunity to...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/setbacks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc130fc2f5d269c2905c8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:14:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diets Dont Work!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A word of advice to everyone asking themselves and others 'which diet should I be on? Or 'does this diet work?'. Most diets out there are...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/diets-dont-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc0ffcb56069edd738298</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:13:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Stop Pushing!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s not the time spent exercising that will get you where you want to be, it’s the time you spend pushing your boundaries that force the...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/never-stop-pushing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc0b80b94e91fd99825ec</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:12:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its All Yours!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A simple reminder to all. The only person responsible for your health, fitness, wellbeing, etc. is yourself! No-one else can and will do...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/its-all-yours</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc07e291e311af80b70ae</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:11:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Circuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eat Clean, Train Hard, Stretch, Sufficient Sleep. 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 52 weeks/year, for the rest of your life!]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/the-ultimate-circuit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc040f7d8bd20ffc571f6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:10:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no such thing as overtraining, only under-recovery! And by recovery I don't just refer to your time between one training session...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cc0124cab513c765b20fe</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:09:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Note to Remember: It is in the "TRY", the attempt to achieve something, where you get stronger and fitter. If you don't try you will...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/__try</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cbfda820504ad2961f26c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:08:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reality Check! Don't live in the past. Every day is a new start. Even if you have had great achievements in the past every day is a new...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/reality-check</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cbfb0b6316436286c9930</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:08:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are Only as Fit as Your Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Completing a single rep/set of an exercise and collapsing on the floor unable to continue any further does not represent fitness. A fit...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/you-are-only-as-fit-as-your-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cbefaa5c777a14d5e3a92</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:05:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resistance Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resistance training DOES NOT mean resisting the efforts of your trainer! Now that we hopefully have that cleared up I can tell you what...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/resistance-training</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cbeac69b596f682042059</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:03:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've Got to have a Life!]]></title><description><![CDATA['I've got to have a life!', 'I need to live!'. Both are comments I hear on a regular basis as excuses for not exercising, not eating...]]></description><link>https://jmcdonough3.wixsite.com/jmcdpersonaltrainer/post/i-ve-got-to-have-a-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cbe66aecb714638bd250a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:02:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>jmcdonough3</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its Not About the Weight!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need to increase your speed, strength, stamina? Functional resistance training is the answer. 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