David Luck

Ex MOD firearms officer. Ex gym owner. Business founder. Girl dad. Wilderness adventures. Building strength, resilience and longevity in men who want more.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@MitchWaystone @Pastpassport The couch line is spot on. Most of the blokes I've coached didn't need a speech. They needed someone who'd notice they'd gone quiet for a fortnight and pick up the phone. That's most of what a brotherhood actually is.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@smallbatchsteve Respect for saying it out loud. I ran a men's group of 100 to 200 blokes for years, and the ones who changed weren't waiting for the perfect group. They just turned up somewhere every week. The coffee lot sounds like a decent start.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@dianeemenyonu Extra legroom is the best money you'll spend on a long haul, agreed. My one addition: something in your hand luggage to freshen up before you land, so you walk off feeling half human. I keep BLOK Skin Defence Spray in mine (full disclosure, it's my brand).

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@BerkeleySqB 16k at lunchtime is serious. The bit nobody mentions is sitting back at the desk after, with a queue for the office shower. That moment is why I made BLOK Skin Defence Spray (full disclosure, it's mine): quick refresh, no added fragrance or alcohol, made in the UK.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@DirtyHand77 173 hours in 11 days and you're still jumping on a red eye to get back to your kids. That's the job done properly, mate. Get some water in you, grab whatever sleep the plane allows, and enjoy that first hug at the door. Nothing beats it.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@Ian_Schwartzman Best costume going. With my girls, Halloween is the one night I'm not in charge of anything. Bag carrier and official sweet tax collector. Enjoy it, mate, they grow up quicker than you'd believe.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@levelsio Running burger restaurants in London, I feel this. Every new tax gets sold as hitting someone else, then it lands on whoever is paying the staff and the rent. Small operators feel it first and loudest.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@MeatEaterTV Blaze orange is the only fashion advice I take seriously. Out in Idaho a hat and vest are the difference between being seen and being mistaken for an elk. Londoner here who finally owns a Halloween costume already.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@drmarkhyman Mountains taught me this one. Hiking uphill with one job, put the next foot down, clears more clutter out of my head than any app ever has. Late 40s now, I train for enjoyment, and walking is the bit I'd never drop.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@jockowillink Lost my gym with no lease and no income overnight. The fear of going again was worse than the going. Pivoted to online coaching before most people knew what it was. Just go is right. You sort the rest out on the way.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

In my 20s training was simple. More weight, more reps, more of whatever hurt.

Late 40s, I just turn up and do what I enjoy.

Turns out enjoying it is why I'm still doing it.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

Spent years telling blokes to sort their diet. Then I opened a burger restaurant.

I never said don't eat. I said eat properly.

A proper burger with your mates isn't the problem. Three meal deals in a car park is.

Chuck and Blade. Come and judge for yourself.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@00williammorris Slowing down is the bit most people skip. I get mine halfway up a mountain with a heavy pack. Same effect, more swearing.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@BatmanHealthist Took me till my 40s to learn this. Ran gyms for years watching blokes train 7 days a week and wonder why they were stuck. The ones who rested properly were the ones still turning up 5 years later.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@RMEF @YETICoolers Business owner who hunts, so this one lands. The best decisions I make all year come after a week out there with no signal and nothing to do but wait. Idaho and Montana for me, every year or two.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@upfrontmma Matters less. Not zero. I've rolled with plenty of big lads who knew nothing and still made my evening hard work. Skill wins, but strength is a very rude tax.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

Lost a gym once because I never got the lease in writing.
Landlord wanted it back. Gone. My income went with it.
Thousands of members taught me plenty.
That one taught me more.
Get it on paper. Even when it feels awkward.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@southgatetattoo That's tidy work. Getting chrome to look that sharp at that size is no joke. Proper London studio, this.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@morepadelplease The sleeve towel is a padel rite of passage. Indoor courts in November are basically a sauna with a net. Towel for the grip, and for the drive home I keep BLOK Skin Defence Spray in the bag. No added fragrance, made in the UK. Full disclosure, it's my brand.

[David Luck @CoachDavidLuck]

@D_The_Husband Flat seams are underrated. Two hours on the mats with a seam rubbing is grim, and the only thing worse is the bloke who turns up in yesterday's rashie. Clean kit every session, quick freshen up before the car. I keep BLOK in the bag for that bit (full disclosure, it's mine).