DCSfit, Glasgow (2026)

09/01/2026

I left architecture in 2008. Twelve years before my gym closed during the pandemic.

But I never stopped thinking like an architect.
Every building starts with foundations.

Load-bearing structures.
Systems that hold under pressure.

You don't begin with aesthetics—you begin with what can carry the weight.

That's how I approach transformation now.

Not motivation.
Not quick fixes.
Structure that holds.

Construir corretamente leva tempo.
(Building correctly takes time.)

~Mark

01/01/2026

Every January, the pattern repeats.

The calendar resets. Routines collapse. People feel heavier, slower, behind. And the impulse to "start fresh" makes complete sense—it's human.

The problem isn't the impulse. It's the tool most people reach for to satisfy it.

They reach for a Resolution.

On the surface, it appears to be a plan.
It promises a specific outcome:

"I will lose 10kg,"
or
"I will wake up at 5am,"
or
"I will train 5 days a week."

But resolutions are rarely strategic. They're reactive.

They're abstract, outcome-focused, and driven entirely by emotion.

We make them when we're desperate for change, assuming that the desperation itself will fuel the process.

This is the fatal flaw.

Resolutions rely on three unreliable resources:

* Motivation
* Discipline
* Willpower

They assume that our energy, schedules, and stress levels will remain stable enough to support them.

But life is not stable.

Work intensifies. Sleep gets disrupted. Stress accumulates.

And when the initial burst of January motivation fades—and it always fades—the resolution collapses.

Not because the person failed. Because the resolution was never built on solid ground.

Architecture works differently.

Architecture starts with capacity, load, and sequencing.

It asks:

What can this system currently support?
What is non-negotiable?
What must come first?

It doesn't begin with the goal.
It starts with the ground beneath the goal.

I've rebuilt DCSfit from the ground up around this principle.

It's called Equilibritecture—a 6-layer model for sustainable change that builds from foundations, not aspirations.

Sleep. Nutrition. Movement. Stress management. Identity. Vision.

You can't hang paintings on walls that don't exist.
And you can't build walls on unstable ground.

Today, the first essay is live: "Resolutions vs Architecture" – why motivation-based change fails by February, and what an architectural approach looks like instead.

If you've ever started strong in January and stalled by March, this is worth your time.

Read it here:
https://dcsfit.com/resolutions-v-architecture/

This is what 2026 looks like.

Structure over motivation.
Systems over personality.
Change built to last.

~Mark

15/12/2025

It’s been a long few years away from the spotlight.

In that time, I’ve been working mostly offline – rebuilding from the inside out. Physically, mentally, and in terms of what I actually want DCSfit to be.

I’ve watched so many people quietly struggle with confidence, self-belief and feeling “out of place” in the kind of fitness spaces we’re told are normal. A lot of them are neurodivergent, anxious, burnt out, or just tired of being made to feel like they don’t fit.

Out of all of that, DCSfit is shifting direction.

I’m moving towards a more structured, step-by-step coaching approach built around a framework I’ve been developing for years called Equilibritecture – designed to rebuild health, confidence and identity in a way that actually fits real life.

At the same time, I’m founding a new charity project, Designs on Yourself, focused on helping neurodivergent adults and others who never felt at home in “traditional” self-improvement spaces to rebuild belief in themselves, one layer at a time.

Over the next while, I’ll be sharing more about:

How I coach around stress, sleep and recovery as much as training

The Equilibritecture framework I use to help people rebuild from the foundations up

How DCSfit and Designs on Yourself fit together as two sides of the same mission

For now, this is just me stepping back out and saying:

If you’ve followed this page for a while, thank you for sticking around through the quiet patch.
If you’re new here, welcome – this is the start of DCSfit 2.0.

I’m still here. I’m still building.
And the next chapter is finally taking shape.

If you’d like to follow the charity side of this journey, you can find it here:

👉 Designs on Yourself - SCIO

27/06/2022

Need a little motivation?

(Head to the first comment for a link that might help)

We all struggle to get going with things from time to time. Even if it's something we believe we 'should' be doing.

And exercise is an area where this commonly comes up.

But where does motivation come from and how can we tap into something that will ensure we are driven to do the things we know we should?

And when is it OK or even beneficial to skip it?

These are the questions explored and answered in the latest article on the Core.

Link in first comment below.

07/03/2022

We know our health & fitness is important. And there is a desire there to take action. Yet, we don't!

Why is that?

There are things that fully justify our focused attention for short periods.

But when we keep saying we're going to eat healthier, be more active, hit the gym or get out more, yet it never happens for anything other than a few weeks or even days at a time, then it's worth looking at why.

🤯 Our minds work in very strange ways and can trick us into believing we are doing the right thing (in the moment) because it is the thing we feel more pressurised to do.

Yet, even if the cost is a critical hit to our health, we still don't feel it as a priority.

This is likely because we are wired for short term survival rather than long term nurturing.

Yet what we perceive as 'threats' these days no longer have the same weight as they did thousands of years ago (when our very lives were in danger).

Regardless, it's what happens.

💡However, by understanding why, we can be better prepared to react based to make smart decisions rather than reactive ones.

This video outlines why our brains react the way they do.

But how can we get a good balance of self-care when the pressure is on us and time is short?

Fortunately, I've got you covered.

💥The full video this info was taken from is called "Too Busy for Fitness Focus! What to Do" [🔗Link in 1st Comment Below]💥

Check it out. And start making positive changes today!

02/03/2022

You've got a target, a plan, a goal. Perhaps you've even hired someone (a PT or a Coach) to guide you there. But how long is it going to take?

When something becomes your focus and you're excited about the prospect of it happening, then it's not unreasonable to want to know how long it's going to take.

Well, just head to the Core on the DCSfit site and you'll get the answer in the latest article.

(🔗Link in the first comment below).

Before you head there though, ask yourself:

🔸What number would feel good?
🔸What would feel disappointing?
🔸And what do you expect the answer to be?

(Let me know below) 💬

The thing is that expectation is going to colour your view of the answer.

If you've been pessimistic, then the answer is likely to delight you.

If like most people, you've been overly optimistic and hopeful, the answer may disappoint.

So, whilst you will now have an answer its impact will be different depending on your starting point.

Nothing's ever straightforward, is it?

But at least, understanding our reactions and gaining more knowledge and insight, puts us in a better position to make good choices, stay motivated and achieve more.

09/02/2022

If you are going to put the time and effort into a self-improvement routine, you want to get it right.

Right?

And with so many variables (intensity, rep ranges, speed, weights used, distance run etc) all of which are apparently manipulatable to optimise for certain goals, getting the length of your workout optimised is clearly just another thing to get right.

And it's an easy one because you can just look at the clock. 🕐

🚨Well, not so fast!🚨

Yes, getting the timing right can make a huge difference to your progress.

But taking the commonly spouted advice is more likely to cause you problems than lead you to success.

Let me show you why that is the case (and how to make good choices based on YOUR circumstances and situation)...
🔸🔸🔸(🔗Link in 1st comment below)🔸🔸🔸

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