Today we are going to discuss two phases of my Powerlifting/Strongman programming that I use for most of my clients. These phases are:...

This is a post for both clients and coaches. Or for my 3.8 regular readers. You heroes. Yeah, I'm talking to you, you loveable rogue. The...

Today we begin by celebrating the melancholy brilliance of Wintersun. Check them out on your favourite music provider and if you get the...

Do you want to spice up some of your secondary/assistance/exercises that happen after the 'main movements'? First of all, let me just say...

The Code: -Be able to progress or regress any exercise you give to a client. - Always be learning - Always be coaching - When in doubt,...

I began wondering this while I should have been counting the reps of the client I was training at the time. This makes me a terrible...

With every Powerlifting competition comes various lessons about how I can be a better coach and how I can prepare people more effectively...

Today, I'm going to refer to other experts in the strength coaching world to see what they recommend when discussing hook grip. Some of...

As January fast approaches, and because I promised it in my blog post last week here are a couple of handy infographics to help you...

Following on from last week here are a few infographics to help you navigate an incredibly busy gym floor without having to massively...

Wow, what an intense weekend of lifting. This week we travelled to York for the YNEPF open with 4 of my athletes to test their metal, to...

The gym I operate out of is great. Therefore lots of people train there. Recently, it's been busy to the point of various people sharing...

Often, PT's, strength coaches and everyone else who is in this game will get so caught up in researching fitness, programming nuances and...

In part 2, we spoke about the assessments I use to determine what grip you should use for the bulk of your training. In part 3 we will be...

My client Ben Thornes of the infamous WAKEFIELD STRENGTH ACADEMY asks: How do you judge RPE when you've never lifted that weight before?...

In part 1 we discussed how I decided that hook grip was the best option for me as a powerlifter. In today's article, we'll be discussing...

This is going to be a fun one. I originally thought this would be one article but for the blog to be a weekly thing again, I will have to...

Picture the scene. I have a former client coming in who I used to do bootcamps with and train a couple of times a week in a park. I would...

I haven't posted in a while, have I? I'm both annoyed at myself and also happy to be back writing on the blog. Where have I been? I've...

So there we have it! Follow these 31 lessons and your next lifting competition should pass flawlessly! Thank you for reading guys. By...