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You’re a guy who’s the far side of 30, maybe with a young family, and you’re thinking more about your long term health.

Secretly, you’ve always wanted ‘superhero strength’ – chucking heavy things around, looking good, fighting evil. You want to be that Superhero Dad for your family!

You also want the satisfaction of achievement, of making progress at something. Lifting weights appeals to you because it’s measurable and you can easily see when you’re making progress.

Plus, the proven health benefits of more muscle, less fat, strong bones and joints, better ability to do the activities and sports you love, have you raising your hand and saying ‘Yes, I want in’. Read More→

This post gives some practical tips on training around injury.

Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor or a physio, so this article is written from the point of view of an athlete and a coach of other athletes.

Many people, especially those new to training, are worried about injury.

They can overreact when they get a minor injury. People will avoid training altogether or stuff themselves with ibuprofen.

Experienced strength athletes get used to training around injury. They learn how to identify and handle different types of pain. Read More→

“Put shoulder blades in back pockets” to protect your back when deadlifting

It is vital to protect your back when deadlifting, or doing any exercise in a bent-over position – such as bent-over row, clean, snatch.

You need to maintain a tight, flat back position.

However, many people struggle with this, especially if a lift starts from low down on the floor, like a deadlift or a snatch.

You may not have the mobility or strength to get into a safe position close to the floor.

If that sounds familiar, then there is a method to help you train the body to maintain position right from the floor: the pre-load method (or pre-tension method).

This will protect your back when deadlifting, or lifting any kind of heavy weights off the floor. Read More→

It is impossible to do something perfectly AND learn from it.

If it was ‘perfect’, what have you learned?

And yet I see many lifters expecting to be able to do a new drill or a new weight lifting technique perfectly (or near enough) first time.

Chasing perfection basically means that you are trying to skip the entire learning process and jump straight to the end. Jump straight to what takes elite lifters years of practise!

Doesn’t that sound kinda arrogant? Entitled, maybe? Read More→

Squatting in a cage with safety bars at the correct height; a safe environment in which to push yourself.

There’s a simple tactic that could put kilos on your squat right now.

Sounds like clickbait, right?

But it’s true and I have clients to prove it (as you will see below). Read More→

Imagine a wet noodle deadlifting 100kg! Knees, hips, back all moving from side to side and collapsing over.

I’ve seen quite a few ‘wet noodle’ deadlifts in my time. They are more common in women, because women tend to be more mobile and curvy (e.g. narrower waist relative to hips). Read More→