Staying with this month’s bench pressing theme, it’s time to shine some light on another variation of the bench press: The close-grip bench press. As you may have guessed, the close-grip bench press involves performing the press with your hands much closer together on the bar in a narrower grip. Whereas the conventional bench press […]
A few months ago, I sent a survey out to my email list and the wider lifting community, asking them for their feedback on the most infuriating myths about ladies who lift. In my vast years of experience, I have lost count of the amount of times women have been dissuaded from lifting by remarks […]
Before we begin, you may be thinking any one of these things: What is the sumo deadlift? Is it like the sumo squat? Is this deadlift going to require a helluva lot more weight than I’m used to? The answer is no and don’t panic. The Sumo Deadlift does not require any more weight than […]
In my last blog, we detailed how and why the snatch was so important in Olympic Weightlifting. In this blog, we’re talking about its Olympic Weightlifting sister exercise: The Clean and Jerk. The snatch and the clean and jerk are the two most iconic power exercises there are. Whilst the snatch is all about your […]
During the Covid-19 national lockdown in early 2021, we asked our members to tell us about their home gym for strength training. Pros and cons, what to buy, will they use it after lockdown? Our members train in powerlifting, olympic weightlifting and strongman, so the ideal home gym is full of weights and strength equipment. […]
If you’ve followed Strength Ambassadors for any length of time, or you’ve read a couple of our blogs, you will have probably heard me mention “the Snatch”. For the experienced lifters among us, this will be common terminology. For those of you who are just starting out with lifting of any kind, you might be […]
Deadlifts. We all know they’re good for you – after all, they’re touted as one of the staple exercises in any strength training routine. But ask any gym goer, fitness fanatic or exercise enthusiast which specific muscles deadlifts work and I guarantee the responses will be haphazard guesses about the back, the biceps and the […]
If you’re looking for a brand new workout that will give you brand new results, it’s time to consider a strongman workout. Beginners – don’t panic! You don’t need to have muscles that bulge like Eddie Hall’s or Donna Moore’s. Strongman training is for everyone. After all, the primary movements of strongman: Pushing, pulling, and […]
When it comes to strength training and achieving our fitness goals, we all have one common aim: to keep getting better. Part of that challenge is achieving Personal Bests. You’ll have often heard people refer to “Smashing their PB”, and there’s nowhere you’ll have heard that more than from lifters! When it comes to achieving […]
Squats are a little like marmite. Some people love them, some people groan once it comes to that time in their workout routine. In strength training circles however, they’re a necessity component of being able to lift. Squats are praised as lifting royalty because they give you a full-body workout, and help develop full-body strength, […]