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    Chris K
    • Nov 24, 2020
    • 13 min

    When Should I Start Using A Lifting Belt? 3.0

    I originally wrote this a few years ago. I decided to revisit the topic to see whether I still had the same conclusions... CK 2018 I deci...

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    Chris K
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 8 min

    7 Steps To Getting Excited About Training Again

    TRAINING SOMETIMES SUCKS. Often, I completely hate training. I mope around in my studio swearing at the barbell and wishing I was somewhe...

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    Chris K
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    What Andre Agassi Taught Me About Powerlifting

    Recently I read the autobiography 'Open' after seeing it recommended on the Facebook page of a powerlifter called Sumi Singh. A side note...

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    Chris K
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 5 min

    How A Coach Should Answer Questions From Clients

    A client recently sent me roughly 10 detailed questions when I sent them a new program. The new program was a diversion from my previous ...

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    gainsglutesglitter
    • Aug 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    Trainer Tips- Using The Language Of Your Client

    While listening to 'Thank You For Arguing' by Jay Heinrichs, a book about the art of persuasion, argument, and rhetoric, he mentions an e...

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    Chris K
    • Jul 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Two Tips For The Serious Powerlifting Competitor: Acclimatise Yourself To Your Lifting Time

    When boxers are training for a big fight, they acclimatize themselves gradually to be able to fight effectively at the time they are sche...

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    Chris K
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 8 min

    3 Ways To Train Smartly For Strength When You Return To The Gym

    This week, gyms in the UK are reopening. Many of you will have had to significantly change your training or have stopped training entirel...

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    Chris K
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    3 Things All Good Coaches Do

    Having coached for 10 years and losing a substantial amount of hair in the process, I've worked with dozens of trainers and spoken to hun...

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    Chris K
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    11 REAL Reasons To Train With A Personal Trainer

    In a desperate bid for attention, and potentially because I didn't want to be ANOTHER PT selling my services using the same promises, I'v...

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    gainsglutesglitter
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why I Don't Trust A Coach Who Can Count To 10

    I also don't trust a coach who can count to: 8. 7. 6. etc. Maybe 3. I'll accept 3. Here's an example of a conversation during a typical s...

    1,283 views0 comments
    Chris K
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 7 min

    Recommended Reading For Programming The General Population

    "I'm wanting to do some more learning about programming, I feel like since I got my qualification I have bombarded myself with lots of ot...

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    Chris K
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    How To Train & Build Habits After Lockdown

    When you started your fitness journey you gradually built habits, you trained consistently 2-5 times per week, you weighed and prepped yo...

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    Chris K
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Stuff To Read To Pass Another Few Minutes On The Road To Oblivion

    It's been another interesting week under lockdown conditions with a second coronavirus wave seemingly approaching. We've seen the Black L...

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    Chris K
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 6 min

    Busting Through A Plateau- How I Broke Through A 4 Year Bench Block

    Since 2016, I have been stuck at 150kg as my lifetime bench press PB. This month, I finally benched 152.5kg! Apparently being pregnant me...

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    Chris K
    • Jun 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Writing Tips For Fitness Professionals: Ctrl+F, Filler Words & Sentence Power

    Developing your skills as a writer is an endless process especially because most fitness professionals don't have experience being a writ...

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    Chris K
    • May 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Things To Distract You From Your Impending Doom

    Another week of lockdown. Or was it a month? An hour? I'm not sure anymore. Luckily, here at HQ we are healthy and in a good place to mov...

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    Chris K
    • May 27, 2020
    • 10 min

    8 Things You Don't Need To Worry About As A Recreational Powerlifter

    The day I realized I probably wouldn't be a powerlifting world champion was a sad day. Well, it wasn't but it sounds good at the start of...

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    Chris K
    • May 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Things To Temporarily Distract You From The Existential Fear Of Oblivion

    I really enjoyed the title of today's piece. Will I keep renaming the series every week in an extremely successful bid to get as few read...

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    Chris K
    • May 18, 2020
    • 7 min

    How To Be In A Lifelong Marriage To Your Strength Sport

    Coronavirus is fun isn't it!? It most definitely isn't. Today we will not be discussing it because I want to talk about how to keep your ...

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    Chris K
    • May 11, 2020
    • 14 min

    The Devil In The Details: 24 Small Things To Improve Your Lifting & Mindset

    While recording an episode of The Grafters Podcast with Steven Cuthbert (host of Strength Chat Podcast) he chatted about a guest who woul...

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