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...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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