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    Navigating A Busy Gym- Alternatives For Bench, Deadlift, Lat Pulldown & Face Pulls
    Chris K
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Navigating A Busy Gym- Alternatives For Bench, Deadlift, Lat Pulldown & Face Pulls

    Following on from last week here are a few infographics to help you navigate an incredibly busy gym floor without having to massively dev...
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    Heavy Metal Coaching YNE Open November 2019 Competition Write Up
    gainsglutesglitter
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 6 min

    Heavy Metal Coaching YNE Open November 2019 Competition Write Up

    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 ...
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    Handy Tips For Navigating A Busy Gym For Clients & Trainers
    Chris K
    • Nov 13, 2019
    • 4 min

    Handy Tips For Navigating A Busy Gym For Clients & Trainers

    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 ...
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    Cross-Reading/Listening: Recommended Listening Outside The World Of Fitness
    Chris K
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Cross-Reading/Listening: Recommended Listening Outside The World Of Fitness

    Often, PT's, strength coaches and everyone else who is in this game will get so caught up in researching fitness, programming nuances and...
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    What Kind Of Deadlift Grip Should I Use? Part 3
    Chris K
    • Oct 30, 2019
    • 6 min

    What Kind Of Deadlift Grip Should I Use? Part 3

    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...
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    Client Questions: How Do You Judge RPE When You Are Lifting Weights Above Your 1RM?
    Chris K
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Client Questions: How Do You Judge RPE When You Are Lifting Weights Above Your 1RM?

    My client Ben Thornes of the infamous WAKEFIELD STRENGTH ACADEMY asks: How do you judge RPE when you've never lifted that weight before? ...
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    What Kind Of Deadlift Grip Should I Use? Part 2
    Chris K
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 5 min

    What Kind Of Deadlift Grip Should I Use? Part 2

    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 ...
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    What Kind Of Deadlift Grip Should I Use?
 Part 1
    Chris K
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 5 min

    What Kind Of Deadlift Grip Should I Use? Part 1

    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...
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    Coaching A Terminally/Incurable Ill Client: The Inspirational Journey So Far
    gainsglutesglitter
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    Coaching A Terminally/Incurable Ill Client: The Inspirational Journey So Far

    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...
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    5 Ways To Hate People Less As A Coach
    Chris K
    • Sep 25, 2019
    • 5 min

    5 Ways To Hate People Less As A Coach

    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 be...
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    31 Lessons For The Perfect Lifting Competition
    Chris K
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    31 Lessons For The Perfect Lifting Competition

    So there we have it! Follow these 31 lessons and your next lifting competition should pass flawlessly! Thank you for reading guys. By Chr...
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    Fear: How To Stop It Limiting Your Performance
    Chris K
    • Jun 5, 2019
    • 13 min

    Fear: How To Stop It Limiting Your Performance

    How Does Fear Impact Performance? Fear reduces performance when the level of fear is too high for too long. A little bit (or a lot) of fe...
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    The Rules Of 5- How To Coach Effectively & Win At Life
    Chris K
    • May 9, 2019
    • 5 min

    The Rules Of 5- How To Coach Effectively & Win At Life

    As a coach trying to promote the best possible experience for our clients and athletes we need to be able to communicate in the best poss...
    21 views0 comments
    PT FAQ: Should You Give People Free Tips & Advice?
    Chris K
    • Apr 8, 2019
    • 7 min

    PT FAQ: Should You Give People Free Tips & Advice?

    YES! Shortest article ever. See you next week. Ok, maybe there is more too it than that. Let's play devils advocate for a minute or two. ...
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    Client FAQ: How Should I Deal With Unsolicited Advice From "Random Gym Person"
    Chris K
    • Apr 1, 2019
    • 7 min

    Client FAQ: How Should I Deal With Unsolicited Advice From "Random Gym Person"

    We Personal Trainers spend hours on end in the gym and see a huge variety of people. One of these types of people is the (often well-inte...
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    When The Gym Is Bad For Your Mental Health And What To Do About It
    Chris K
    • Mar 25, 2019
    • 20 min

    When The Gym Is Bad For Your Mental Health And What To Do About It

    Lifting and training is wonderful for mental health MOST OF THE TIME. It's excellent for mood, depression, self-image and a whole host of...
    330 views0 comments
    Movement Screen Musings #1 Hypermobility, Feet & Core Strength
    Chris K
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 7 min

    Movement Screen Musings #1 Hypermobility, Feet & Core Strength

    I have a movement screen I modesty call 'The Kershaw Strength Movement Screen.' Every in-person client gets one and I find it's vitally i...
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    Why Small Group Personal Training Is Awesome
    Chris K
    • Feb 21, 2019
    • 6 min

    Why Small Group Personal Training Is Awesome

    What is Small Group Personal Training? That depends on who you are asking. But in general it involves training in some kind of group of b...
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    How To Outclass The Majority Of Trainers
    Chris K
    • Feb 15, 2019
    • 7 min

    How To Outclass The Majority Of Trainers

    Eric Cressey said this on instagram recently: "Want to instantly separate yourself from the pack? Show up when you're supposed to show up...
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    Avoid These 3 Mistakes To Help You Get Massive!
    Chris K
    • Feb 4, 2019
    • 5 min

    Avoid These 3 Mistakes To Help You Get Massive!

    Are you looking to put on muscle? Don't know where to start? Not making any progress? I'm hoping this article will help you out. I launch...
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