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...

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...

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...

So there we have it! Follow these 31 lessons and your next lifting competition should pass flawlessly! Thank you for reading guys. By...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Eric Cressey said this on instagram recently: "Want to instantly separate yourself from the pack? Show up when you're supposed to show...

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...

I was lucky enough to recently travel to Florida to have 20 days of winter sun spreading our time between Disney and Universal with a bit...

Sometimes trainers can start thinking of clients as automatons, dehumanizing them to the point of no longer caring for them as people as...

If you are consider a strength sport competition the idea can be very scary. I feel like everyone should compete in front of people at...

I've seen many a strength coach (including me) moan or bemoan the fact that champion powerlifters get all the clients despite maybe not...

Nathan Berry To give Nathan some context a few months ago he ran across the Sahara Desert for fun. That's the kind of guy he is. He'd...

I listen to podcasts when I wash up and cook breakfast for my perennially late rising partner Coach V. I've tried getting her up earlier...

It happens to us all. You just aren't feeling it in the gym anymore! You've loved it for years and now suddenly BOOM! You can't be...

There is a relatively new trend in fitness especially in the UK. That trend is future Personal Trainers apprenticing at a big gym...