Powerlifting

Detraining, retraining, muscle maintenance and muscle memory - Navigating lockdown

This article begins with an overview that attempts to roughly answer a few questions. They are – How long can I take off of training

Optimism and aspiration - Two lenses with which to examine your training

Mindset/ Miscellaneous, Powerlifting

In George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, 1984, there is a concept called “doublethink”. Doublethink entails the simultaneous acceptance of two contradictory beliefs, and part of what

Can you shuffle your training days around, and does your training split matter?

Hypertrophy, Powerlifting

I’m frequently asked by clients whether making alterations to their prescribed training structure is going to cost them gains. Obviously there’s a reason that I

Is "technique" training just practice?

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

When we think about technique training, we often think of performing a number of immaculate reps. I definitely think that practice has value – it

Doubt yourself and improve as a coach

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

For context, consider the following story. I was having a discussion with a client today. Her best squat is 145kg, and in her last peak

How much will I get out of a taper? Variability in competition performance

Powerlifting

I’m often asked how much strength an athlete can expect to gain out of a taper, a question to which I’m not sure there’s a

The Coach's Toolbox - Training prescription, cueing and feedback

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

In this article I want to explore the coach’s toolbox a little, and see how manipulating exercise prescription, cueing and feedback can help promote learning.

Specificity to task isn’t always specificity to sport

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

I was recently having a chat with my friend Thomas Lilley (aka the man everyone thinks is Frustrated Strengthcoach, in the same way that everybody

The thing I focus on most when coaching the squat

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

Sometimes you hear other people say something that you already know, but the way in which they express it is so elegant that it helps

When “near enough” is “good enough” with technique, and why it is important to actually train

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

I was prompted to write this piece after a discussion with one of my clients, a fellow personal trainer and exercise physiologist, whose lifting technique

Variations – What are you doing and why?

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

Whether you’re a powerlifter, bodybuilder, or just training for general strength, every exercise that you perform SHOULD have a distinct purpose, whether that happens to

Training novices - How to get better, better

Powerlifting, Technique/Coaching

Do you train people who are new to lifting, or are you just beginning for yourself? Whether you are constructing a program for yourself/your clients