Five Steps to a Perfect Deadlift: Follow These Five Simple Coaching Cues to Pull Heavy Deadlifts with Perfect Form and Total Confidence
In 2016, I pulled a 270kg raw deadlift — no wraps, no straps and no drugs. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of novice, intermediate and advanced lifters on how to perform the deadlift with perfect form and total confidence. I use the five steps every single time:...
Three Exercises That Increase Kinaesthetic Awareness, Strengthen Your Spinal Erectors and Prevent Your Back From Rounding During Deadlifts
Struggling to stop your back rounding during deadlifting? If you’re following these five simple steps and setting up for the deadlift correctly but still find your back rounds during the exercise, these three exercises will fix it: Cat-Camels: This simple exercise...
Three Reasons Why Your Back Rounds When You Deadlift
Most coaches attribute back rounding in the deadlift to poor hip mobility. They are wrong. I have coached hundreds of people with poor hip mobility to deadlift correctly without increasing joint range of motion or muscle flexibility. In my experience, there are three...
Five Tips That Will Help You Recover Quicker After Heavy Strength Training
“You don’t get big and strong from lifting weights; you get big and strong by recovering from lifting weights.” – Mark Rippetoe Strength is built through a simple process: stress, recovery, adaptation. Training provides the stress, but recovery allows your body to...
Client Case Study – Rhys, Insurance Underwriter, Beezly
Rhys, an insurance underwriter, was referred to me by one of my colleagues at the gym. Having recently relocated to London after working in Singapore, he was struggling to establish a consistent training routine and get back into shape. He was also dealing with...
Five Reasons Why Busy Professionals Should Prioritise Strength Training When Losing Weight
Unsure about the best type of exercise for weight loss? If you’re a busy professional looking for the most time-efficient way to lose weight, alleviate stress and feel fitter and stronger than ever before, then strength training is the obvious choice. Here are five...
Five Mistakes Beginners Make When Starting Strength Training In The Gym
Making mistakes in the gym is easy Especially when you first start out with no experience or guidance on the safest and most effective way to get stronger. Here are five mistakes beginners make when starting out with strength training: Not following a structured...
Five Benefits of Lifting Weights for Busy Professionals Over 40 Who Want Better Health and Longevity
Do you want greater health and longevity? Then lift weights because no other form of exercise does more to help prevent the inevitable physical decline that occurs as we age. Here are five health and longevity benefits of strength training: Increase strength: Strength...
5 Ways Regular Saunas Can Help To Improve Your Health and Recovery
Saunas are a great tool for relaxation and recovery. By increasing your body temperature, sauna exposure creates a controlled stress on your body, which triggers a number of physiological responses that can support your health and ability to recover. Here are five...
How Learning to Overcome Setbacks Can Transform Your Confidence In The Weights Room
Here’s an important lesson I’ve learned from helping clients deal with setbacks: Every setback you face and successfully overcome makes you more confident in your ability to overcome the next one. Many beginners experience setbacks early in the training process....