by TheBodySmith | 2026/09/10 \pm\30 3:37pm | personal training, Strong, Training
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:...
by TheBodySmith | 2026/09/10 \pm\30 3:34pm | personal training, Strong, Training
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...
by TheBodySmith | 2026/09/10 \pm\30 3:32pm | personal training, Strong, Training, Uncategorized
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...
by TheBodySmith | 2026/09/01 \am\30 9:52am | Recovery, Strong, Training, Uncategorized
“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...
by TheBodySmith | 2026/08/21 \am\31 7:50am | Case Study, Lean
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...
