Colm Duignan
Colm Duignan
Why There’s No Mirrors In StrongLife Gym
If you’ve ever been to StrongLife Gym, you’ll notice one thing – there’s no mirrors. Sometimes, I get asked, “could you get mirrors so I can look at my form.” But I’m kind of old school in my coaching methods. I focus on teaching people how to use their body, what they’re meant to feel […]
Continue readingIs Fitness Becoming The New Religion?
Is fitness becoming the new religion? January 2020 is well underway. And for many, that means kick-starting their health and fitness goals. Whether it’s to run a 5km, 10km, marathon, climb a mountain, Squat your own bodyweight or maybe compete, everyone has different goals. But as you dive deeper into your health and fitness regime, […]
Continue readingThe One Book You Should NOT Read In 2020
If there was one book I could convince you NOT to buy in 2020, it would be…. ‘The Secret‘. I wouldn’t even buy it as a door stop. And here’s why: The whole premise of the book is the law of attraction and using your thoughts to change things. Recently, there’s been a huge rise […]
Continue readingHow Ulrika Set Herself Up For Fitness Test Success
The latest instalment of StrongLife success is how Ulrika McKenzie passed her Garda fitness test with the help of StrongLife Personal Training. In recent years, An Garda Síochana have been heavily recruiting. An with that, droves of people have headed for Templemore to train for An Garda Síochana. But one of the prerequisite is the […]
Continue readingHow Cassandra Became The Strongest Girl In The Gym
Meet Cassandra Battles, the strongest girl in StrongLife Gym. Now Cassandra didn’t join here to lift big weights or become super strong. It kind of just slowly happened. See, just over a year ago, Cassandra got in touch as she had had twins in early 2018. For many new moms, she wanted to lose some […]
Continue readingHow Hannah Transformed Herself By 30lbs In 2019
Today’s StrongLife Success story is none other than how Hannah Snowden transformed herself. Now that headline might be slightly misleading. Because the truth is. She has dropped 30lbs since May this year, so only 7 months. Hannah is a busy mum with 2 lovely kids, who wanted to prioritise her health this year. And even […]
Continue readingHow Jake Overcame Football Injuries By Strength Training
Over the last 6 months, I’ve been working with Jake McCrann to help him overcome some football injuries. He was getting to the stage of his footballing career that he was starting to get frustrated with niggles and strains. And he didn’t want to start the new season worried about when the next hamstring issue […]
Continue readingShould Supermarket Product Placement Be Regulated
As we roll along through November, you’ll notice a trend across every supermarket. The weeks are sprinting along to Christmas, which means the festive sweets and treats are out in force. Enter any supermarket, regardless of size, and you’ll be greeted with walls of tins and tubs. So the question I want to raise is, […]
Continue readingWhy You Should Lift Weights For Running Performance
As we enter November fully, many people’s running calendar is slowly emptying. Winter time is a period when the casual runners and even more serious use as a time to ease up. Recovery, both mentally and physically from all the miles done throughout 2019. And runs may resemble more of enjoyable ones rather than pushing […]
Continue readingRe-Arranging Our Value Hierarchy In Life
At the weekend, I was tagged in a post from 2014 where I wrote about why I became a Personal Trainer and opened a gym which highlighted a change of value in life. And over the following days, I thought about the journey along the way. One of the key things was how your value […]
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