Creatine – Should You Be Taking It And Why?
Creatine, that white powder you see people scooping into shakes that looks like cocaine. It gets bandied about as the numero uno when it comes to getting stronger and building muscle. And if you’ve been hanging about a gym at all, you’ve probably heard it been mentioned. Or maybe a trainer has attempted to sell […]
Continue readingWhy You Should Work Around Pain, Not Through It
When working on your health and fitness, pain can bring about times of frustration. For many, they have heard the mantra “No Pain, No Gain” uttered by the gym warriors. But… If you’re smart, you would choose to work around pain, not through it. Dealing With Pain While Exercising The “no pain, no gain” mantra […]
Continue readingWhy 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 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 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 readingHow Karen Overcame Back Pain And Toned Up
Today’s StrongLife Success Story is about how Karen uses StrongLife Gym to overcome back pain and tone up. At the start of the year, Karen messaged me with a view to joining here. She had been exercising but felt her back issues always limited her. And she wanted to tone up. With the challenge of […]
Continue readingHow To Keep Progressing In The Gym
95% of ladies who join a gym say they want to get stronger, lose weight and tone up. Most guys want to pack on some muscle and boost their confidence in t-shirts. To be fair, that’s probably 95% of the gym going population. While I you may not be able to train here, I do […]
Continue readingThe Brexit Approach To Dieting And Weight Loss
Are you currently undertaking a Brexit approach to your diet and training? You know the one, you want a new body, better health and a more positive outlook on life/ So you hold your own mini-referendum (generally on a Sunday evening while hungover). Come Monday morning, the polls are in. Time to get in shape! […]
Continue reading3 Tips To Building A Better Bum For Summer
So today I want to give you 3 tips on how to build a better bum. See, summer is fast approaching which means good weather is on the way. Those longer sunny days spent by the seaside wearing your favourite summer clothes. Or those sun holidays where you hop into your itsy bitsy teenie weenie […]
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