Training · 5 min Anterior Pelvic Tilt Is Normal, and You Probably Don’t Need to Fix It Only 9% of men have a neutral pelvis, so the anterior pelvic tilt you’ve been told to fix is normal. Here’s what the evidence shows and what to coach instead.
Training · 11 min Is It Bad to Round Your Back? Ask the Strongmen Is it bad to round your back? The old-time strongmen loaded spinal flexion deliberately for 130 years. Here’s why fearing flexion may be making you weaker.
Training · 6 min Does Exercise Order Actually Affect Muscle Growth? Exercise order matters for strength but makes no meaningful difference to muscle growth. Here’s what the research shows, and what to audit instead.
Training · 5 min Consistency in Fitness is the Only Thing That Gets Results Most people optimise before they’re consistent, and that’s why they fail. Here’s the real order of operations for getting results in fitness.
Training · 5 min Weight Training for Muscle Gain vs Fat Loss Most people train with one of two goals: building muscle or losing fat. But should your training actually change between these phases? Here’s what really matters.
Training · 5 min Don’t Get Stuck On Machines As A Beginner – Here’s How To Progress Faster When it comes to free weights vs machines, most beginners choose machines. They feel safer, simpler, more approachable. But here’s what I see time and again: people spend months on machines, then struggle to control even a light dumbbell when they finally move to free weights. Machines feel safer, but that feeling of safety ends […]
Training · 5 min Why Slower Training Progressions Builds Bigger Muscle Gains Why slower training progress builds more muscle. Learn to use RIR training and progressive overload for sustainable strength gains in Deptford SE8.
Training · 4 min Ditch The Chest Day – Here’s The Smarter Split You Should Be Doing When I chat with new clients and ask what their training looks like, I almost always hear some version of this: “I train three or four times a week. Day one is chest and triceps, day two is back and biceps, day three is legs, and day four is shoulders.” Sound familiar? This “bro split” […]
Training · 7 min Look Better, Feel Better: How The Health Benefits of Training For Aesthetics At Look Atheltic in Deptford, our mission is to help people look more athletic (the clue is in the name). Over 10 years of personal training, we know that this is probably the most common goal for most people who are looking for a coach. The thing is, very few people will come right out […]
