Getting your first pull-up is a challenging but rewarding fitness milestone. This beginner-friendly guide breaks down proper technique, grip variations and the muscles involved, before taking you through a step-by-step workout progression to build the strength needed for your first unassisted rep.

Ready to bench press 100kg? Whether you're chasing your first two plates or looking to break through a plateau, this guide covers proper bench press technique, the best rep ranges and a simple 3-day training plan to help you get there.

Want to get stronger but don't know where to start? This guide breaks down two proven beginner strength training programs: Starting Strength and the Texas Method, and explains how to structure, progress and schedule each one.

Want to jump higher, sprint faster, and become more explosive? Discover six of the best power exercises for developing athleticism, complete with step-by-step technique guides and coaching tips. Whether you're an athlete or simply want to move better, these exercises will help you generate more force, improve coordination, and build real-world power.

Every repetition you perform is controlled by your nervous system. But how does your body decide which muscle fibres to use? Henneman’s Size Principle explains how your brain recruits motor units, why the hardest reps matter most, and how concepts like mechanical tension, training close to failure, and progressive overload drive muscle growth.

Building a strong upper body doesn’t come from doing more exercises but doing the right ones consistently and applying progressive overload. Some movements give you a far better return for the time and effort you put in. In this post, I’ll show you my top 10 go-to exercises to build strength in your chest, back, shoulders, and arms. These are all compound lifts, meaning they train multiple joints and muscle groups at once. They’re the foundation of strength. Isolation exerci

Should you deadlift with a straight bar or a trap bar? In this article, we break down the pros, cons, technique, and programming of both lifts — and show how they can work together to build serious strength and muscle.

Feel like you’ve been working hard in the gym but aren’t seeing the results you expected? You’re not alone. In this post, I break down the 5 most common mistakes that stall muscle growth—from poor tracking and technique to skipping protein—and show you exactly how to fix them.

This week felt great, I got a new FTP on the bike and a few PRs on the heavy lifts. My elbow has been giving me grief for a couple of weeks now. I'm managing the pain by picking exercises that don't aggravate it. The only one that really bothered me was the bench press, which I've switched to a parallel grip bench press. Monday: power lifting and cycling intervals Back squats 3 x 3 Deadlifts 3 x 3 Paused bench 3 x 4 My squat is the last lift I'm focusing on this year. For

Stop guessing what to do once you step on the gym floor. In this guide, you’ll learn exactly how to organize your workouts — from warm-up to cool-down — so every minute at the gym counts.

Confused about how many reps you should do to build muscle? Discover how different rep ranges affect growth, the science behind motor unit recruitment, and how to choose the perfect rep range for every exercise — without wasting time in the gym.

After a short break, I’m back to training hard — and it’s paying off. This week I hit a 400lb trap bar deadlift PR, smashed my VO2 intervals, and managed to keep recovery on point while juggling a packed personal training schedule. Here’s how my workouts looked day by day, plus what I’m aiming for next week.