Crikey – just checked in at it has been 4 and half years since I posted any updates on here. And surpise surpise my last posts were at the end of 2019. In December we moved my gym Bingley Barbell Club to it’s new premesis on Brittania Street, at the end of December I sadly […]
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A huge congratulations to my lifter Lucy Robinson who has just smashed the British Championships, winning the u18, u63kg class by 100kg! She also outlifted every other sub junior female lifter across all weight classes! With a 148kg squat, 70kg bench and 173kg deadlift, 391kg total Lucy broke 3 British in the process! Onwards to […]
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For the last two years my very own gym Bingley Barbell Club has been my main hub for personal training, strength and conditioning coaching and for coaching the strength sports powerlifting and weightlifting. We moved at the start of this year, and we’re moving again at the end of November! We are moving to a […]
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Olympic lifting is awesome. It just is. It’s super technical and a real challenge but that’s all part of it, and when you nail a sweet sweet clean and jerk or snatch for the first time it really does feel special. I coach a number of weightlifters mainly at my bingley gym and also at […]
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On Sunday 28th of July my athlete Jacqui North, who does all her training at my Bingley Gym, competed in the YNEPF Masters Open, and Won her class (Masters 2, under 72kg) convincingly. She also broke 5 Yorkshire North East Powerlifting records!! Squatting 120kg, Benching 56kg and Deadlifting (easily!) 150kg. She now holds the Squat, […]
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I can’t believe it. My “new” gym has just turned two! What started off as a pipe dream between myself and my best mate around 4 years ago, eventually turned into a reality and we opened Bingley Barbell Club 2 years ago. Since then we have grown and grown, moved premesis, bought loads of new […]
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If you know me you’ll know I coach a lot of powerlifters, and Lucy has just reached new heights in getting a silver medal at the IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships. She competed in the u18, u63kg class. Her lifts were 147.5kg in the squat, 65kg in the bench and 172.5kg in the deadlift! Some […]
Read MoreOver the last few years the online “coach” has become a more and more popular choice for athletes to get their coaching. Don’t get this confused with programming – this is something I offer and believe is a worthwhile service. Online programming consists of a coaching discussing the needs and goals of an individual, developing […]
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If you’re training and want to hit your targets, you’ll need a program. Training without a program is like trying to navigate the country without a map – you might end up where you need to go, but it’s unlikely and you definitely won’t take the fastest and most effective route getting there! Despite what […]
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As we start a new year millions of people across the world will be looking to make positive changes to their life this January. An age-old resolution is to reach a fitness or health goal. They are often performance and aesthetically orientated, for example “running my first marathon”, or “running my first sub 3 hour […]
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