Temple of Iron

May 31, 2016

Powerlifting for the over 40s

Powerlifting is a sport which is not restricted to the young, it is a sport that is growing in popularity for ladies and men over 40, not that I consider 40 to be old. Powerlifting has several age division devoted...

Bench Press/Deadlift/Fitness Over 40/Injury Prevention and Rehab/Squat/Training

May 30, 2016

Why am I not gaining Muscle ?

There are a wide range of reasons you may not be making the gains in size or strength from your training sessions at the gym. You will often hear gym goers complaining about being “Hard Gainers” and blaming their genetics...

General Fitness/Nutrition & Supplements/Training

May 27, 2016

Avoiding Powerlifting Injuries

Strength training is a massive benefit for general health, building both strength, power and assisting to prevent injuries in everyday life. Powerlifting takes those benefits to the next level, but there are risks, so how do you avoid serious injury...

Injury Prevention and Rehab/Powerlifting

May 25, 2016

Specificity in Powerlifting

The first question that comes to mind is “What is Specificity”. Specificity is defined as the principle of training in which the sports training should be relevant and appropriate to the sport for which the individual is training in order to...

Powerlifting/Training

May 22, 2016

Coach Vs Personal Trainer

There are many different terms used to describe professionals in the fitness industry, from the most common “Personal Trainer” followed by the less common but more specialised terms including: Sports Coach, Strength Coach, Sports Trainer and more but which one...

General Fitness/Powerlifting