So I have owned my 2028 black oxide bar since February 2015 – so a whopping 5 and a half years! That’s pretty crazy to me, not the least because the bar in some evolution has been on sale continually since then. Well done to Strength Shop for keeping this bar alive and kicking! I thought it was …
Strength Shop 2028 Barbell Review: 858+ workouts Read More »
2020 has been a strange year with the Corona-pocalipse which descended has impacted all our lives. There is a surge in people moving from public activities such as going to sports matches or using public gyms to something more private – think PPV TV and… Home gyms! Stock levels across a lot of suppliers have been under pressure …
The best weight benches in the UK: My top 5 picks Read More »
So you’re in the market for a cheap – but importantly, good – power rack and you’re not sure where to start. This is super common – particularly in the UK as we have a much smaller pool of options to buy from. The CF375 is a pretty standard place for us all to start …
Bodymax CF375 Power Rack Review: Revisited in 2020 Read More »
“How tight should my shoes be?” is a super-common query amongst lifters particularly as lifting shoes are pretty pricey so nobody wants to get it wrong when splashing their own cash. The answer? Weightlifting shoes should be long enough so there is NO room at the heel and only enough to fit your toes without curling up …
How should weightlifting shoes fit, and should you size down? Read More »
I’ve had a few pairs of lifting shoes now and friends I workout with often look at them with bemusement – what are they for? Why do they look like that? They cost HOW MUCH?! So I will answer what, why and how much here… As well as conclude on whether they are worth the money or not! …
After a few gym sessions weightlifting gloves can become stinky… Very stinky! There’s nothing worse than reaching in to your gym bag and pulling out a super-ripe pair of gloves. Don’t even get me started on if they are still damp and cold when you try them on! Washing them doesn’t need to be a chore – here’s how to get …
How to wash your workout gloves in 3 minutes 47s Read More »
In the UK the choice of premium barbells is different to our American friends. We have a ton of options – but trying to find out more about the brands, the bars themselves and work out if they are actually any good can be a headache. One that does pop up from time to time on Reddit and various forums is what …
Mark Rippetoe and Starting Strength are responsible for getting a ton of people into lifting with their simple training program. While the training plan is quite straight forward there remains ambiguity around what your diet for Starting Strength should look like. Let’s take a look at what Starting Strength says about nutrition, and test that against what the wider …
10mm vs 13mm – just what difference can 3mm make? In terms of weightlifting belts, quite a lot it seems! After dropping some stubborn belly fat recently I had shrunk down to the smallest hole on my 10mm ZuluGlove belt (I still need to do a review on that belt). I was then hit with …
Weight lifting belts: 10mm vs 13mm (+3 more tips) Read More »
I love gym equipment, and one of the biggest purchases I have made for the gym was my power rack. I’ve had it for a few years now – but I remember agonising over which rack was the BEST… Best value, best quality, best all round… As ever with these things, it’s not that straight forward and there is no one-size-fits-all. …