Author Archives: Grant Lofthouse
Lifting Lessons for a Lemon Tree
A friend of mine planted a lemon tree in her backyard a few years ago. For the first two years, it looked like nothing was happening. Tiny leaves. No fruit. She nearly dug it up more than once. Then in year three, it suddenly took off. Big branches, full leaves, and more lemons than she…
How to Increase Hip Thrust Strength
A client of mine recently told me something funny. She said, “I thought I was good at hip thrusts… until I actually tried to get strong at them.” We both laughed—but it’s a common story. It’s one thing to do hip thrusts. It’s another thing to get stronger at them. If you’ve been doing hip…
When to use Higher Reps
A few months ago, one of my clients messaged me saying her knees were feeling beat up from heavy squats, but she didn’t want to lose progress. Instead of dropping squats altogether, we swapped to a slightly lighter load and bumped the reps up. After a while, her knees stopped barking, and she didn’t lose…
Full Body Workouts
At my personal training studio here in Melbourne, I’ve only ever used full body workouts. No bro splits. No random “leg day, arm day, chest day” combos. Just full body, every other day, for the last 15 years. Why? Because it works. I’ve seen women get stronger, build muscle, and stay consistent without burning out.…
Keep Showing Up
Last week, one of my clients messaged me feeling off. Her sleep had been patchy. She’d been stuck in meetings all day. The gym was packed. Her usual squat rack was taken. And she forgot her pre-workout. 😅 She said, “Everything felt off. I almost didn’t train.” But she did. She trained anyway. She adjusted. She…
Train Your Hamstrings Properly
A client came to me for a program audit and said, “I don’t get it… I train legs every week, but my hamstrings aren’t growing.” When I looked at her plan, I saw the problem right away. The only hamstring work she had was RDLs once a week, and even RDLs don’t train the hamstrings that…
Stop Changing The Recipe
Imagine you start cooking a chicken based meal… You’re halfway through and it smells amazing. Then you see a video that says beef is better. So you stop, grab some beef, and start over. Then, bam! Another video says turkey is better. So you stop again and switch to turkey. Now it’s been hours… and you’re still…