More Was Better
I still remember this one workout I did back in my parents’ garage. My friend came over, and we did German Volume Training for back squats—10 sets of 10. Then we did Romanian deadlifts… another 10 sets of 10. After that came walking lunges up and down the court outside. I swear we did like…
Feelings Don’t Matter
You don’t need another motivational quote. You need a standard for how you show up. Because let’s be honest—if you trained only when you felt like it,you wouldn’t be half as strong as you are now. That physique you want?That barbell you want to finally dominate?That confidence that bleeds into every other part of your…
Single Limb Training
The other day, I was watching one of my clients do Bulgarian split squats. She crushed her first leg, then jumped straight into the other side without a break. I didn’t pull her up as I wanted to use it as a teaching moment. Halfway through, she looked at me and said, “Why does this…
Time Under Tension?
Last week, a new client proudly told me she has been dragging out her sets so they last 90-second sets “to maximize time under tension.” She said, “I figured the longer the tension, the better the growth, right?” It makes sense on paper—but the truth is, time under tension is overrated. Yes, your muscles need…
Same vs Increasing Weight
Have you ever wondered whether you should use the same weight for every set or go heavier each set? The truth is both work. It really depends on your goal—and how much time you’ve got. If you’re training for pure strength (like increasing your squat, deadlift, or chin-up), I like to stick with the same heavy weight across your working sets.…
Boring Workouts
A client once told me, “I thought I was doing something wrong because I wasn’t excited for leg day anymore.” She wasn’t skipping workouts. She wasn’t slacking off. She was just… bored. And the truth is—that’s normal. High-level athletes don’t feel fired up every time they train. They don’t rely on motivation. They rely on execution.…
Beginner vs Advanced Lifters
Last week, one of my clients pulled her first 100kg deadlift. She was absolutely buzzing—but also a little confused. She said, “It’s crazy because the way we’ve been training feels so different to what I used to do when I was a beginner. Back then I just kind of did everything and didn’t really follow any…