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A stable pressing position isn’t just about what happens once the bar is over your chest, it’s about what happens before and during the unrack

When working with Amy, we realized that her leg drive was being lost during the unrack and as she planted her hips. She was creating force, but it wasn’t being directed efficiently, leading to a wobbly unrack and unstable reps

By cueing Amy to maintain pressure through her toes before and during the unrack, we ensured that the force her leg drive was creating was directed exactly where we wanted it.

The Result:
✅ A solid, stable unrack
✅ Stronger reps

At the end of the day, Amy has a strong bench press with her best being 100kg, so sometimes it’s not about reinventing the wheel with cues but coming back to the basics and not being complacent

When you want muscle growth but not the scale increase

Who can relate? 🤣

Strength is not measured by how small you can stay

I had a conversation with a client last week recently about their progress with nutrition and initially their response was focused entirely on the scale number and she felt like she had moved away from the “goal”

But when we looked at the bigger picture, there was more there with her progress that went much deeper than just the scale number

➡️ She is stronger
➡️ Recovery has improved
➡️ Fuelling more strategically for training

But she also has more food freedom, she enjoys social meals out with friends, family and her partner consistently

Whilst powerlifting is a big part of her life, it isn’t her entire life, so the goal isn’t to stay at the same body weight forever, it’s to become stronger while building a way of eating and living that she can actually sustain

So, if your bodyweight has increased and you’re questioning whether you are moving backwards, look at the full picture

Don’t discredit what you’ve achieved just because you aren’t at the same body weight