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AJWFitness Alastair Woodman: Personal Trainer based at The Gym Group, Exeter, Marsh Barton

👏 Massive well done to Libby Pow! 👏Another brilliant week of running from Libby! 🏃‍♀️🔥Last Sunday she completed the Exet...
21/09/2026

👏 Massive well done to Libby Pow! 👏

Another brilliant week of running from Libby! 🏃‍♀️🔥

Last Sunday she completed the Exeter Autumn Half Marathon in 2:04 — her 4th half marathon now completed.

Then just one week later she was back racing again at the Torbay 10km Race, finishing in a brilliant 54:47! 💪

What makes this even more impressive is looking at how far Libby has come.

When she first started, running 5km without stopping was a real challenge.
She progressed from roughly a 45-minute Parkrun, to breaking the hour for 10K, and eventually becoming someone who can now comfortably take on half marathons.

And it hasn’t just been her running.

Libby has made some huge improvements with her strength too, with PBs including:
🏋️‍♀️ 120kg Hip Thrust
🏋️‍♀️ 55kg Back Squat
🏋️‍♀️ 37.5kg Bench Press

She’s also previously lost over 4kg of body fat while gaining around 1.5kg of muscle — a great example of what consistent training over time can achieve.

Libby has always been someone who books her sessions in advance, turns up consistently, gets involved with my coaching calls and is really supportive of everyone else in Stronger Together.

From struggling with a 5km run to completing four half marathons and consistently running sub 55 minute 10km
Races — that’s some progress! 👏

Huge well done Libby! 💪🏃‍♀️🔥

19/09/2026

Fun HYROX session this morning in pairs 👭

5 Rounds for time:
500m Run or 1.25km Bike (Both)
10-20-30-40-50
Cals CV
Burpees to Plate
Sandbag Lunges @10-30kg
Sled Push (Metres) @102/152kg
Wall Balls @4/6/9kg
(Reps increase by 10 each round, apart from the Run/Bike which stayed the same)

Well done to everyone who attended 👏🏻

Post workout selfie after a killer of a Thursday evening Endurance session 🥵To Quote Chloe Murch “I loved that” 🔥Isn’t i...
17/09/2026

Post workout selfie after a killer of a Thursday evening Endurance session 🥵

To Quote Chloe Murch “I loved that” 🔥

Isn’t it strange how sometimes you secretly enjoy the suffering of a hard workout 🤔

Tonight’s workout:
40-30-20-10
Cals Row
Burpee to Plate

40-30-20-10
Cals Ski
American KB Swings 12-20kg

40-30-20-10
Cals Assault Bike
Wall Balls 4-9kg

That was tough on my own

Well done to Sophie & Chloe who paired up & smashed it 👏🏻

Women… you’re probably not lifting heavy enough (the ladies in the photograph are…)I’m not saying you need to walk into ...
16/09/2026

Women… you’re probably not lifting heavy enough (the ladies in the photograph are…)

I’m not saying you need to walk into the gym and start deadlifting 100kg+

“Heavy” is different for everyone.

I’m saying that if you’ve been doing the same exercises, with the same light dumbbells and the same machine settings for months, without ever really challenging yourself… don’t be surprised if your body isn’t changing either.

A 6kg dumbbell on your lap for hip thrusts might be challenging when you first start.

But eventually, it won’t be.

Your body needs a reason to adapt.

One of the biggest changes I see when women join Stronger Together is how much more confidently they train.

They learn:
✅ How to use free weights properly
✅ How to perform exercises with good technique
✅ How to know when they’re ready to increase the weight
✅ How to push themselves safely
✅ And that they’re capable of lifting FAR more than they thought

Almost every woman in my group coaching sessions now lifts considerably more weight than she did when training alone.

Not because I force them to lift ridiculously heavy weights.

Because once you know your technique is right, you’ve got somebody coaching you and you’re surrounded by other women doing exactly the same thing…

You stop being scared of challenging yourself.

And that’s when progress starts happening.

If you’re going to the gym but feel like you’re just going through the motions, come and try Stronger Together FREE for two weeks.

DM me “STRONGER TOGETHER” and I’ll send you the details. 💪

12/09/2026

Fun HYROX session this morning in teams of 4/5 👭👫

4x15 minute sections (all exercises performed simultaneously) 🚀

Part A:
3000m Ski Erg
3000m Row
300m Sled Push @102/152kg
50 Burpees to Plate

Part B:
2.5km Run
5km Assault Bike
300 Sandbag Lunges @10/20/30kg
50 Burpees to Plate

Part C:
3000m Row
5km Assault Bike
300 American KB Swings 12-20kg
50 Burpees to Plate

Part D:
2.5km Run
5km Assault Bike
300 Wall Balls @4/6kg
50 Burpees to Plate

That was great fun, well done to everyone who attended 👏🏻

Motivation is great when you have it… but it’s a terrible thing to rely on.I’m definitely not motivated to train 100% of...
08/09/2026

Motivation is great when you have it… but it’s a terrible thing to rely on.

I’m definitely not motivated to train 100% of the time, and I don’t expect my clients to be either.

The reason so many of my Stronger Together clients become more consistent isn’t because I somehow magically make them motivated every day.

It’s because we create an environment where you don’t NEED to constantly find motivation.

You know what you’re doing when you train.

You have people expecting you to turn up.

You can see yourself getting stronger and fitter.

You have goals to work towards.

And, most importantly, you actually enjoy being there.

That’s very different from walking into a gym alone, doing the same bit of cardio, trying a couple of machines and hoping that this time you’ll somehow stick with it.

Some of my clients now train together outside their coached sessions, enter events together and have formed genuine friendships through Stronger Together.

That’s the bit people massively underestimate.

When training becomes part of your routine — and part of a community you enjoy being around — consistency becomes a hell of a lot easier.

If you’re constantly starting again because you “lost motivation”, maybe you don’t need more motivation.

Maybe you need a better environment.

I’m currently offering a 2-week FREE trial of Stronger Together in Exeter.

Small-group female coaching.

Maximum 4 women per coached session.

Progressive training, accountability and a genuinely supportive group around you.

DM me “STRONGER TOGETHER” and I’ll send you the details.

NEED A SEPTEMBER RESET? 👊🏻If your routine has gone a little bit out the window over the summer, you’re probably not alon...
07/09/2026

NEED A SEPTEMBER RESET? 👊🏻

If your routine has gone a little bit out the window over the summer, you’re probably not alone

Holidays, kids being off school, weekends away, social plans, work… sometimes training just drops down the priority list

But getting back into it doesn’t mean you suddenly need to train 6 days a week, live off chicken and broccoli and completely change your life overnight

You probably just need some structure, accountability and consistency again.

That’s exactly what Stronger Together is there for:
🏋🏻‍♀️ Small group coaching with a maximum of 4 women per session
📈 Properly structured, progressive training
🙋🏻‍♂️ Coaching and support rather than being left to figure everything out yourself
🤝 A supportive group of women of different ages, abilities and fitness levels
💪 A chance to get stronger, fitter and more confident in the gym

You don’t need to already be fit

You don’t need to know what you’re doing in the gym

And you certainly don’t need to wait until you’ve “got yourself fitter first”

Sometimes having something booked in the diary and somebody expecting you to turn up is exactly what gets the routine going again

I’m currently offering a 2-week FREE trial of my Stronger Together female group coaching programme

If September feels like the month you want to get yourself back into a good routine, DM me “STRONGER TOGETHER” and I’ll send you the details

Post workout selfie after a tough Thursday evening Endurance session 🚀Only 5 of us this evening so we did this as a 3 & ...
03/09/2026

Post workout selfie after a tough Thursday evening Endurance session 🚀

Only 5 of us this evening so we did this as a 3 & a 2

3 x 15 minute sections (2 minutes rest)
A. 3000m Ski & 200 Russian KB Swings
B. 3000m Row & 150 Wall Balls
C. 5km Assault Bike & 100 Burpee to Plate

Well done ladies for smashing that 👏🏻

Rosie has now been training with me for over two and a half years, and throughout that entire time she has been one of m...
03/09/2026

Rosie has now been training with me for over two and a half years, and throughout that entire time she has been one of my most consistent clients.

August can be a difficult month for consistency.

People are away on holiday, routines change, the kids are off school, the weather is hot and it can be very easy for training to slip down the priority list.

Rosie, however, has been as consistent as ever 👏🏻

Throughout August she trained at least 3 times every single week, and quite often she’ll be in the gym training on her own at 7am in the morning before getting on with the rest of her day 💪🏻

One of Rosie’s biggest strengths is that she has created a routine that works for her.

She doesn’t rely on motivation or wait for the perfect week to appear.

She plans ahead, gets her sessions booked in and has built training into her normal weekly routine.

That’s exactly what forming good habits is all about 👏🏻

Even when work gets busy, she’s away with work or she’s on holiday, Rosie is very good at finding a way to keep moving and regularly makes use of hotel gyms as well.

And that consistency over the last two and a half years has led to some huge progress.

Some examples of Rosie’s strength improvements include:
🍑 Barbell Hip Thrust: 60kg ➡️ 140kg
💀 Deadlift: 60kg ➡️ 87.5kg
💪🏻 Strict Press: 12.5kg ➡️ 30kg
🔥 Lat Pull Down: 25kg ➡️ 52kg

Rosie is a brilliant example of something I say all the time:

You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be consistent.

The odd missed session or imperfect week doesn’t matter when you’ve built habits that keep you showing up month after month and year after year.

She’s also great fun to have around the gym, and anyone who has trained alongside Rosie at 7am on a Monday will know she certainly adds plenty of personality to the session

Very well deserved, Rosie.

Keep doing exactly what you’re doing 💪🏻

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