EMF Coaching

A lovely review left recently 🩷

Haven’t done a training dump in the longest time 🚮

Maybe 6 weeks out, something like that 😛

Heaviest this week
- Squat: 90kg x 1
- Pin squat: 82.5 x 3
- Pause squat: 80 x 3

- Bench: 65 2x 1 & 63x2
- Tempo Bench: 66 x1 - PB!
- Larsen Press: 53.5 x 5 - PB!

- Deadlfit: 105 x 3
- Paused dead: 90 x 5

& lots od accessories that I’ve been working harddddddd
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Honestly just in a point where I enjoy training for what it is, taking each session as it comes with the only goal to perform as well as I can in that given session

I have long term goals obviously, but they will only happen if I stack these small wins on top of each other 🧱

Managed to actually add a little bit of bulk as well and currently sitting 2.5kg up from my December weigh in - and I FEELL GOOD.

Away from just the wins on the bar this is the best I have ever felt in my body, no digestive flare ups, feeling strong, enjoying feeling fuller and probably the best mental relationship I have had with myself - long may it continue.

More often than not, the reason people avoid the gym at the beginning is not because they do not care.

A lot of the time, they avoid it because they do care.

They care so much that the thought of looking new, unsure or out of place feels unbearable.

They do not want to be seen using light weights.
They do not want to be seen asking questions.
They do not want to be seen getting something wrong.
They do not want to take up space before they feel confident enough to deserve it.

But you do not need to earn your place in the gym by already knowing what you are doing.

You are allowed to learn there.

Strength training is a skill. Nobody is born knowing how to move well, brace properly, set up a bench, control a squat, hinge from the hips or follow a structured programme.

That is built over time.

It is built through the light weights, the awkward reps, the repeated cues, the small adjustments and the sessions where you show up even though you still feel nervous.

As a coach, I will never judge someone for being at the beginning.

The beginning is where the important work happens.

The beginning is where you learn to trust yourself.
The beginning is where you stop waiting to feel ready.
The beginning is where you start proving to yourself that you are capable.

So please do not let the fear of being seen trying stop you from becoming who you want to be.

You are allowed to be a beginner in public.

You are allowed to take up space while you are still learning.

You are allowed to become someone new where people can see you.

I used to hate deloads..

I used to run myself into the ground for as long as possible. But that was until I realised that a deload wasn't a step backwards.

I also had to learn the RIGHT way to deload for me, not just burning out and taking a week off, and also not reducing the loads massively. Still keeping in touch with my training and treating those weeks with just as much purpose as the weeks before.

A deload is one of those things that can feel difficult mentally, especially when you are used to being disciplined and pushing yourself.

But training hard all year without adjusting anything is the strongest approach.

There is a difference between being consistent and constantly forcing it.

Sometimes you need a new challenge. Sometimes you need to work harder. But sometimes your body is already doing its best to keep up with the work you are asking of it, and a lighter week is what helps you come back feeling stronger.

Good training is not about proving that you can run yourself into the ground.

It is about learning how to train hard, recover properly and keep showing up long term.

A deload is not lost progress. It is part of protecting it.

Save this for the next time you feel guilty about needing to ease off for a week.

When I’m coaching you in person, my priority is always your safety and the quality of your movement. I’m watching your setup, your positioning, your breathing, and making sure every rep is as safe and effective as possible.

But no coach can see every angle at once.

That’s where video comes in.

Filming your sets gives us another perspective.

We can slow the lift down, replay it, and pick up on the small details that are easy to miss in real time - whether that’s your bench press bar path, your squat depth, where you’re shifting your weight, or how efficiently you’re moving.

The great part is You get to see it too.

Rather than trying to imagine what I’m describing, we can watch your lift together, compare it to where we want it to be, and make changes based on what we can actually see.

Sometimes it’s the smallest technical adjustments that unlock the biggest improvements in strength, confidence, and long-term progress.

The goal isn’t to create content - it’s to create better lifters.

I think a lot of people want the end result of training
> feeling strong, confident and comfortable in the gym

But a lot of people also then struggle with the fact that those things usually come after you start, not before.

Most people do not walk into the gym feeling fully confident.
They build that confidence by showing up, learning, asking questions and letting themselves be new at something.

So if you are in the stage where it still feels awkward, where the weights feel light, or where you feel like everyone else knows more than you, that does not mean you do not belong there.

It means you are at the beginning.
And that is not something to be ashamed of.

You are allowed to learn.
You are allowed to take up space.
You are allowed to start before you feel ready.

Because every strong person was a beginner once too.

A lot of people think they need to feel confident before they start taking the gym seriously.

Like they need to know every exercise, have the perfect programme, be lifting a certain weight or look like they belong there before they can take up space.

But that is not how confidence works.

Most of the confidence I see in clients comes after they have shown up a few times when they felt awkward, practised the same lifts long enough to understand them and realised that one missed session does not undo everything.

You do not need to be smashed after every workout. You do not need to change your plan every few weeks. And you definitely do not need a competition or a dramatic transformation to justify wanting to feel stronger.

You are allowed to train because you want to trust yourself more.

You can want to walk into the gym without overthinking every move.

You can want to feel capable in your body, both in and outside of training.

Give yourself some time. You can’t conquer it all at once x

Strength training can sound a bit intimidating, I get it.

People often have a misconception that you have to have a big goal in order to get into the gym and if they don't then their goals are less worthy or not enough to get them through the door.

But really, it just means training with a purpose. It is for anyone who wants to feel stronger, fitter and more confident in what their body can do.

It might be building stronger legs so you feel more confident squatting.

It might be improving your fitness so a full day on your feet does not leave you exhausted.

It might be working towards your first pull-up, your first competition, a hiking trip, or simply feeling like you belong in the weights area.

You do not need to be an athlete to train like someone who takes their strength seriously.

You do not need to have a huge goal to train with purpose.

Wanting to feel better in yourself is enough.

Wanting to stop second guessing every gym session is enough.

Wanting to feel strong in your own body is enough.

That is where good coaching comes in: finding the right level for you, building your confidence and helping you progress without making training take over your whole life.

What would feeling stronger help you do right now?

A great strength programme is a feedback system.

The weights on the bar are only one piece of information.
The real value comes from understanding what the training response is telling us.

Every rep is data.
Every session is feedback.
Every adjustment is part of the process.