
the smarter strength
training blog
Welcome to the Smarter Strength Training blog, where I will answer your questions, keep you up to date with the latest fitness news, and help you cut through the noise with straightforward support on your fitness journey.
Throughout my career as a personal trainer, I have seen many fads come and go, but one thing that has remained constant is the importance of a balanced and sustainable approach to fitness. I strongly believe that fitness should be enjoyable and accessible to everyone, and my goal with this blog is to inspire and motivate readers to make positive changes in their lives.
On this blog, you will find a wide range of content covering everything from exercise tips and workout routines to healthy eating advice and lifestyle hacks. Whether you are a seasoned fitness enthusiast or a complete beginner, my aim is to provide you with practical and actionable advice that you can use to achieve your health and fitness goals.
5 Reasons Women Should Strength Train
Here’s the thing, I live in a social media bubble where I surround myself with women lifting weights, getting strong and generally being freaking badass human beings. Yet when I walk into most gyms, this isn’t exactly what I’m seeing.
Maximise Your Circuit Training
Elevate your conditioning with well-designed circuits. Far too many routines throw together exercises haphazardly, creating unbalanced fatigue and overwhelming recovery demands. It's about strategic selection and smart planning—ensuring each session builds you up without burning you out.
Master the Basics - How To Select The Correct Optimal Weight
At the start of a new strength training program, you might have anything from 12-34 exercises across all days in a week.
Master the Basics - Volume
When strength training it's often stated that you should progress with load or volume. What is volume and is it more than just adding a rep to an exercise?
Master the Basics - Tempo & Range of motion
Tempo is a challenging topic which means I can't show you a tonne of research supporting tempos as a valuable way to progress an exercise.
Master the Basics - Neutral Spine, engaging your core and Breathing & Bracing
Neutral Spine refers to the natural curves of the spine including a slight kyphotic curve to the upper back, with curves in the opposite direction.
Master the Basics - Mind to Muscle Connection (MMC)
The ability to consciously connect to a target muscle to ‘feel’ it working is a feature of resistance training.
Master the Basics - Lunges
You haven't got to look too far in the gym to find a trainee or trainer saying you "shouldn't lunge" or you "shouldn't take your knee past your toe" because it causes knee pain.
Master the Basics - Kinematics and Kinetics
Kinematics and Kinetics are areas of study in physics that can better help us understand how humans move (human biomechanics).
Master the Basics - Flexibility & Mobility
First of all these are not the same thing, and there is an important distinction between the two.
Master the Basics - DOMS
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness happens when you train and your muscles get damaged leading to 24 up to 72 hours after training you start to feel sore.
Master the Basics - Building Muscle (hypertrophy)
First of all, I want to point out that It takes time to build muscle. No one increases a significant amount of muscle accidentally.

The SMART STRENGTH TRAINING PODCAST
New episodes come out every other week, featuring a friendly and easy-to-follow approach to training, nutrition, mindset, and handy tips for staying consistent and seeing real results. The Smarter Strength Training Podcast offers expert advice while clearing up the confusion around fitness information. No matter if you're a gym veteran or just starting your journey, this podcast is here to give you the tools you need to become a stronger, fitter, and healthier version of yourself.