United Strength Academy

24/06/2022

21/05/2022

Kevin first came to me about 4 years ago, a runner with knee pain.

Strength and resistance work had never really been part of his training, so we set to work implementing strength work to bring some balance to his mechanics and ‘fix’ his hips, where the root cause of his knee pain was stemming from.

Fast forward to last week when we were testing his 3 rep max deads after his recent block and his number surpassed all we had hoped, we just kept putting plates on having not gone heavy for a long time 😳.

He’s a pain in the arse, I think he actually said when I was giving him a coaching cue “please be quiet, I’m better when you are quiet” 😂.

But he eventually does as he is told.

He hasn’t been in pain for a long time and runs strong and well.

Well done sir 👍🏻👌🏻.

Coach OJ

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20/05/2022

🔵 Hip Health 🔵

It is quite common that a lot of gym users tend to lean towards movements such as the squat, deadlift or a lunge variation.

But If we want longevity to be a goal (the ability to continue to train and move well without niggles or pain) we need to also focus on more isolated movements that allow us mobility, stability, strength and ultimately function around the hip.

Here we can see the Copenhagen plank, it’s designed to utilise the hip adductors in order to provide stability and resist abduction and external rotation. Sounds tekky but trust us it’s needed!

Essentially we are strengthening the chicken breast shape muscles at the top of the inside of the thigh 👍🏻👌🏻

It’s hard and probably needs to be taught so you can scale it for yourself as this variation is fairly advanced 👍🏻

You can learn all this and much more on our upcoming 4 week courses, check out our previous posts for more details 👍🏻

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18/05/2022

- JUNIOR LIFTING SCHOOL -

Having seen first hand the bad habits that we are continually having to correct in young athletes and gym users through out coaching, we thought it pertinent that our first offering be all about educating the younger lifter.

It’s fantastic to see school, college and uni age gym users, but it is also keep that we set these users up well so they can train safely and effectively no matter what their body, health or performance goal may be.

The Junior Lifting School is designed to teach the attendee the how’s, the whys and the when’s.

It is spread out over 4 weeks and totals 8hrs contact time with some great takeaways.

Attendees will be coached in the foundational movements of Hinge patterns, Squat patterns, push, pull and rotational work as well as developing a strong understanding of utilising the core for stability.

The course will take place for members and non-members, so if you have any family that you think it would benefit please do share 👍🏻.

You can find further info by visiting our website or send us a DM.

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17/05/2022

You can check out more information about our courses on our website 👍🏻

https://www.canva.com/design/DAE-1L2xnHY/rt9m3RV5jLV_vFwSvW4IHA/view?website #1:courses

16/05/2022

Welcome to United Strength Academy!

We are a collective of personal trainers and coaches with far too many years experience 😂

We have set up the academy so we are able to pass on our knowledge and expertise to anyone who wishes to learn and apply the correct fundamentals of resistance training, whether it be for health, fat loss, muscle gain or strength gain.

We ALL should be doing it, but far too many aren’t.

Let us teach you so you get it right, perform it safely & enjoy the results! 💪🏻

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Hope to see you on one of our courses soon 👊🏻

Olly Jones & Rob Pearce