Jack Ellis Strength Coaching

Jack Ellis Strength Coaching Specialising in strength training and helping people become stronger human beings. Operating out of Wincanton personal training.

I'm a local and professional personal trainer, specialising in strength training and helping people become stronger versions of themselves both physically and mentally. I'm here to help you grow and become a more confident human being!

13/06/2026

The corvid quest.

Much like the quest for improved strength, fat loss, body recomp or a new deadlift PR.

These things take time, consistency, effort and patience.

I'm currently sat in my garden as I write this and there is currently a Robin sat on the table next to me, a pigeon and a fledgling blackbird eating food around my feet, blue t**s in the tree above me and a mob of starlings causing havoc. Not to mention the Mike Tyson of blackbirds that's just arrived and the corvid council down the garden.

Getting these birds to come this close took time, consistency of food delivery and sitting in my chair on a regular basis, the effort of actually coming out and feeding them every day and enough patience for trust to be built.

Now if we could all apply this thinking to our fitness goals, I think we'd all have a much calmer and happier time trying to achieve them.

If you're overweight, you didn't get there in 3 weeks. If your trying to put on size or break a deadlift PR. You also won't get there in 3 weeks.

Relax and enjoy the process... Or take tren 🤷

23/04/2026

I thought my point was valid to be honest 🤷.

03/04/2026

Gym bro to Pilates queen? 🤷

23/03/2026

Technical coaching session:

Over my 10+ years of coaching, running classes and just generally watching people train, the hip hinge is one of the most widely used and one of the most important movements to master in my opinion.

We use it in everything. Training the hamstrings and glutes, squat patterns and training your back. Being able to differentiate from bending at the spine and hinging at the hips can make a huge difference.

Here you're watching a coaching session with a new client and this video shows his second and 4th sets ever doing RDLs pretty much.

The mistake, again on my opinion, is people sit to far back on their heels during an RDL, which is why a lot of you will feel like you're going to fall over.

Cues I give to my clients are:

1 - foot pressure. Shift the pressure from your heel, more into the mid and forefoot. Still maintaining contact with the heel, but more emphasis on the base of the big and little toes and middle of your foot. This should create more tension through the glutes and hamstrings.

2 - Tuck the pelvis. In my experience, most people go into a lot of extension early in the movement which creates some lower back discomfort so we try to create a neutral spine at the start of the movement and maintain this throughout. This should create more stability through the pelvis, allow you to brace affectivity and get more range of motion. Some of may need to stand on a plate to get a full stretch through the hams here.

3 - Aim to push your arse/coccyx up toward the ceiling not just towards the back of the room and get your chest over. This should help with keeping the tension in the hams and glutes while helping to maintain the mid to forefoot pressure we want.

4. Lastly, not too much knee bend. It can be tempting to bend the knees a lot doing this, but I've found this then takes the foot pressure back into the heels and places lots of tension through the low back and takes away from the hamstring/glutes. So we keep a soft knee but still fairly straight and we maintain this throughout.

This is not gospel, this is how I coach my clients and what I've found works for lots of people.

03/01/2026

My 3 pendulum sets from the second lower session of the week.

Something I preach to every single client that I take on is building habits in your exercise set up, your set up can have a huge impact on your ex*****on and your ex*****on will have an impact on your progress.

And when it comes to ex*****on, this means that every rep should look the same. You'll notice in each of these videos, rep number 1 looks almost identical to the last rep with the exception of rep speed.

This is where recording your sets can be invaluable. Or if you don't know what you're looking for or what you should be feeling, hiring a decent coach can make a world of difference!

14/07/2025

🚨Client spotlight! 🚨

Haven't done one of these in a while and anyone that knows me/works with me will know I don't give out praise easily.

But after 2ish years of working with me this one is well deserved.

Emily approached me shortly after joining the gym and following a few basic plans I'd written for her as she wanted to advance her training. I was apprehensive at first as she'd been a bit of a pain in my arse during classes but I agreed to take her on as work was a bit slow..... 👀

In all seriousness Emily has established herself as one of my favourite people to coach. She's still a pain in my arse at times but she listens, applies herself, is consistent and works fu***ng hard. As a coach that's all we ask for. She also puts up with my obsession with chicken wings and blue cheese sauce, a prerequisite of working with me.

As you can see from the videos above, her consistent efforts have really paid off as we've recently achieved some big milestones. Smashing a squat of almost 1.5x her BW and progressing into wide grip pull ups which if you've ever tried a pull up, you'll know how tough they are.

I wish I could say this one was tough to write but it really wasn't and as stated above this shout out is well deserved. 🎉🎉

24/05/2025

Just to prove I do actually still go to the gym. Few snippets from legs today. I am now unalive.

Have changed up my lower body routines recently after starting to train with This has also brought me to the realising of how much I cruise through my sessions and do not train hard.

Didn't puke though so that's a win.

Leg press:
145x32 - PR
185x21 - PR
265x10 - matched previous week.

Pendulum:
42.5x13,13
40x12 - Recorded.

15/02/2023

We are thrilled to introduce our new Online Coaching program 🥳🥳🥳

Like us, many of you are looking for flexible and effective ways to reach your health/fitness goals.

Our Online Coaching program is designed to provide you with a comprehensive and personalised approach to fitness.

You'll receive daily check-ins, goal-specific help, educational resources, challenges, training programming, and a weekly coaching call. All of these features are tailored to meet your individual needs and preferences.

We understand the importance of accountability in achieving fitness goals. The probability of achieving a goal increases by 65% when you share your goals with someone and have accountability checkpoints.

Our online coaching program is designed to provide you with the support and accountability you need to succeed. We'll work closely with you to monitor your progress, offer guidance and motivation, and hold you accountable for your actions.

Whether you're looking to increase strength, hit a PB, lose weight, or improve your overall health, our online coaching program can help you achieve this. Our program is flexible, convenient, and effective, and it's perfect for anyone who wants to take their fitness to the next level.

If you're interested in learning more about our Online Coaching program, get in touch or visit https://wptonlinecoaching.carrd.co/

23/11/2022

The trouble with the Fitness Industry…

Fun fact: Kyle and I have over 30 years of experience in coaching people, with over 15 combined years spent DIRECTLY working in group exercise and personal training.

(We started so long ago, they hadn't even invented colour photography yet)

This isn’t a brag by the way. This is a warning.

In today's world of super speed, where everyone wants everything yesterday, did you know that anyone at all (yep, even you) could set up as a personal trainer or coach TODAY?

No qualifications? No worries, you can pick up some exercise qualifications in a WEEKEND.
Yep, in just two days you will have ALL the knowledge you’ll need to work with clients.

No Insurance? No problem! This is an unregulated industry - you don’t need a shred of insurance to get started.

And you know what?

You probably won’t have any problems at all at the start, because the fundamentals of health and fitness are pretty straightforward.

But sooner or later (sooner in my experience) you’re going to have a client that you can’t seem to help.

Or someone suffering from a mental health problem.

Or someone with a particular injury that needs addressing.

What do you do then?

Shout louder to motivate them?

Tell them to eat even less?

Panic?

Let's be honest - it’s probably the last one.

Which is the reason MOST fitness companies and personal trainers don’t last more than 3 years in the industry. Eventually, you get found out.

Honestly, it’s painful out there right now. I personally know three of four trainers within a 15-mile radius of here that got their qualification from a box of cornflakes AND still got jobs at HIGH-END gyms.

How does this happen you ask?

Easy - it’s cheap labour for a Gym.

PTs have to clean, man reception and do a whole host of other stuff that they don’t want to, for essentially minimum wage, so have to make up their salaries via personal training sessions (which are capped by the company) -

So if you want to work with someone whose ONLY job is to make sure you get better - rather than having to think about all that other stuff, then this is the place for you.

If you're ready to smash your fitness goals next year...

Then don’t wait until January like everybody else - get ahead of the game and start NOW.

Look out for a December offer coming your way in the next 7 days that we've NEVER done before (and may never do again, who knows)

P.S - Can't wait? Shoot us a message for some details

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Marvel Gym
Wincanton
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