17/03/2026
Strength training: The Truth
1. It's messy.
Working on improving your strength through forced reps, adaptations and brute force, s**t gets messy.
Reps look ugly and most of the time, so do you. Progress in strength is not pretty, its earned.
2. It takes time.
There is no 12 week program or means to an end because there is no end. Once you've achieved a goal you post the next one. So you don't have to think of it like a deadline. Just be patient and keep working. Good things take time.
3. It's f*cking hard.
Pain is a real thing when training. If your workouts aren't hard you may as well go do gardening and complain that you're tired. You need to fit workouts into your life, and when you consider how hectic life can be it becomes even harder. And if you are fitting it in... well you beat 99% of people already. If it was easy everyone would do it.
4. Fail.
When strength training failure is the number one goal. If you aren't training to failure you aren't finished. The weights section is the one place in your life where failure is accepted, needed.
5. Celebrate small victories
(Final)
Too often I'll have clients achieve 1 - 2 % better on their weights, or finally feel an exercise work the correct spot. Or get a movement perfectly after struggling for weeks. Small wins are progress towards huge achievements and in a years time, looking back at all the smaller victories are what keeps you going.
Now go up your protein intake for the day and lift something heavy - The People's Coach out 💪
