Having accidentally won South England's strongest natural man (under 80kg) back in April, I found myself in the national finals, against all the champions and qualifiers from across the land. This was to be my first ever two-day competition and my hardest to date. So you might think I'd prepare myse...
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08:21, Trojan Fitness, Bristol The dial on the scale slid upwards, heartlessly, to settle with a mocking little bounce at exactly 80.6kg. “That...” I summarised insightfully, “Is not under 80kg”. That was a problem because, one month after running my first marathon (on a frozen lake...
Continue reading ...Last year I took part in (and won) England's Strongest Novice Under 80kg. It was my first ever competiton and it ignited a passsion for strongman in me, especially watching the guys competing in England's Strongest Man Under 80kg, who I decided to take the following year. So it was that this wee...
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This Sunday marked exactly one year to the day since I started strength training with a purpose. That sounds odd, I know. Surely the purpose of strength training is always strength? Well yes, but Guildspeople don't really train uni-directionally or for specific purposes. We cultivate an ambient l...
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