A reminder that weeks 5-8 of the Barbell Club program will begin tomorrow. The 21-week program is here: Barbell Club: 21-week program from February 2022  If you are joining the class for the first time some background can be read here: Barbell Club: 21-week overview  Beginners are very welcome - the coach will explain what you need to do.

The next Barbell Club phase will run for 20-weeks and will be followed by a 1RM test week. Tuesdays - MAX day, lower body Thursdays - MAX day, upper body Saturdays - SPEED day, lower body Sundays - SPEED, upper body The 21-week program: Barbell Club - 21-weeks from February 2022 After the core lift, really focus on strengthening the... [Read more]

  The next two weeks of Barbell Club will be teaching you some new movements and giving you time to explore what weight you can lift. Often with new movements, the first week or two is lost to trying to figure out what weight to have on the bar and inevitably doing a lot of sets with a load that... [Read more]

Barbell Club is going to start the year with a new format and a new challenge. This is your chance to experience a program similar to the Louie Simmons conjugate method. (more…)

After four months of building strength with the Wendler program, it is now time to test your hard work. Last week was deload so the first week of this month will be allocated to testing. Ideally, test your 1RM but if you did a 3RM or 5RM last time you can re-test these to have a like for like comparison.... [Read more]

November is the last month of the Wendler program so work hard on the AMRAPs to get the most from this last effort. You will re-test your 1RMs in December and the new strength program will begin in January. The November program has a new variety of accessories - please ensure that you set up and perform correctly. This month... [Read more]

Barbell Club focuses on a strength program with supporting accessories and those who have been dedicated to this have been achieving great results. For those who would like more hypertrophy, I have created an add-on program that you can use alongside your other classes. Barbell Club Hypertrophy Add-On With only a 3-day per week program BBC is not able to... [Read more]

Barbell Club program: 28th September - 25th October  Barbell Club will be coming with add-ons for October! In addition to the October program above I will be posting a "Grow your" series later this week. This series will provide an optional add-on program for each muscle group should you wish to pay a little more attention to sculpting and growing... [Read more]

  Barbell Club is open to everyone so do feel welcome to come - the coaches will adapt the exercises to your level of experience. Starting on bank holiday Monday, the new Barbell Club program: Barbell Club program - 30th August to 27th September 2021 Now that you have got to grips with the Wendler format I have increased the... [Read more]