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Welcome to your regular dose of performance-validated and results-driven strength training intelligence. Let's get stronger and smarter.

How to Pick Your Openers Powerlifting competitions are about more than just strength—they're about judgment. I've watched countless strong lifters lose to competitors simply because they picked the wrong openers. The difference between walking away satisfied versus frustrated often comes down to ...

by Henry Tosh — Sep 04, 2025

Strength Intel - Issue 6

Be First, Be Smarter What is the biggest problem facing both newly qualified and highly experienced coaches today? Is it AI? Anyone can ask Chat GPT for a training program now; most of the ones generated are indistinguishable from the standard outline you’ll find being used by most coaches. What...

by Henry Tosh — Aug 25, 2025

Strength Intel - Issue 5

The 10,000-Hour Shortcut I recently received an email from a coach in Manchester. He'd been trying to implement velocity-based training for eight months, piecing together information from YouTube videos, forum posts, and scattered research papers. Despite his best efforts, he still felt like he w...

by Henry Tosh — Aug 01, 2025

Strength Intel - Issue 4

The Explore/Exploit Dilemma There's a peculiar paradox that haunts every serious lifter's training journey. Stick with what's working, and you might be leaving strength gains on the table. Chase every new method that promises better results, and you risk losing all the progress you've carefully b...

by Henry Tosh — Jul 28, 2025

Strength Intel - Issue 3

Try our new Strength Calculator Ready to have some fun with Data? Over the last few months, I’ve been analysing the complete 2024 IPF database (every single competition result from the world's largest drug-tested powerlifting federation) and building a program to convert that data into a visual...

by Henry Tosh — Jul 17, 2025

Strength Intel - Issue 2

The Launch That's About to Change Everything Or: How to Get World-Class Training Knowledge Without Spending World-Class Money There's a peculiar ritual that occurs in gyms around the world every day. Someone finishes a set, looks at their training partner, and asks: "How many more do you think I ...

by Henry Tosh — Jul 15, 2025

Strength Intel - Issue 1

What is a Velocity Profile Or: How to Turn Your Barbell into a Lie Detector The most dangerous phrase in the fitness industry isn't "no pain, no gain" – it's "that was a 3 @ 6.5" Because, much like a politician's promise, what people think they can do and what they actually can do are often sepa...

by Henry Tosh — Jul 11, 2025

Welcome to Strength Intel

I'm Henry, and if you're reading this, chances are you're the sort of person who thinks there's got to be a better way to approach strength training than just "add weight and hope for the best", I am too. Over the past 25+ years – first as an elite powerlifter competing at World Championships, th...

Jun 09, 2025

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