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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...