18/10/20170Comments

Life Begins At The Door

Human movement is a universal language and an integral part of our evolution. Over millennia humans have evolved from nomadic hunter gatherers to live a largely sedentary...

by John Sheridan

Coaching

Mindset

11/10/20170Comments

Finding a Coach

The age of the Instagram coach is well and truly here to stay. Every day another lifter is adding “DM for coaching/programming” to their profile and officially becoming a...

by John Sheridan

Equipment

03/10/20170Comments

Powerlifting Equipment 101: What’s all the fuss?

“When should I get a belt?” This question is definitely in my top 5 FAQs at Burley so I figured, in the interest of time management, I’d put all my thoughts and knowledge...

by John Sheridan

Competition

Novice Lifter

27/09/20174Comments

5 Tips for Your First Powerlifting Meet

So you’ve decided to enter your first powerlifting meet! Firstly – Congratulations! You’ve taken a step that plenty of people talk about taking but few actually commit...

by John Sheridan

Movement

Prehab

30/04/20160Comments

Does mobility even matter?

I’ve got a confession to make. I’m a reformed Supple Leopard. I’ve stopped drinking the Kool-Aid. I’ve taken off my black Nikes. Ok for the sake of...

by John Sheridan

Mindset

16/04/20160Comments

Flipping the switch

When I first discovered powerlifting and training for pure strength I thought, having watched a lot of YouTube videos, that the best way to get fired up before a heavy attempt...

by John Sheridan

Mindset

10/04/20160Comments

Dynamos, Cruisers & Losers

Yesterday I was talking to one of my business partners about a guy name David Maister. I’d never heard of him before but was soon to discover that, despite the fact...

by John Sheridan

Mindset

02/04/20160Comments

Lifting as therapy

Lifting weights and strength training is about so much more than the fact that being strong is awesome. Strength training is medicine. An opportunity to remove...

by John Sheridan

Mindset

Uncategorized

24/03/20160Comments

Burley Strength Core Values

Burley Strength was born out of frustration. Frustration with the status quo and the acceptance of mediocrity. Frustration with the lack of support from within the fitness...

by John Sheridan

Mindset

03/02/20160Comments

Why?

Why? That’s a question I’ve gotten a lot since taking up weight training. There’s a lot of different ways to answer it but I generally like to stick with ‘Who...

by John Sheridan

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