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 was to induce some sort of murderous rage inspired by stimulant heavy pre-workout, death metal, obscenities, ammonia and slaps to the face. I used to listen…
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 he’s a writer that specialises in professional services development and that he’s probably never lifted a weight in his life, he’s got some incredible…
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 yourself from the stress of life, to find your flow. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is Hungarian psychologist who first proposed the concept of a flow state in the…
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 industry for those that want more than treadmills and mirrors. Those who’s goals extend beyond big biceps and a fake tan. Those that have the drive and desire…
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 wouldn’t want to be strong?’. Now some of you might not agree with me and that’s fine, but it’s not the point of this loosely…
Your numbers don’t matter
Powerlifting and strength training can be one of the most frustrating pursuits. Sometimes you’ll struggle for months or years to make a very small gain on you’re max. That concept is hard for people to wrap their head around. The number you’ve got loaded on the bar is not the most important part of training,…
Champions aren’t built on easy days
Strength training is a mental game. Without the proper mindset you will, at some point, begin to falter and eventually fail. We all love the easy days. The days you come into the gym bursting with energy and every weight you touch feels like it moves with ease. There’s almost nothing as enjoyable as those…