15/05/20200Comments

Training in the Post-COVID era

54 days. It’s been a little over 7 weeks since the doors of gyms across the country were closed indefinitely. As a gym owner and coach, this time has been nothing short of...

by John Sheridan

Coaching

Mindset

Novice Lifter

10/01/20180Comments

Mastering Strength in 2018

If you want to be strong squat moderately heavy once a week for the next decade. – Matt Vincent Strength is pretty simple. Seems too good to be true but really...

by John Sheridan

Mindset

22/11/20170Comments

The Role of Fear in Strength

Fear is a wonderful thing. In my mind to be completely fearless is the mark of sub-par intelligence and not something that I would ever actively seek out for myself or others....

25/10/20170Comments

3 Tips for a Consistently Strong Deadlift

For a large portion of the early part of my powerlifting career I hated deadlifts. I found all kinds of excuses as to why I sucked at them (short arms, long torso and a big...

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

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

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