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Some days your mental health isn’t great. You don Some days your mental health isn’t great. You don’t feel like training. You don’t feel like doing much at all. That’s exactly when lifting can help. Not because it fixes everything. But because it gives you something solid to do when everything else feels off. You come in, focus on the bar, and for a while your attention is on something simple and real. On those days, keep it basic. Get to the gym. Do your warm-ups. Start your first set. More often than not, you’ll start to feel a bit better once you get going. And even if you don’t, you’ve still done something positive with your day. Lifting gives you structure when your head’s all over the place. A small win when you need one. You don’t need to feel ready. You just need to start. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthtraining #barbelltraining #mentalhealth #coaching #progress
You don’t notice strength when you’ve got it. You You don’t notice strength when you’ve got it. You notice it when you don’t. Things that should be straightforward start feeling harder than they should. You slow down. You work around things instead of through them. That’s usually the point people start thinking about training. But it doesn’t need to get there. Strength is what keeps everything else running properly. It gives you margin. So you’re not operating flat out just to get through a normal day. You’ve got something left when it matters. That’s built in the gym. Not through variety or chasing a feeling. Through doing the same lifts well, consistently, and adding a bit more over time. It’s simple work. But it changes how capable you are everywhere else. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthtraining #barbelltraining #coaching #progress #liverpoolfitness
43kg × 5 on the press for Lewis this week. The pr 43kg × 5 on the press for Lewis this week. The press looks simple. Bar starts on the shoulders and ends overhead. But getting it right takes practice. A good press depends on three things working together: the start position, the path of the bar, and the lockout at the top. If those pieces line up, the lift feels smooth and strong. If they don’t, the bar usually drifts forward and the rep gets much harder than it needs to be. We’ve been putting a lot of work into keeping the elbows under the bar, staying tight through the torso, and sending the bar up in a straight line over the mid foot. That vertical bar path is what lets the shoulders and triceps do their job efficiently. When the bar finishes overhead, the shoulders shrug up and the bar stacks directly over the shoulder joint. That’s the strongest position to support the weight. Lewis has been patient with the process and it’s paying off. Strong press. Big smile. Well earned. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #press #overheadpress #strengthtraining #barbelltraining #coaching
The deadlift starts before the bar leaves the floo The deadlift starts before the bar leaves the floor. Most problems people run into happen in the set-up, not the pull. Get the start position right and the lift usually takes care of itself. Start close to the bar. About 2cm or an inch from your shins. Take your grip, then bring your shins forward until they touch the bar. At that point your elbows should be even with your knees. Now lift your chest to set your back rigid. That cue isn’t about pulling your shoulders back. It’s about locking the back into a strong, flat position so it can transfer force from your hips and legs into the bar. Trying to pull your shoulders behind you just creates tension that won’t stay there once the weight gets heavy. It also shortens your arms and makes the pull harder than it needs to be. Keep it simple. Chest up. Back rigid. Push the floor away. A consistent set-up turns the deadlift into what it should be: a strong, efficient pull from the floor. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #deadlift #strengthtraining #barbelltraining #coaching #technique
160kg squat. 110kg bench. 190kg deadlift. That’s 160kg squat. 110kg bench. 190kg deadlift. That’s where @mikecarmona1 finished today. I started coaching Mike in October 2025. The numbers are solid. But how he built them matters more. It wasn’t easy. There were sessions where the bar felt heavy before it even left the rack. Weeks where progress slowed. A few setbacks that would have been a convenient excuse to back off. He didn’t. Strength isn’t built when it feels comfortable. It’s built when you keep showing up and adding a little more weight anyway. When you eat properly. When you recover properly. When you have honest conversations about what needs adjusting instead of pretending everything is fine. Mike did the work. The weights that once felt like hard top sets are now warm-ups. That’s what consistent, progressive training does. It raises your ceiling and your floor at the same time. Watching someone realise they’re capable of more than they thought never gets old. Not because it was easy. Because it wasn’t. Proud of you, mate. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthtraining #barbelltraining #progress #coaching
The squat looks simple. Sit down. Stand up. Bar on The squat looks simple. Sit down. Stand up. Bar on your back. But how you organise your body under the bar changes everything. There are different ways to squat and they all have their place. The way I teach it is built around using the hips as the driver of the movement. When we squat, the goal is balance and force production, not staying perfectly upright. That means keeping the bar over the middle of the foot, setting the knees early, and moving the hips back to load them properly. From there, the back stays rigid and the hips lead the movement out of the bottom. I cue “hips” a lot. The knees still extend. The quads still work. But most people already know how to bend their knees. Learning how to load and drive with the hips allows you to use more muscle mass and move more weight. When the hips and back work together as one solid unit, the squat becomes a true full body lift that lets you lift more efficiently and more consistently over time. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #squat #strengthtraining #barbelltraining #coaching
Most people overcomplicate strength training. The Most people overcomplicate strength training. They argue about 4 reps vs 5. 71% vs 73%. Five minutes rest or six. Meanwhile they’re skipping sessions, changing exercises every week, and wondering why nothing moves. If you want to get stronger, sort this first: Turn up consistently. Lift the same core movements. Do them properly. Add weight over time. Squat. Press. Bench. Deadlift. Once that’s locked in, then you can worry about rep ranges, rest periods and percentages. Until you can show up, execute well, and progressively load the bar, the details don’t mean much. Strength isn’t built on clever tweaks. It’s built on doing the basics well for a long time. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthtraining #barbelltraining #progressiveoverload #coaching #trainwithintent
People like to separate “strength training” and “h People like to separate “strength training” and “hypertrophy training” as if they’re different things. They aren’t. Muscle grows because it is forced to produce more force over time. That’s it. Bigger muscles exist to move heavier loads. If the load never increases, neither does the muscle. The confusion starts when people mistake effort for progress. More reps, more sets, shorter rest, longer sessions. All of that can feel hard, but feeling tired is not the same as getting bigger. What actually works over the long term is progressive loading. The bar gets heavier. The same lifts are repeated. The body adapts by adding muscle so it can meet the demand being placed on it. That’s why strength training is hypertrophy training. Get stronger over time and muscle growth follows. No need for marathon sessions, endless variety, or chasing fatigue for its own sake. Just load the bar, recover, and do it again. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthtraining #hypertrophy #progressiveoverload #barbelltraining #realresults
Huge milestone for @mikecarmona1 on the bench. Wh Huge milestone for @mikecarmona1 on the bench. What I’m happiest with isn’t just the reps, it’s how they were done. Same setup every time. Tight from head to toe. The bar comes down to the same spot and presses back with control. That’s a bench press built on repeatable positions, not guesswork. If you want your bench to move, focus on the basics. Set your upper back before you unrack the bar, bring the bar to the same point on your chest every rep, keep tension through your legs and torso, and press with intent instead of rushing the weight. Mike’s progress is a perfect example of what happens when you stop chasing cues and start doing the fundamentals well. Confidence under the bar comes from knowing your setup will hold when it matters. Proud coaching moment. Plenty more to come. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #benchpress #strongtechnique #builtbytraining #barbellstrength #earnednotgiven
A lot of people think training is about doing more A lot of people think training is about doing more. More sessions. More exercises. More effort. But progress usually comes from changing how you approach it, not from piling more on. When effort is directed instead of scattered, training stops feeling like something that drains you and starts becoming something that gives back. Strength builds quietly at first. You feel better. You move better. Daily tasks take less out of you. Over time, that physical capacity carries into the rest of life. More energy. More patience. More confidence in situations that used to feel harder than they needed to be. What stands out most is how confidence grows once people realise they can handle a little more than last time. A small increase. A steadier rep. A weight that once felt intimidating now feels manageable. Repeated often enough, those moments stack into something meaningful. You stop guessing. You stop doubting. You start trusting the process and yourself. That shift in perspective is powerful. Strength does not just change what you can lift. It changes how you carry yourself and how you deal with what life throws at you. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthtraining #buildingconfidence #trainingwithintent #barbelltraining #consistencywins
Most people think being a beginner is a weakness. Most people think being a beginner is a weakness. But when it comes to strength training, it’s actually your biggest advantage. If you’re new, your body is primed to adapt. Every week you can lift a little more, move a little better, and feel more confident under the bar. You don’t need fancy programs or 12 different machines. You need consistency, a plan that matches where you’re at, and enough food and rest to recover. All the lifters in this reel have been training with me between 3 weeks and 3 months. Every single one of them is making progress because that’s what happens when you train properly as a novice. Strength builds fast, confidence builds faster, and momentum takes care of the rest. Train simply. Train consistently. Train like it matters. 📍 Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📧 bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching updates #novicestrength #barbelltrainingworks #beginnerswelcome #buildstrengthbuildconfidence #simpletrainingeffectivegains
Most people walk into January hoping this year wil Most people walk into January hoping this year will be different. But hope without direction is what leads to another round of aimless workouts and another resolution that does not stick. Strength training offers a way out of that cycle. Not by doing more, but by doing what matters, consistently and with purpose. Squat, press, deadlift. Add weight. Track progress. Build momentum. That is training. And that is what turns effort into results. You do not need motivation when you have a plan. You do not need a fresh start when you have already built a habit. What you need is a system that works, one that gets you stronger week by week, not just sweatier. If you are ready to stop starting over, I coach lifters who want to train with intent and make this the year it actually sticks. In person at Taylor’s Strength Training or online, I help people build lasting strength with a plan that delivers. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #startstrongstaystrong #trainwithpurpose #strengthinprogress #liftbetter #barbellfocused realtrainingrealresults liverpoolstrengthcoach
Some numbers feel heavier before you even lift the Some numbers feel heavier before you even lift them. Not because the weight has changed, but because your brain sees the jump from 95kg to 100kg, or 87.5kg to 90kg, and treats it like a milestone. A round number. Something that means more. But the barbell doesn’t care. It doesn’t know if you are lifting 97.5kg or 100kg. It reflects what you’ve built, not how a number looks on paper. Strength doesn’t come from chasing big numbers. It comes from earning them through consistent effort, with the lifts no one films, the quiet sessions that feel ordinary, and the sets that never leave the gym floor. So when a number looks big, remind yourself it is not a test. It is just the next step. And if the work is there, the weight will move. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthcarriesover #bulokebarbellclub #barbellmethod #taylorstrengthtraining #coachingthatworks
Some clients make coaching easy. @david_gianoncell Some clients make coaching easy. @david_gianoncelli is one of them. He came to me back in February this year. A dad who works full time, spends most of his day on the road, and still finds a way to show up, lift consistently, and trust the process. Every week he trains with purpose, never chasing shortcuts, just committed effort. The progress speaks for itself. He’s added 70kg to his squat, now hitting 135kg for a double. Press is up from 50kg to 65kg. Deadlift has climbed from 100kg to a solid 5RM at 172.5kg. Bench has increased by 35kg, now sitting at 102.5kg for two strong reps. All steady progress, earned through consistency and patience. David is coachable in every sense. Open to feedback, steady with the plan, and flexible when life shifts the schedule. He backed me when I started coaching from my garage, and has stuck by me since. He’s not just a committed lifter, he’s become a mate. Thanks David for trusting the process, showing up, and being a standout example of what long-term coaching can achieve. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthcarriesover #coachingthatworks #bulokebarbellclub #barbellmethod #taylorstrengthtraining consistencybuildsstrength builtbytraining
Everyone loves the big lift. The plates hitting th Everyone loves the big lift. The plates hitting the floor, the tough rep that just gets locked out, the bit that makes it to video. But those moments only exist because of what comes before them. What actually builds strength is everything that doesn’t look exciting. Squats, deadlifts, presses, chins, rows, close grip bench. The work you repeat week after week. The sets that never get posted. The warm-ups, the small jumps, the days that feel average. That’s the bit that matters most. Strength training gives you nowhere to hide. You either did the work or you didn’t. And the barbell reflects that back with complete honesty. No drama. No shortcuts. Just evidence of what you’ve built over time. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates #strengthcarriesover #barbellmethod #bulokebarbellclub #taylorstrengthtraining #builtbytraining coachingthatworks consistencybuildsstrength
Progress in the gym doesn’t always look like hitti Progress in the gym doesn’t always look like hitting a massive new one-rep max. Sometimes it’s quietly doing more reps at a weight that used to stop you in your tracks. Sometimes it’s taking what was once a limit and turning it into a starting point. That’s what strength training does when you commit to it. You raise your baseline. You move better. You recover quicker. You become harder to knock off track — in and out of the gym. This work isn’t meant to be easy. It’s meant to build something lasting. And if you’re willing to show up and keep adding to that foundation, I’ll meet you there. I coach at @taylors_strength in Liverpool and online for anyone ready to train with purpose. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool #strengthcarriesover #barbellmethod #builtbytraining #bulokebarbellclub
The Stocking Stuffer Press Challenge 🎅💪 Press Sant The Stocking Stuffer Press Challenge 🎅💪 Press Santa’s sack overhead for a great cause. Taylor’s Strength Training is hosting a festive charity Lift Off on Saturday 20 December, collecting toys and gifts for the kids at Alder Hey. My challenge: ➡️ 60 seconds ➡️ Strict presses only ➡️ Men: 70% bodyweight ➡️ Women: 50% bodyweight Everyone is welcome to join. Bring a gift, hit a fun challenge, and support a brilliant cause. Visit @taylors_strength to get involved.
Strength is one of the most useful physical qualit Strength is one of the most useful physical qualities we can develop. It carries over to every part of life, from how you move and feel to how you recover and perform. Barbell training is the most effective way to build that strength. It allows you to train the body as a whole, using movements that involve the most muscle mass, through a full range of motion, with progressively heavier loads. The goal isn’t to entertain you with novelty. It’s to give you a clear path forward and a system that works. Squat, press, deadlift, bench. Repeat. Add weight. Build confidence. Whether you’re lifting with me at Taylor’s Strength Training, online, or booking through @fitness999.co.uk , I coach people of all experience levels who want to train with purpose, build confidence, and get stronger week by week. 📧 Coaching: bulokebarbellclub@gmail.com 📲 Follow @buloke_barbell for coaching and weekly lifting updates 📍Taylor’s Strength Training, Liverpool #strengthcarriesover #barbellmethod #builtbytraining #fitness999 #bulokebarbellclub
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