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Hi folks!
We’ve finally had some genuinely hot weather here in the UK so everyone’s a lot happier! Summer is also the season for strongman and there’s a lot going on this year. The World’s Strongest Man Experience has come to London (see below) and Crossfit Reading/FK.UK are running the second of their ‘strongman for normal-sized people’ events next month. There’s plenty for spectators (including new strongman kit and a parkour demo) so why not come down?
Click here for more info
Special offers on kettlebells – ending soon!
I’ve cut the price of the 12kg, 16kg, 24kg and 32kg kettlebells in the shop and also the price of the women’s starter kettlebell set (6kg, 8kg and 12kg), but this offer will end on 1st June, so get in there while you can!
Squat therapy
Want to improve your squat? Check out my ‘how to’ article on the squat written for FK.UK. I look in detail at both the back squat and the front squat. There are step by step instructions, different cues to try and plenty of pictures to illustrate the technique points, as well as a video demo.
Ladies Who Lift – an update
Many people have been asking me whether I will be doing more of the Ladies Who Lift weight training workshops. Well, I’m happy to say that I have been talking to a gym in Central London about doing a whole series of these workshops, so expect to hear more details once the summer holidays are over.
World’s Strongest Man Experience
There’s been a surge of interest in strongman/strongwoman training and events among the strength training community, which is very exciting. I’ll be at the World’s Strongest Man Experience in London on 29-30 May. This is an opportunity to see the ‘man mountains’ up close – expect a write up on the site soon.
World of Gubes
June is strongwoman month for me! Next weekend on 5th June I have the CrossFit Reading Strength and Power Meet, in Association with FK.UK, and a couple of weeks later I have Britain’s Strongest Woman. I understand that entries are very thin on the ground for BSW so all you powerful ladies out there should think about entering and giving me some more competition!
From the archives
Stuff you might have missed
Open source or shaolin temple?
One-arm dumbbell snatch
Bye for now,
Gubernatrix
