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    The best assistance exercise?
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 4 min

    The best assistance exercise?

    I have to say that Good mornings are one of my favourite assistance / supplemental exercises to help develop strength and robustness...
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    Relative Squat Strength & Lower Body Injury Risk
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 4 min

    Relative Squat Strength & Lower Body Injury Risk

    The 2x bodyweight squat is often seen as the gold standard for reducing lower- body injury risk and the standard for when to add jump and...
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    Cluster Sets: What are they and why should you be using them?
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 6 min

    Cluster Sets: What are they and why should you be using them?

    Firstly, allow me to apologise for my short absence! I am aware that I have not written for over 3 weeks, however on the 6th of May,...
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    Breathing in the Squat
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 2 min

    Breathing in the Squat

    Want a big squat? Don’t underestimate the importance of correct breathing during the set up. Most don’t give this a thought. Inhale as...
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    Lift with intent and aggression
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 3 min

    Lift with intent and aggression

    Image: Harriet McGuffie PT ending her session with Back Squat Jumps Speed and acceleration is a fundamental part of weightlifting...
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    Please, stop it with the whole squat depth thing!
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 6 min

    Please, stop it with the whole squat depth thing!

    Training in my own facility certainly has its perks; no queuing for the lifting platform, no idiots doing single-leg BOSU balanced...
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    Are Eccentrics Worthwhile?
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 3 min

    Are Eccentrics Worthwhile?

    Eccentric contractions are defined by a muscle or group of muscles producing force whilst increasing in length. Picture yourself...
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    How to develop speed in your lifting #1
    Karl Page MSc BSc
    • 3 min

    How to develop speed in your lifting #1

    For those of you that follow my instagram account @cheshirebarbell, you will have seen that in a recent poll, most of you highlighted...
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