Pick something up. Put it back down. That’s the deadlift. Simple in theory. Not always simple in practice. As the name suggests, the bar starts from a dead stop.  No momentum. You must break inertia, It’s you versus gravity.  I’ve been lifting for 24 years. Through my powerlifting days I built my deadlift to over triple my bodyweight with a lift of 257.5kg at a bodyweight of 81kg.  The deadlift was my favourite lift, probably because it was the lift I was best at but also because there was no...

As part of our Meet the Members series, we asked Johanne about her experience of training at JW Fitness. Please explain a little about yourself and why you chose to train with JW Fitness. I choose to train with JW Fitness through a recommendation. I like gyms that are fun, do not take themselves too seriously but also exceptionally knowledgeable about training/body/fitness and are results driven. What, if any, were your reservations before starting training with us at JW Fitness? Being...

As part of our Meet the Members series, we asked Vicki about her experience of training at JW Fitness. Please explain a little about yourself and why you chose to train with JW Fitness. I’d had some time off training and was feeling the need to get back to it. John seemed to not only offer consistent training based on evidence (not insta nonsense) that I could fit flexibly into the rest of my life. The testimonials made me see it was a little community that has fun too . What, if any, were...