Essential Strength Training & Online Coaching

Essential Strength Training & Online Coaching Whether you're a beginner or an experienced lifter, we're here to help you build strength, confidence, and a healthier lifestyle.

Helping you get stronger with tried and tested strength training methods 💪

📍 Specialising in small group PT, Powerlifting and Strongman in Wavertree, Liverpool

📱Offering online coaching and a low-cost high-value strength training membership Essential Strength is an independent couple-owned gym that provides locals with a strength training experience tailored to individual goals, combining expert coaching, personalised programming and a welcoming community atmosphere. Though we offer 1:1 Personal Training, we specialise in Group Coaching. Group Coaching isn't just a fitness class where everyone is doing the exact same thing, our groups are specifically designed to offer a personalised workout while training alongside other people. This increases motivation and adherence while also reducing cost. Get in touch to find the best fit for you.

09/10/2025

Just got to get him his Rubik's cube and the dog. We got there eventually.

🎥 New video about RPE up now!

I'll be posting clips on our social media pages but you can get the full thing over on our YouTube channel.

09/10/2025

Not necessarily! It's not a quick fix for squat issues, but you might want to elevate your heels depending on how you move and the type of squat you do.

➡️ Sometimes people get used to a front loaded squat with a very high heel position, a back squat might not be the same, especially for low bar.

And please check what heel elevation is best for you before buying squat shoes!

This is a clip from our squat masterclass featured inside Strong Society - our online strength training membership. 💪🏼

08/10/2025

Local to us in Liverpool and want coaching?

We're personal trainers that specialise in strength training, powerlifting and strongman. All in our very own specialist gym. 🏋🏼‍♀️

We look at the things that a lot of people miss, things that can help you avoid pain and learn to lift better. And we adjust sessions depending on what you need.

We meet you where you are - no throwing you in the deep end! If you want to learn how to lift properly or further increase your skills try us out.

➡️ Start with your PT taster session for £19

Then if you find that helpful you can join our Fast Track to Free Weights program which is 3 x PT sessions, gym access and a training program for £99

DM us to get started or use the link in our bio 🔗

📍 We're based in Wellington Yard, on Wellington Road in Wavertree

This is a perfect example of what I've been talking about.You can go to the gym, do the workouts but actually just be wo...
07/10/2025

This is a perfect example of what I've been talking about.

You can go to the gym, do the workouts but actually just be working towards the habit, and perhaps general fitness too, but not strength.

Typically this is where people need more guidance.

07/10/2025

If you're doing workouts but you're not actually getting anywhere with your strength, you probably need to take a proper look at your approach.

➡️ Getting stronger starts with better exercise selection, not just the exercises you feel like doing

Comment "WORKOUT" below and I'll send you our free guide to help you structure strength-focused workouts.

It's a structure that we use with our clients in our gym.

We often get new people expecting training sessions to be maxing out all the time, and it's just not like that.➡️ Weight...
06/10/2025

We often get new people expecting training sessions to be maxing out all the time, and it's just not like that.

➡️ Weight selection depends on what you can manage and what's challenging for YOU.

I've seen a lot of s**t in the fitness industry with PTs bragging about their clients throwing up, and strength coaches giving their clients ridiculous numbers that they're failing every week.

It really shouldn't be like that. 👎🏼

You can see from the slides, we use an approach of RPE, calculations or sometimes both if you need more guidance.

✅ And if you work with us as a client, you'll get everything on a training app (as pictured above).

So whether you want more of a general approach to strength or you're thinking about competing, we want you to know that we've got your welfare in mind!

We want you to lift well and feel good about it. 💪🏼

DM us "COACHING" to enquire about online or in-person options.

05/10/2025

We very frequently get people talking to us about their current approach to training who have been provided a program that has no clear progression at all.

➡️ This isn't really a program, that's a workout that you're repeating over and over again.

This is also why people think that our gym and online client base is going to be full of meatheads with joint issues. We don't have people max out all the time and "heavy" is subjective, there isn't a certain number that you must lift. It depends on what's challenging for YOU.

(This is taken from our most recent video on YouTube! Go check it out)

04/10/2025

Struggling to get stronger, even though you’re putting in the work?

In this video, I break down the 4 biggest reasons people fail to make progress in strength training and what to do instead.

These are the patterns that I typically hear from people during consultations before they start working with us, and the changes we make that finally help them make progress.

Grab your free guide on how to properly structure strength training workouts so you stop wasting time and start seeing results.

Comment "WORKOUT" below and I'll send it over

04/10/2025

This can go one of two ways, so I like to make sure I address both sides of the spectrum.

➡️ This is all from our latest YouTube video about where people are falling short with their strength training programs.

And typically when I ask people what they've been lifting prior to working with us, there is normally an issue with weight selection.

It can be hard to figure this out - keep an eye out for another video explaining this a little more (or you can head straight to our YouTube channel to watch the full thing! 😉)

🔗 Check the link in our bio and scroll down for our YouTube

Only available until this Sunday (5th October) our free trial to our online strength training membership is back! 💪 And ...
03/10/2025

Only available until this Sunday (5th October) our free trial to our online strength training membership is back! 💪

And during your trial you have access to the Strong Foundations Challenge - as well as a bunch of other useful resources to keep you busy.

➡️ These components are important parts of lifting better and will prepare you well for the main strength training programs and lifting masterclasses inside the membership.

After the trial it's only $7 USD (approx. £5) per month to stay so it's an incredibly budget friendly option!

(The movement assessments during the trial can be done at home but the main programs require a local or at-home gym set up)

🔗 Check it out here: https://www.skool.com/strength-training/about

03/10/2025

A few snippets from our latest YouTube video about strength training workouts! Head over to our channel to watch the entire thing - just search Essential Strength Coaching or head to the link in our bio!

And I wanted to clear a few things up before viewers get offended that I'm not appeasing to their style of training 😉

📃 People have asked for all their options laid out so here it is! We now have a full coaching packages “menu” in the gym...
29/09/2025

📃 People have asked for all their options laid out so here it is! We now have a full coaching packages “menu” in the gym too.

Here’s how to get started and what to move on to after your first visit, especially if you're looking at strength coaching options.

(Even though you get much more than just the session, we know people ask about cost per session and we want everything to be crystal clear.)

🔥 BTW: Last month, we filled all of our Fast Track to Free Weights spots. As these are 1:1s, we can only take on 3-5 people per month.

If you want to be first on the list this month, start with your PT taster session.

People are always surprised by how much they learn in just that first session - let alone in a full 3-week intensive.

✅ And just so you know, all coaching options come with:
- Complementary gym access to come and train independently
- Your own strength program delivered via training app so you can access your workouts and track your progress

Questions? Want to get started?
📩 Drop us a message, I can send you the link directly.

"DAY PASS" for your day pass + induction
"TASTER" for your PT taster session

Address

Unit 3G Wellington Yard, 3 Wellington Road, Wavertree
Liverpool
L154JH

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 8pm
Tuesday 12pm - 8pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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About the Owner of Barefaced Fitness

Hi I'm Kim! I'm a personal trainer, powerlifter and pole dancer. I wanted to become a trainer to help others with their fitness and nutritional needs. I believe these things should be an asset to your life and not a hindrance.

I have a history of struggling with my appearance and exercising just to burn calories as well as massively restricting my food intake. I got to the point where I was hardly eating, my friends and family were very concerned about me and I was definitely skinny but still didn't feel like my appearance matched what I saw in the mirror.

I was often doing cardio based exercise that didn't interest me at all but I felt like I should be doing it to be skinny. Now I can safely say that cardio is not necessarily the best way to lose weight but also, I don't exercise just for weightloss anymore.

You might be thinking "What? Well why do it then?!" but honestly, once you find yourself working towards fitness based goals your mindset will change. Exercise to burn calories will become training to get those 10 push ups, that first chin up, your heaviest squat to date is much more rewarding than burning off last night's glass of wine.