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Body Reset - Therapy & Performance Massage Therapist - Britain's Strongest man
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Following on from some criticism on a recent story 👀 Small changes can make a big difference to a movement. I think many...
02/02/2026

Following on from some criticism on a recent story 👀 Small changes can make a big difference to a movement. I think many people only do a typical pull up or chin up, but there’s loads of variations. Just think how many different handles there are for a lat pull down machine to target 🎯 different muscle groups 💪

The narrow grip chin up looking very different to the typical chin up or pull up. It targets more bicep and chest (some lower lat) and is easier. You can be more explosive 🧨 with this variation slowing down the eccentric portion to increase difficulty. I hope we can agree some of the reps in the original video are better than others but definitely not half reps 👀 To get any lower I would have to loose tension in my shoulder blades. My labrum says no👍 A gymnast or calisthenics athlete could definitely get more range, but that’s not me 😂

📝 It has come to my attention some people add a dead hang into their reps (passive hang) I personally do not recommend this, it can irritate the shoulder tissues without any activation. Control is key for a dead hang, you don’t want to be fatigued. It is much better to pick your focus. Choose strength or mobility rather than diluting your training and your goals. Choose scapular pulls, hanging spinal decompression or pull ups/chin ups, don’t blend them.

Hope you all had the best Christmas and wishing you a happy new year! 🥳 2025 has been about walking the path…Body Reset ...
31/12/2025

Hope you all had the best Christmas and wishing you a happy new year! 🥳

2025 has been about walking the path…

Body Reset - Therapy & Performance was established in May 2023 and 2025 was about testing the business and fine tuning what I have learned, to forge a solid foundation for the next chapter…

Sports massage therapy is a very versatile, physically and mentally demanding vocation. This year challenged my capacity to treat, learn and apply. Many people think learning is doing a course, but this only the first layer. Being good at something comes from developing the basics and building a strong, tested and experienced method to apply them. Not just getting as many certificates as possible.

However 2026 is a new beginning and as I have mentioned I will be starting my Personal Training course come January. I started training before I was 12 years old and can’t wait to bring this into my practice.

This will not affect the current business model or treatment but will act in addition to it, reinforcing one another. Some of you have already expressed an interest in this and I can’t appreciate that enough.

Thank you for the opportunity and I can’t wait to see you in 2026! Let’s go! 🚀 💪


12/12/2025

Why Kettlebells Beat Dumbbells for standard Bicep Curls 🔥💪

1️⃣ More Tension at the Top
Because the kettlebell’s mass sits behind and below the handle, your bicep has to work harder to stabilise the weight — especially at the top of the curl. More tension = better hypertrophy stimulus.

2️⃣ Increased Time Under Tension
The offset load keeps your biceps engaged throughout the whole rep. There’s no easy “rest point” at the top like you get with dumbbells.

3️⃣ Forces Cleaner Curl Mechanics
Because the weight hangs below the handle, swinging or cheating becomes harder. You naturally curl with better control and form.

4️⃣ Feels Heavier (In a Good Way)
A 10kg kettlebell feels like more than 10kg due to the leverage disadvantage — giving you more stimulus without increasing the number on the weight.

📝 There are obviously work arounds for controlling mechanical tension at stages of the movement with dumbbells like preacher curls and incline curls. There are also fancy lever devices for dumbbells.

Bottom Line:

If you want more tension, better control, and stronger arm development, kettlebell curls give you an edge over standard dumbbell curls. 🔥💥

25/11/2025

Had a play tonight and stepped outside my comfort zone with some Olympic lifts. Wasn’t sure what direction I was going in, but ended up doing the sn**ch.

Really challenging move in regard to coordination. It’s not always a mobility issue but sometimes a neurological one. You need to find away to figure it out. Because of that I broke it down into several different parts and eventually got it. Had to keep going back to these to help reproduce the movement as it is definitely not a do it once and you’ve got it kind of move (In my opinion)

These are my first session at doing them so obviously not very pretty and my overall strength is helping me get away with the lifts 🛗 Very happy with a 50KG sn**ch first session tho

Have quite a few CrossFit 🏋🏼‍♀️ clients so this should help me get on their level a little bit.

Good to step outside the comfort zone. “Where weakness is exposed, strength is forged” Shakespeare I think 🤔 😂

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