Mankel Over Matter - Strength Coach

05/10/2026

Too much information can make training harder, not better.

You don’t need another programme you found online. You need a plan built around you.

4 weeks of personalised programming, built around your goals, experience and training schedule. You train independently, then we review before your next block.

Everything is laid out for you: exercises, sets, reps, loading and progression. You just follow the plan and train.

Track your training as you go so we have real information to work from when it’s time to review.

This isn’t full online coaching. There are no ongoing check-ins or constant adjustments, which keeps the cost down.

Ideal if you train independently but want more structure without full coaching.

I’m opening this up to a few people. Message me for more info.

03/10/2026

30 YEARS OF PEAK PHYSIQUE 💪

As part of Peak Physique Gym Hull 30th anniversary Open Day, Grit Strong Strength & Conditioning will be running a FREE Powerlifting 101 session.

We’ll be covering the fundamentals of the squat, bench press and deadlift, with practical coaching throughout.

Whether you’re completely new to powerlifting or want to improve your SBD technique, come down and get involved.

📅 Sunday 18th October
⏰ 2:30–4:00pm
📍 Peak Physique, Hull
🎟️ FREE

Spaces are limited and booking is required.
Sign up here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002898297725?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/10/2026

30/09/2026

28/09/2026

Welcome to GRIT Bowling.

Same competitive energy as normal bowling.
Just with a medicine ball, dumbbells and significantly worse risk assessments.

Join us today 👍

27/09/2026

NEW TREATMENT AT PEAK STRENGTH RECOVERY!!

MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE

Train hard? Compete? Deep tissue isn't always what your body needs.

MLD offers a different approach to recovery and can help with:

STRENGTH & POWERLIFTING
Heavy training block taking its toll? Get some recovery work in without more aggressive treatment.

BODYBUILDING & PHYSIQUE
Manage fluid retention through prep and potentially bring a tighter look closer to show day.

BOXING & COMBAT SPORTS
Help reduce swelling after hard sessions, sparring and competition.

GENERAL RECOVERY
Shift excess fluid, reduce swelling and get yourself feeling fresher for the next session.

AVAILABLE FROM 1ST OCTOBER

Be one of the first to get booked in and try MLD at Peak Strength Recovery

25/09/2026

No great story ever told comes without adversity.

In 2005, Russian acrobat Anna Gosudareva attempted something no woman had done before: a quadruple somersault on the Russian bar.

First attempt. She fell.

Second attempt. She fell again.

At that point she knew exactly what failure felt like. In front of a packed arena, she had one more opportunity.

She went again.

Third attempt. She landed it.

And that's the bit that matters.

The protagonist has to go through s**t for the transformation to mean anything.

There has to be adversity. There has to be doubt. There has to be a point where walking away would be easier than going again.

Baptism by fire is necessary for greatness to occur.

You don't become actualised by avoiding adversity.

You become it by going through it.

22/09/2026

Fu**ed my back up a bit, hopefully nothing major!

Straight on with some rehab using a makeshift reverse hyper. Keeping things moving, working within what I can tolerate and seeing how it responds.

Hopefully back to normal sooner rather than later.

Sometimes you've just got to work with what you've got.

What's your go to for back rehab?

20/09/2026

685KG TOTAL. TWO NEW PBs. 🔥

A cracking day for as he rounded off his training block with a mock meet!

🏆 Squat: 240kg | +5kg PB

💪 Bench: 140kg

🏆 Deadlift: 305kg | +2.5kg PB

685KG TOTAL | +7.5KG PB

The deadlift makes this one particularly satisfying. It hasn't been moving quite how we'd hoped in recent weeks, but Ash stuck with the process and delivered a new PB when it counted.

That's the reward for consistently putting the work in, even when training isn't going perfectly.

Two new PBs, a bigger total and plenty more in the tank for the next block.

Massive credit to you, mate. You've earned every kilo! 👊

Ash has raised the bar. What are you working towards?

If you've got a strength goal of your own and want some direction getting there, my online coaching is open for enquiries.