Carl Raghavan, SSC Carl is a Starting Strength coach living and training in London. He has been in the fitness industry for a decade. After visiting the States to learn about the Starting Strength system, Carl has developed his own unique approach and develops bespoke training programs to help individuals increase their natural strength and reach their full potential. Articles The White Noise of Heavy The Double Layback: A Lifter’s Approach How Did You Become a Personal Trainer? How Much Should I Weigh? Going to a Meet: What You Can Learn from My Mistakes The Cheerleader, the Consultant, and the Coach Setting Goals 101 Goals 103: Nobody Cares Goals 104: New Year’s Resolutions Barbell Etiquette Trainers Who Think They’re Physios Don’t Train Your Wife I’m Fat. What Do I Do? Under-recovery A Functional Training Tale A Weightlifting Meet: What I’ve Learned, Part 1 A Weightlifting Meet: What I’ve Learned, Part 2 Barbells Are the Isolations Power Bellies Motivation A Strength Coach: More Than Just Cues The “Mock Meet” – Digital Nomad Style Training Log A Demonstration of the Press Double Layback Things I Learned from My First Strengthlifting Meet My Training Philosophy Bro-Scientists Are Messing with My Lifters My Cues are Not the Same as Your Cues Social Media is Lying To You Why You Should Do The Olympic Lifts as a Strengthlifter – and Vice Versa When Do I Encourage Eating More? The Biggest Mistake in the Industry Training in the Time of COVID-19 Training in the Time of COVID-19: Part 2 Setting Goals 102 5s, Not 10s Knee Sleeves are Ruining Your Squat Why Are You Deadlifting in Weightlifting Shoes? Squats Are Hard – But the Bench Will Kill You! Have No Favorites Let’s Do More Hypertrophy? A Weightlifting Meet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Videos Tempo Squats
