helenfrobertson

March 1, 2026

FUEL

Badassery, feminism, all of that. Continue reading

January 24, 2026

(Thanks to Millie Gee Photography for the best of the pictures below) You’d be forgiven for thinking that I spend so much time hand-wringing and navel-gazing about training motivation and goals that I never get around to doing any (training).… Continue reading

January 8, 2026

150 (Leg) Days

A different kind of goal setting. Just trying to be present and attentive to every workout, because there aren’t infinite chances. Continue reading

December 5, 2025

Strong legs are always a good idea

There is method behind the madness of targeting legs as strong as they can be. Rugby player’s legs in fact. Continue reading

November 2, 2025

Control

Dealing with a tricky week. Trying not to get stressed if you can’t train like you wanted to. Being rational! Continue reading

October 2, 2025

Trust me, I’m a Powerlifter

Trust me, I am a Powerlifter. A post on the most surprising upside of strength training – helping develop our work performance at the same time. I have been kind of amazed to find that being strong might have helped… Continue reading

August 5, 2025

Squat Special

A love letter to my nemesis gym lift….. So if there was a job which was to do high bar squats at a very moderate load, a few reps at at time, I am now your woman. I was so… Continue reading

July 21, 2025

Being an X

Learning about the crossover between strength in body into other areas of life. We are still learning and there is still potential Continue reading

March 19, 2025

Strip it back

How much do you think about your reasons for doing what you do? When you’re riding high it’s easy to answer that question. You can simply say about anything where you are being successful, ‘well I simply love it, of… Continue reading