Author: Megan Kelly
Megan has trained with kettlebells for over six years and attended her first SFG in 2016. Since then, she has assisted at kettlebell certifications and courses and earned her SFL. She has continued to develop her coaching knowledge by attending StrongFirst's Strong Endurance, Plan Strong, Second Wind, and StrongFirst Resilient.
She is a personal trainer based in Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom, and uses StrongFirst principles in her own training and with everyone she teaches. She works with a vast range of people of all ages and abilities for improving general strength and also specialises in strength rehabilitation through better movement.
She coaches on a 1-2-1 basis and also runs small group kettlebell classes where the focus is always on good movement as a solid base to build strength.
Training for a world record requires grit. Many may approach the challenge preparation by continually pushing for more “burn.” But there is another effective, sustainable, and arguably superior way. Training to avoid (or at least delay) the unfavourable internal conditions that lead to failure or reduced performance. And it doesn’t just work to break records. […]