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Savage Strength Coaching Adam Johnston | Online Coach

I’m Adam, a Strength & Conditioning Coach with a specialisation in Strength Sports and S&C for sports performance.

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There's a fair few things that go into how well you're recover from session to session.I could keep it simple and say, s...
03/04/2026

There's a fair few things that go into how well you're recover from session to session.

I could keep it simple and say, sleep quality, diet, hydration and life stress all play roles.

Or I could get into the science and tell you how RFD recovers slower than force output so while you might be recovered to produce force, you may not be recovered to produce it fast.

And there's many other things I could touch on too, muscle glycogen and electrolyte replenishment, exercise selection and ex*****on, training age, hard sets.

All will have an effect on your ability to recover from session to session, so while it's worth getting the variables in line, you don't need science to tell you if your training is working and it's best to keep the proxy simple.

And thats what the graphic is about.

I know it's not a fancy reel that I've spent hours on to keep hold of your attention, but training is complex enough and finding the simplicity is often the best way to go.

If you're struggling to gain strength and make the progress you want and need help getting your training in order, you know where I am.

And all it takes is a DM.

On top of it being unfunny and predictable, because I'm sure we all look forward to the 1st of April for the socials, a ...
01/04/2026

On top of it being unfunny and predictable, because I'm sure we all look forward to the 1st of April for the socials, a lot of it will be AI generated slop, because Chat GPT's known for its world class send of humour.

Maybe I'm just a miserable bastard 😂

30/03/2026

A 35kg increase on a 1RM is progress not to be sniffed at.

But when you take into account we've added 4 Reps to that number while taking Joe out of pain, it's phenomenal progress.

6 months to become stronger, more explosive, out of pain and more effective at his sport.

If you want to get stronger, out of pain, and have the physical attributes to be more effective at your sport, I can help.

Just drop me a message.

Getting injured doesn’t mean you have to stop training.Most of the time, it just means you need to change how you load t...
27/03/2026

Getting injured doesn’t mean you have to stop training.
Most of the time, it just means you need to change how you load things.

Finding a pain free max and working off that instead of your true max lets you keep training normally without constantly irritating the problem and allows you to recalibrate each week or each session.

If the pain free max is going up, that’s a good sign things are moving in the right direction.

Obviously use common sense where you apply this, but rest is rarely the answer and the goal should always be to keep training what and how you can while things calm down.

If you’re currently training around an injury and not sure how to load things properly, drop me a message and I’ll see if I can help.

A fact of sport is that sometimes things break.It's part of pushing your body, trying to improve and the general chaos o...
25/03/2026

A fact of sport is that sometimes things break.

It's part of pushing your body, trying to improve and the general chaos of sport. Anyone who tells you otherwise probably hasn’t trained that hard.

But good training isn’t just about increasing force output, lifting more weight, or improving performance. Good training should also make you harder to break.

Stronger, bigger muscles protect joints.
Better positions reduce joint stress.
Gradual progress gives tissues time to adapt.
Structure removes the stupid decisions that usually cause injuries.

So yes, training should make you stronger.
But it should also make you more robust, more durable, and more resilient.

If you’re constantly getting injured, it’s probably not bad luck.
It’s probably bad programming.

And I can help on that front,
You know where I am.

23/03/2026

Two movements where the Smith machine beats the free weight versions?
Standing Calf Raises & Bench Throws.

Stability is great for strength and hypertrophy development and you're probably not going to able to load a Medball heavy enough to get the adaptations of the bench throw.

Largely I'm looking to entertain myself and I'd love to hear your opinions in the comments, but I have at least two move...
20/03/2026

Largely I'm looking to entertain myself and I'd love to hear your opinions in the comments, but I have at least two movements that I think excel on a Smith Machine compared to their free weight counterparts.

Sean started Strongman at a time when he was at a loss after retiring from rugby... Turned out it wasn't a bad decision....
18/03/2026

Sean started Strongman at a time when he was at a loss after retiring from rugby... Turned out it wasn't a bad decision.

Sean developed well.
The proof is always in the pudding and a few trophies later, Including a Newcastles Strongest and an appearance at BNSF Englands Strongest.
Sean had transformed from Rugby retiree, to a well rounded successful Strongman.

You don't have to be world class to be coached,
You just need a willingness learn and the patience to allow that development to happen.

And if you're willing to learn?
You know where I am.

16/03/2026

You don't have to draw dicks, but it's an option if it stops you being an unhealthy sweaty mess who gets out of breath at the thought of a rep count above 5.

But who knew progressive overload could be as simple as drawing progressively bigger dicks... I fu***ng love coaching.

I'm not going to give you exact things to do, because that will assume I know your training, goals, time constraints and...
13/03/2026

I'm not going to give you exact things to do, because that will assume I know your training, goals, time constraints and phase you're in.

But this is a reminder that it is Strength AND Conditioning and it's going to be a harder task extracting high levels of performance if your cardiovascular health is weak.

If the post gets the cogs turning, but you're stuck on how to approach things, feel free to DM me and I'll see if I can give you a little more direction...

Or even better, take the plunge, come and work with me and hand over the reigns to your strength and fitness.

Top 5% in your age and gender is pretty damn good and we'll keep going because we have some lofty goals.Done with a litt...
11/03/2026

Top 5% in your age and gender is pretty damn good and we'll keep going because we have some lofty goals.

Done with a little bit of weight loss and zero strength loss too!

Who knew this slightly overweight coach knew how to improve health and cardiovascular fitness too!

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Savage Strength

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Adam Johnston:


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