Myth
Strength training is for young people.
Fact
It's one of the best things you can do as you get older. Strength work helps protect your muscles, bones and balance at any age.
Fitness goal Coached live on video
Online strength training coaching Strength training
Get strong. Stay capable for life.
Strength makes everything easier: carrying the shopping, climbing stairs, playing with your children, staying active as you get older. Training for strength means mastering a handful of big movements and slowly lifting more, with technique you can trust. Your coach guides every rep, live on video.
- Training
- 3 sessions a week
- Main movements
- Squat, hinge, push, pull, carry
- Typical sets
- 3–6 reps, with full rest
The essentials
Four principles do most of the work. Everything your coach plans comes back to them.
Master the big movements
Squatting, hinging, pushing, pulling and carrying cover almost everything your body does. Getting strong in these patterns carries straight over to daily life and sport.
Technique before load
Heavy weight on shaky form is how injuries happen. Your coach builds clean, repeatable technique first, then adds load.
Heavier weights, fewer reps
Strength responds best to challenging loads for around three to six reps, with two to three minutes of rest so every set is high quality.
Small jumps, steady progress
A little more weight or one more rep each week adds up. Planned lighter weeks keep your joints happy and your progress steady.
How we coach it
A clear path for your first few months. Your coach adjusts every stage to how you're progressing.
Movement check
Your coach looks at how you squat, hinge, push and pull, then sharpens the basics with light loads and simpler variations.
Build a base
Loads climb steadily on the main lifts, while accessory work strengthens weak links like the upper back, glutes and core.
Get stronger
Heavier sets with fewer reps. A lighter week follows the hardest block, so you recover and lift more afterwards.
Test and plan
Check your progress on the main lifts, celebrate your personal bests and plan the next block.
A typical week
A starting point, not a rulebook. Your coach shapes it around your schedule, your energy and your experience.
- MonCoached
Squat and push
45 min, coached live
- TueActive
Mobility and a walk
20–30 easy minutes
- WedCoached
Hinge and pull
45 min, coached live
- ThuRest
Rest
Let your body recover
- FriCoached
Full-body strength
45 min, coached live
- SatActive
Play or walk
Sport, a hike or a long walk
- SunRest
Rest
Sleep well, eat well
Coached sessions are live, one-on-one video sessions with your coach.
Myths and facts
Bad advice is everywhere. Here's what the evidence and experience actually say.
Myth
Lifting heavy is bad for your joints.
Fact
Well-coached, gradually progressed strength training strengthens the muscles, tendons and bones that support your joints.
Myth
Women should stick to light weights.
Fact
Women benefit from heavy strength training just as much as men. Lifting heavy builds strength and confidence, not unwanted bulk.
Between sessions
You get stronger between sessions, not during them. These habits make sure that happens.
Sleep 7–9 hours
Your muscles and nervous system recover while you sleep. A short night shows up quickly as weaker lifts.
Eat enough protein
Around 1.6 g of protein per kg of body weight a day supports recovery and strength gains.
Warm up with purpose
A few minutes of mobility drills and lighter ramp-up sets prepare your joints and let you lift heavier, safely.
Track what matters
These are the signs your coach checks with you, so you can see the change even on days the mirror doesn't.
Your main lifts
More weight on the squat, deadlift, press or row, with the same clean form.
Reps at a set weight
More reps with a weight that used to feel heavy is real progress.
Everyday strength
Stairs, shopping bags and lifting things at home feel noticeably easier.
Control and posture
Moving with more stability and control, in your sessions and out of them.
How to train for it
Every program is coached live on video. Pick the one that suits where and how you like to train.
Personal Gym Training
Barbells, racks and heavier loads, with your coach checking every rep.
From £19 / session
Personal Home Training
Real strength work with dumbbells, kettlebells, bands or harder bodyweight variations.
From £21 / session
Rehab & Recovery
Rebuilding strength after an injury, with gentle, carefully progressed work.
From £31 / session
Book a session
Your first rep starts here.
We’ll call to confirm your coach, talk through your goals and send you a private video link.
- Live on video, from anywhere
- Coach matched to your goals
- No long-term contracts
Strength training: your questions
Straight answers before you start.
Yes, at any age. Lifting builds strength, bone density and confidence, and it won't make you bulky: that takes years of very specific training and eating. Your coach starts light, teaches each lift and progresses you at your own pace.
A gym with barbells and racks makes it easier to lift heavy, but you can build real strength at home with dumbbells, kettlebells, bands and harder bodyweight variations.
With the basics. Your coach teaches each movement with light weights or bodyweight first, and adds load only once your technique is consistent.
It often helps, but get clearance from your doctor or physiotherapist first. Tell us when you book: your coach adapts the exercises, and our Rehab & Recovery program is built for exactly this.
They overlap. Strength training focuses on lifting heavier loads for fewer reps and refining technique; muscle building uses more sets and reps to grow muscle size. Most plans include a bit of both.
Three sessions a week suits most people, with at least a day's rest between hard sessions for the same lifts.
Yes. Set your phone side-on, about two metres away, so you're in frame from head to toe. Your coach watches every rep and cues you in real time.
A live 45-minute one-to-one session with MakeMyFitness costs £19 at your gym, £21 at home or £31 for Rehab & Recovery. A 4-week plan of 12 sessions brings Personal Gym Training to £167, and small live group classes are £12 per person.
Our coaches are based in India and coach live from 6 AM to 8 PM India time, which is 6:00 am – 2:30 pm in winter and 6:00 am – 3:30 pm in summer. Book a regular slot and move it with 24 hours' notice.
Yes. Your coach watches you live, sets up the camera angle with you in the first session, and corrects depth, alignment and tempo set by set, the way a trainer standing beside you would. You need a phone or laptop with a camera and about a mat's worth of floor space.
Plans and sessions are charged in GBP, and international cards are accepted. Book with the form on this page or on WhatsApp, and we send a secure payment link.
