Ben Waters

Fundamental Strength Coach

I’ve been training for around 20 years, and I’ve done some fairly unconventional things with my strength – carrying an 80kg log across the Peak District for three days, lifting a giant rock in the middle of Trafalgar Square, and breaking a world record for spinning the heaviest Bulgarian bag.

I’m only able to do those things because I do the basics exceptionally well.

Over time, my focus has shifted from aesthetics, to lifting heavy, to what matters most now: being strong for life.

Strength that supports longevity, confidence, and the ability to say yes to opportunities – whether that’s an ambitious physical challenge or simply getting through a long working day feeling capable.

My approach to coaching

I don’t expect my clients to be brutes, and I don’t train them as such. Every programme I write is bespoke and built around the individual in front of me.

What I do expect is a commitment to the fundamentals. Across a decade of coaching people of all abilities – including consulting work with a multinational bank and a university – I’ve found that lasting progress almost always comes from doing simple things, consistently and well.

As your fundamental strength coach, I help you build the physical capacity to handle whatever life asks of you. That might never look like lifting a giant rock – but it will look like picking up your kids, staying strong through long days, and feeling physically capable in your own body.

I also run The Temple’s Stone Club, and I’m passionate about sharing traditional stone lifting as a way to build real, transferable strength — grounded in history, community, and fundamentals that still matter today.

Work on the basics with me, and you’ll become measurably stronger and more resilient, session by session.

Find out more about me here.