WINNING STRENGTH
CERTIFICATION
Become a world-renowned Winning Strength Certified Coach – qualified directly by Tom Hibbert. Become an expert in program design, enabling you to write advanced-level strength programs needed for the increasingly strong client today. In taking this step and becoming certified, you’ll be setting your foundation as a leading strength coach, recognised by the Winning Strength Group.
Your Blueprint for High-Performance Strength Coaching
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Become a Performance-Driven Strength Coach
To become a world-class strength coach, you need world-class education. No longer is the standard PT training the foundation for success – but rather, the minimal a coach must do to be insured. To truly deliver results, a coach needs to understand everything from program design to human biology and structural balance. A coach must have the eye to identify the issue, while also being able to provide solutions. Learning directly from educator, strongman and world-record breaker Tom Hibbert, you’ll open the door into a new level of education, and begin your journey to becoming an expert strength coach.
This certification brings together Tom’s knowledge, cultivated over 15 years in the industry – with all the best bits neatly packed into 3 modules, 8 topics and lessons. This includes Tom’s bachelors in Sports Science, Poliquin® International Certification Program Level 4 and an internship with Charles Poliquin himself, placings at World’s Strongest Man, world records – and of course, years coaching elite competitive athletes.
Coach Smarter. Build Stronger Athletes.
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Learn with 3 Strength Coaching Modules and 8 Strength Coach Topics
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Become an Expert Strength Coach and Winning Strength Certified
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Personalised Virtual Assessment Directly with Tom Hibbert Himself
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On-Demand Learning to Complete at Your Own Pace, In Your Own Time
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Gain Access to Tom Hibbert’s World-Renowned Strength Coaching Knowledge
what we’ll cover
This certification is designed to give you a comprehensive, practical understanding of strength programming at an elite level. Across 8 detailed modules, you’ll build the knowledge and tools to design, refine, and deliver world-class training plans for athletes in any strength sport.
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Explore and understand the variables required for program design. Going beyond simple exercise selection, we’ll explore the different factors you will consider for creating a bespoke workout around individual needs.
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The loading scheme is simple but effective for building a base of preparation for multiple sporting backgrounds. After this module you will understand how best to use this periodisation to create new levels of strength in your clients.
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See the many different protocols for different strength qualities that produce impressive results. Learn which protocol to use and when to give you the greatest competitive advantage.
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The nervous system’s adaptation is cyclical in nature. After the newbie stage you warrant a different stimulus to continue your strength improvements. Knowing how to apply the undulating model gives you a key tool in improving results for your clients.
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Popularised by Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell, this model can be adapted and utilised for any strength goal or sport. This course will show you how to do exactly this giving you a complete understanding of what is often presented as a difficult model to understand.
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When it comes to producing results for the elite level athletes understanding the principles of block periodisation is key. This module will teach you to plan ahead and understand which periodisation models and strength qualities you require at which time.
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Understand the how’s and why’s of over-reaching methodology and how best to implement into your athlete’s regime. These are important protocols if you want to achieve the highest levels of results.
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The key to understanding athletic performance enhancement lies in the understanding of velocity and the different strength qualities. Know how one quality affects another and which qualities you need to improve for your athletes.
meet your instructor, tom hibbert
Tom Hibbert is one of the UK’s most respected strength coaches, with over two decades of experience helping athletes across Strongman, Powerlifting, and elite sport reach peak performance. As the founder of Winning Strength, he’s coached multiple world record holders, national champions, and high-performing athletes—earning a reputation for his no-nonsense, results-driven approach.
Tom created the Winning Strength Certification to raise the standard of strength and performance coaching. His methods are grounded in real-world application, refined over thousands of training hours and competition preps. From athlete profiling to programme design, Tom teaches the exact systems he uses to build elite-level athletes—delivered in a way that’s practical, structured, and ready to apply.
Whether you’re a coach looking to sharpen your edge or an athlete wanting to coach others with confidence, this certification gives you the tools to programme with clarity and deliver results that speak for themselves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This is a coach-level certification developed by Tom Hibbert that teaches you how to design and deliver performance-driven programs for athletes of all sports. You’ll receive in-depth instruction on strength programming, athlete profiling, coaching systems, and the Winning Strength methodology.
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It's ideal for strength coaches, performance professionals, and serious athletes who want to enhance their program design skills. Whether you coach teams, individual athletes, or yourself, you’ll walk away with a structured system to elevate performance.
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The certification is fully online and self-paced.
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Upon successful completion, you’ll earn the official Winning Strength Coach Certification, a PDF course, as well as recognition on the coaches listing page.
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Yes! Once enrolled, you’ll have lifetime access to all course content, including any future updates - so you can revisit the material whenever you need to refresh your technique or structure your training.
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The certified version is the full version of the course, including a theory assessment and virtual assessment directly with Tom Hibbert. Tom will sign you off as a certified Winning Strength coach and you will be listed on our coaches directory here. You’ll also receive a certification PDF via email.
The non-certified version is access to all the videos and content but with no assessment, no theory and no public certification of completion.
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