Chronic, niggling pains can be more frustrating for a person than a straightforward fracture of a bone or even an ACL tear. At least in those scenarios you know definitively what is wrong and there are tried and tested medical procedures to follow that result in you recovering completely. Unfortunately, for many athletes, they can …
In December I posted my top 5 choices for an adult and today I’m going to choose 5 exercises that I think are should make the bones of any plan for an athlete! NB: A programme is best rounded out with several more exercises and it is assumed that a person would have no pain or …
I listened to a great podcast by Robbie Bourke ‘All Things Strength and Wellness‘ (highly recommend any S&C enthusiasts to follow it) about sleep. In it, the interviewee Nick Littlehales talked about polyphasic sleep wake cycles. The episode was over an hour long so this post is simply to give you some insight into the …
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You can’t really tell accurately what’s going on underneath the surface based on how you feel. Your pain experience may make you feel a lot weaker or injured than your body actually is. Pain science is the subject of understanding that the amount of tissue damage alone does not correlate strongly with the amount of …
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Don’t let stiffness get you in these long journeys home for Christmas. Here are some easily implemented (and safe) moves to do right in your driver’s seat. Keep your neck mobile by checking your mirrors and blindsides often! Some shoulder shrugs can really help your traps from feeling heavy or sleepy. Simply changing the …
Most people don’t want to spend 4-5 days per week in the gym going through a wide variety of different exercises. This means I’ve to design plans that prioritise the most important movements I think a person should have. These are my top 5 for an adult looking for general fitness that will translate into …
Because I grew up with sport being not only a huge source of enjoyment but also a major factor in my personal growth and development, I think it’s a bit of a travesty when parents don’t encourage their own young children to try out a wide variety of sports and activities (and then allow them …
Most people understand that in order to recover from an injury well, they need to train their muscles to get strong. They understand that adding resistance to their movements, such as by carrying a dummbell while performing the movement, will increase the level of difficulty and cause the muscle to undergo a series of reactions* …
Check out my tips in Part 1 and Part 2 as well! I’ve been absorbing as much information as possible while here at MBSC and taking notes along the way. I thought I’d share some of the best quick tips I have for your rehab and fitness goals that I’ve either learnt over here or had re-inforced as valuable …
For those of you who missed my first 5 tips, check them out here. My tips are an unpredictable mix concerning strength training, strength coaching, rehab and injury prevention so hopefully you’ll find at least one thing of interest that you can apply to your strength journey! 6. As I mentioned in my previous post, I …
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