With an abundance of different training techniques, it’s often hard to know whats worth incorporating in to your training. Ultimately, different training techniques will suit different people for a variety of reasons such as their athletic background and what they are training for. Most people have a fairly generic training goal of being fitter, stronger… Read More
Why Train Triple Extension Exercises
Triple extension refers to extension at the hip, knee and ankle. In an exercise context it refers to taking an athlete from a “primed” position in which the joints are in slight flexion and ready to move, in to full extension at all three aforementioned joints. This movement is common in a range of movements… Read More
Foam Rolling Literature Review – Does it Work?
Recently I have been asked a lot about my view on foam rolling, so I have decided to put together a post highlighting my personal opinion, as well as a little bit of the current research. Foam rolling has been around for a while and while it’s widely used, the mechanisms of how it works… Read More
The Hip Flexor Series – Part 3 – The Hip Capsule and Self Mobilisations
As we previously spoke about in the last two parts of this series, Hip Flexor Tightness (HFT) is a common problem and once this has been diagnosed, a stretching programme should be started to promote extensibility of the muscle complex and prevent future injuries from occurring. While static stretching to this muscle group alone tend… Read More
Go With Your Gut
Gut Health has had a growing amount of attention recently, discussing it’s impact on our overall health, as well as a spectrum of diseases an unhealthy gut can cause. I wanted to touch on this and elaborate on the importance of a healthy gut for athletes and their performance. Our gut is probably one of our most important… Read More
Hip Flexor Series – Part 2 – How to Correctly Stretch Your Hip Flexors
Recently you may have seen my Instagram post on a common mistake made when completing a kneeling hip flexor stretch. This post is going to address this issue in more detail, as well as provide improvements to this common stretch. The most common hip flexor stretch is completed in a kneeling position, with one knee… Read More
The Hip Flexor Series – Part 1 – How To Assess Your Hip Flexor Tightness
Over the next 5 posts, I’m going to be taking you through a full hip flexor series which will include posts and videos on how to assess, improve and maintain your hip flexor complex. This muscle attaches directly on to the pelvis, therefore it plays a key role in altering pelvic inclination levels. Because of… Read More
Chocolate Brownie Protein Balls
You’re at work, it’s about 11 o’clock, your belly is rumbling and you’re craving something sweet. Sound familiar? Trying to find a healthy and filling snack can be really difficult. You’ll likely stumble across something that’s packed full of sugars and ingredients you’ve never heard of, or you’ll spend a fortune on something that sounds healthy,… Read More
Overnight Oats
One of the most common mistakes we see with nutrition is skipping breakfast. The reasons for this can be varied, but usually fall down to either not being hungry first thing, or not having the time to make a healthy breakfast in the morning. Overnight your body begins to fast and your metabolism slows down due… Read More
The Top 6 Single Powerband Exercises
What are Power Bands? Powerbands can be found in most gyms, and look like a large scale elastic band. Typically, they are used to increase the load and difficulty of exercises such as squats and deadlifts, however they have a variety of different uses. Powerbands work off of a progressive resistance scale. When the band… Read More