In some forms of strength training, to lift more weight, people can use all sorts of props. Special belts, special shoes, straps etc. If there is a weakness in the chain, we can layer on a solution. Culturally, there are a lot of people who are really against this approach, as it “ignores” the underlying...

There’s this funny idea in a lot of the exercise/training industry that we can always improve. Your trainer or coach might have talked about this. Ideas such as “1% better each day,” “compounding improvements” etc etc. If we’re honest, if you are in a build phase of a new project or business, you, or someone...

“Training age” is a term that relates to how long someone has been training in a particular sport or modality for. It could be weightlifting, endurance sports, boxing… Essentially, no matter how hard or fast you come in at your training later in life, it’s no match for training age – simply the years accumulated...

Kenyan marathon runners are amongst the best in the world. They are also known to have less “vertical oscillation” than other runners. This means that with all things remaining equal (fitness, mass, terrain), these top runners are lazier. They do less work vertically against gravity and use this energy to travel forward. They are throwing...

Yes an injury can help you raise awareness, it can be a tool for learning. But no, injuries are not really a big enough “part of training” that they should be considered a “part of training.” If you, your coach, your trainer, your physiotherapist or anyone helping guide you in your physical movement journey is...

Which one do you want to create? Either is fine. If you prefer to use your movement or your training to create a level of strength, mobility, coordination and awareness that supports you on your journey on earth, an asset, then the type of work you do might look quite different. This is long game....

Injuries are an ever-present “risk” or part of “doing” anything and also a potential risk even if we choose to sit on the couch. Between 1999 and 2013, there was a study on cases seen by Victorian (Australia) emergency departments that included injuries caused by or at “fitness” institutions. Overall, 2,873 cases (injuries) were identified...

As we move, we start to cultivate carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) in the body. One of two things will happen – we either need to switch to mouth breathing as we look to “expel” the elevated carbon dioxide, or, we slow down the movement. The CO2 “dump” is when we are mostly nasal breathing in...