“Ooh the hammy’s feeling a bit toight my dude” – Everyone, Every year…. ever. A tight hamstring is one of those things; either you have one, or, you probably know someone who has one. Either way, it’s one of the most complained about ailments in the body. But what really causes a tight hamstring? I …
Overhead Press Specialisation Program The overhead press – a simple movement that seems to the bane of most peoples’ existence. Like the majority of you, I used to absolutely HATE it as I completely sucked at it, so I developed a program to nail any potential weak points. Anecdotally, using this outline for 2 blocks …
As somebody who has coached for a few years, patterns among clients and athletes I have coached, helped out with or just observed over a long period of time become fairly evident. Nowhere is this more telling than in following female athletes who seem to excel towards their version of success; whether that’s incrementally improving …
Over the last few years as a coach, and recently as a gym owner, I see a lot of people fresh to the gym with goals ranging from those that will take a month, to those that will take a lifetime – everything from setting records and becoming a world champion, to just losing a …
Often I’m asked (and see others asked) about what they’re thinking when they’re about to attempt a new 1RM or heavy set. People always bang on about how they ‘knew’ they had the lift before it even began, or had no doubt they would fail. Now sure, this sounds great for sounding badass when they …
People often make the analogy of training and cooking – ie. the classic “You wouldn’t just throw ingredients together into a tin and hope you somehow get a cake” (generally followed by a sales pitch for programming). Guess what though? Somebody who has been a chef or baker for many years isn’t going to follow …
F*** Motivation. In an age where we’re constantly peppered by #fitspo and other motivational nonsense, I don’t think it’s any real surprise to hear we’re getting less done than ever. Our waistlines are heading up, while our physical prowess is going down. The number of people just doing the minimum to get by at work is increasing, …
Do you want to be a better lifter? In my opinion, every person that steps into a gym, should be coached, until at the very least, they are competent at a few of the major fundamentals of strength training; breathing, bracing, squatting, bench pressing and deadlifting. A relatively small investment into the fundamentals at …
