In this post, we discuss why you can’t feel that muscle working, what this means, and why you should keep training anyway. At a glance Feeling a muscle work isn’t a direct measurement of how hard it’s actually working. Muscles you consciously contract build strong sensory maps; background stabilisers don’t, so they can feel “silent” […]
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The secret to pain-free exercise? Learn to boil an egg before you scramble it
In this post, we discuss the secret to pain-free exercise – and it starts with learning to boil an egg. I’m no chef. There are a few things that I can cook that are edible, taste OK and won’t kill you, but I recognise that’s not a glowing restaurant review. These dishes have taken a […]
Why training spikes — not weekly volume — cause injuries
In this post we discuss why training spikes, not weekly volume, can cause injuries in runners and gym goers alike. At a glance The “don’t increase weekly running volume by more than 10%” rule doesn’t hold up — a 2025 study of 5,205 runners found no meaningful link between weekly increases and injury risk. What […]
Pain came back after rehab? It’s not a setback — it’s feedback
In this post we discuss why the pain came back after rehab, and why it’s not necessarily a set back, but rather valuable feedback. This is something that happens so frequently that it must be a part of our nature: clients immediately moving into the exercise space created by resistance training. If done well, resistance […]
Why sprinting after 40 is a bad idea unless…
In this post, we discuss why sprinting after 40 is a bad idea, unless you’ve been performing regular resistance training for a considerable period of time first. Unsurprisingly, I meet a fair few people who’ve injured themselves competing in various sports, from golf to marathon running. What might surprise you, however, are those who’ve injured […]