The leg press challenges many of the muscles in the lower body including the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes and calves. It offers a safer alternative to the free weight loaded squat with comparable results. In this post I’ll explain exactly how to set up the leg…

In this post I’ll explain exactly why the face pull is bad exercise and give you a safer, more effective alternative. Perhaps the most significant part of my work as an injury rehab specialist is not the exercises I put in people’s programmes, but rather…

In this post we’ll look at how to make long term improvements in range of motion without the use of passive techniques such as stretching, massage and foam rolling. Firstly, what is range of motion and why is it important? Range of motion is how…

You’re out for a run and feeling good so you decide to lift the pace. After a few minutes your right hamstring tightens up. You stretch it out but now it seems to be a feature of every run. Not only that but this tightness…

We’ve all been there. You’re feeling good, your training is going to plan and you’re looking forward to a good performance in your big event. Then seemingly out of nowhere, another damn injury. You curse your luck and think about what might have been and…

There are few things more frustrating than not being able to do the things you love because of aches, pains and limitations. Even more frustrating however is the feeling that you’re not making progress with your injury rehab. I get it. In this post we…

Let me start with a quote (paraphrased) from world leading tendon rehab expert Dr Peter Malliaras. “When injury rehab isn’t successful, either the patient is not doing the exercise right, doing the wrong exercise, or key progressions in the exercise process are missing. That leads…

In this post we’ll take an in-depth look at how to solve lower back pain from cycling. We’ll highlight some of the differences between riders who get back pain and those who don’t and give you some exercises that will reduce your discomfort and make…

I’m going to get straight to the point here. If you’re a runner and you’re looking for things to do in the gym while you wait for your runner’s knee to get better, you can stop reading now. This isn’t one of those articles about…