What thoughts enter your mind when you see the words pain and weight training? A bad training experience perhaps. An injury, or a session that was too difficult for you at that particular time. Maybe though the two are synonymous. It’s not a single experience…

In this post we discuss how to focus to transform your injury rehab results. What do you think about when performing exercise? What you’re going to have for dinner? That argument you had with your partner this morning? Or can coffee actually kill you? On…

So you’d like to start resistance training because you’ve read about it’s benefits, particularly as you age. Like most people you have some existing physical issues. A knee that feels stiff in the morning perhaps, back pain that comes and goes, or a shoulder that…

In this post we’ll look at why tricep dips are bad for your shoulders and show how they don’t really challenge your triceps either. Following on from my recent post on what must be the worst exercise in the gym, here’s the exercise that came…

In this post I’ll explain exactly how to set up the leg press machine for safety and maximum results. 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…

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 give people, but rather the ones…

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…

In this post we look at the reasons why you keep getting injured and explain how to stop the cycle for good. We’ve all been there. You’re feeling great, your training is going to plan and you’re looking forward to a good performance in your…

In this post we take an in depth look at what to do when physiotherapy doesn’t work for your injury and the potential reasons why. There are few things more frustrating than not being able to do the things you love because of aches, pains…