“If you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improved it by one percent, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together.” That was Sir Dave Brailsford, the former performance director of British Cycling describing the philosophy of marginal gains. It’s an approach […]
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We have been featured in The Sunday Telegraph
Thank you to Lucy Fry for a great article on the benefits of Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) in this weekend’s Sunday Telegraph. If you have come here to find out what MAT can do for you, please fill out the contact form to book a free 30 minute consultation at either one of our London […]
Muscle Activation Techniques for injury rehab.
Dominic came to me in January with chronic knee pain following several rugby related injuries. His goal was to be able to run again without pain. This is his experience of Muscle Activation Techniques for injury rehab. “After 3 years of chronic knee pain I was desperate for answers as to why I had barely […]
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen continues to make progress with Muscle Activation Techniques.
Six time Olympic gold medal winner Amy Van Dyken-Rouen is continuing to make progress working with Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) founder Greg Roskopf. Van Dyken-Rouen was severely injured in a quad bike accident and told she would never walk again. In less than a year she is now standing on her own and riding a […]
Are all running injuries caused by weak glutes?
A recent study in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise has shown that runners with Achilles tendinopathy have a timing delay in their gluteus medius and glute max muscles when compared to healthy controls. This means that those muscles don’t contract on demand to control the pelvis as the foot hits the ground. The […]