In this post we discuss how Katharine beat sciatica to run the London Marathon using targeted resistance training. Katharine came to me 5 months out from running the London marathon. She wanted to start increasing her mileage in preparation, but there was a problem: the nerve pain that had plagued her for years had made […]
Rehabilitation
This is the reason your injury rehab is failing (and how to fix it)
In this post we discuss the reason your injury rehab is failing and how to fix it using an illustrative case study. Nearly everyone I meet who is having trouble recovering from pain and injury has one thing in common: Their application of exercise is poor. Now of course this isn’t their fault. In most […]
How your internal narrative shapes pain and recovery
In this post we discuss how your internal narrative shapes pain and recovery and what you can do to change it. The story we tell ourselves about our lives is very powerful. This is particularly true if you are trying to recover from ongoing pain and injury. In these situations your internal narrative may be […]
Why AI won’t help you in the gym. Yet
In this post we discuss why AI won’t help you in the gym just yet and what might be coming that will. Take a read of this excerpt from a social media post. ‘Wearables track every heartbeat; AI personalises workouts, recovery lounges rival spas, functional training complement machines, and virtual coaching makes geography irrelevant. The […]
Why you shouldn’t use dead hangs for shoulder pain
In this post we discuss why you shouldn’t use dead hangs for shoulder pain, despite their popularity on social media. Dead hangs are regularly recommended for shoulder pain with all sorts of spurious reasons given. I’ve read everything from our connection to tree swinging chimpanzees, to the idea that this position can decompress the shoulders and […]