Is the deadlift alone enough to make your back strong? Let me start by reframing question, if you’re able to deadlift twice your body weight, do you have a strong back? The logical answer would be yes. How can you not have strong back if you’re able to pick up that much weight from the […]
Rehabilitation
How to change your running technique without focusing on how you run.
In this post we’ll discuss how to change your running technique without thinking about how you run. Before we begin, try this experiment when you have a spare moment. Sit yourself down on a bench in your local park and watch how people move as they pass by. Watch both runners and walkers. Take a […]
What’s wrong with Andy Murray’s hip and why ice and stretching won’t fix it.
Wimbledon has drawn to a close and we must wait another year for our nightly dose of Boris Becker unpicking the days events in his fake German accent. Somebody told me he was actually German but I don’t believe that for a second. The story of the tournament was one of injuries and those who […]
The uncomfortable truth about running shoes and injuries.
What running shoes should you choose to reduce injury risk? It’s a great question and I do get asked a lot about running shoes and injuries. Think about this for a second though, would changing the tyres on a car solve a problem with the suspension? Unlikely right? Sure it would have an influence on […]
The most important rule of resistance training for safety and results.
Employing this one change in how you perform your resistance training programme will produce superior results and minimise your risk of injury. That’s why I consider it the most important rule of resistance training. What do you think it is? 1) Stretching before or after the session? 2) Warming up on a treadmill before you […]