I recently watched the superb documentary K2 Siren of the Himalayas. In it world renowned alpinist Fabrizio Zangrilli talks about his philosophy on climbing and how focusing solely on summiting the mountain would miss the point. According to Fabrizio, by concentrating exclusively on the goal you risk losing a thousand moments of joy that lead you […]
Rehabilitation
‘Muscle Activation Techniques changed my life.’ Phil Simms NY Giants quarterback.
In a NY Daily News article on the long term health consequences of playing American Football, Phil Simms the former NY Giants quarterback reflects on his experience and how Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) reduced his pain and changed his life. An extract from the article Simms has not played golf in eight years. His back […]
It’s not rehab. It’s training, appropriately
Where is the line between rehab and training? There isn’t one in my opinion. It’s my good fortune to be able to help people who have suffered from injury and are struggling to get back to their best. To do this I look in detail how my client’s move and locate the muscle weaknesses that […]
Runner with tight calves? Here’s the solution
If you’re a runner with tight calves you’ve no doubt been told to stretch and foam roll them. You’ve probably found this has only provided temporary relief however. In this post we’ll look at the reasons for this and provide a longer term solution. Let me start by asking you a question. Do you train […]
7 injury rehab principles for long term success. I am biased though
Think back to any gym you’ve been a member of over the years. In particular think about the personal trainers you saw working there. Did you ever notice how they trained their clients? Did the Olympic lifting guy for example, have all his clients picking up big weights from the floor and then dropping them […]