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Muscle weakness somewhere, has potential consequences everywhere.

March 27, 2018 by Paul

Muscle weakness has potential consequences everywhere

I recently watched the excellent Storyville documentary K2: The Killer Summit. The film explores the events that led to 11 climbers losing their lives whilst descending the second highest mountain in the world. Above all else it’s an exploration of the reasons why otherwise sensible people decide to put themselves at enormous risk to achieve […]

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Why you cheat on certain strength training exercises and how to stop it.

February 20, 2018 by Paul

Why you cheat on certain strength training exercises

Cheating is one of the most fascinating observations to behold in any gym. It’s also the reason why your results are not what they could be. Cheating is your brain’s way of accomplishing the exercise challenge you’ve set it in the least stressful way possible. It’s also an indication that the challenge may be too […]

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How poor quality strength training equipment can impact your results

February 5, 2018 by Paul

poor quality strength training equipment can hurt your results

In this post we discuss how poor quality strength training equipment can impact your results, and how to work around badly designed equipment. I’ve been meaning to write a post on this subject for some time. An experience last week motivated me to get typing. The incident involved a client who’d been doing well with […]

Filed Under: Equipment, Rehabilitation, Training

The best exercise to activate gluteus medius

January 31, 2018 by Paul

best exercise to activate your gluteus medius muscle

In this post I’ll show you the best exercise to activate your gluteus medius muscle. Weakness in the gluteus medius (GM) has been associated with many injuries including ITB friction syndrome, patellofemoral (knee) pain and even ankle instability. Most exercises that target GM are usually isotonic, meaning the muscle is either shortening or lengthening. This […]

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Should runners be Olympic weightlifting? Probably not

January 23, 2018 by Paul

Should runners be Olympic weight lifting

It is generally accepted that runners benefit from resistance training. Most studies show resistance training reduces injury risk and improves both biomechanics and running economy. This ultimately leads to better performance over time. Resistance training covers a broad spectrum of activities from circuit classes to Olympic style weightlifting however. The latter is recommended by some […]

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