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The Pursuit of Perfection can be The Enemy of Progress

The pursuit of perfection is an admirable quest. But perfection, certainly in terms of health, fitness and performance, is a subjective term.

Educated effort = results, Understanding the reality of weight loss

Dieting itself isn’t that hard. It’s simple math. You calculate your calories, track your food and body weight daily for 1 or 2 weeks then assess, did...

Mobility Drills – Why, how and when?

Mobility is a very important component when looking after our joints and movement quality. If we want to be lifting / running / performing to the best...

Understanding the importance of strength training for fat loss

If I was to tell you that incorporating strength training into your training regime will decrease your levels of body fat and increase your life expectancy,...

A Warrior in the Garden

Walking through fear for a life of peace. A student said to his master, “You teach me fighting, but you talk about peace. How do you reconcile the two?”...

Pelvic Power – An introduction to your second diaphragm

As soon as I say Pelvic floor, what do you think about? Pregnancy? Babies? Kegel squeezes? It’ll more than likely bare those types of connotations and...

Lockdown Lessons: What Lockdown has taught us for right now and going forward

Like so many others, I took this period to try and sort out some long outstanding chores. One of which was my garden which had fallen into a sorry state....

Superhuman Recovery Strategies

“Everyone wants to be a beast, until it comes to doing what beast’s do” – Eric Thomas. You may have heard this quote before on a motivational...

How to achieve your first chin-up / pull-up

What’s more superhuman than being able to find a bar and smash out a few chin ups girls? Do you want to know how? Well read on!

Matering The Compounds Part 5: The Squat

In the final instalment of the mastering the compound lifts, I will be dissecting the most technically demanding of all lifts; the squat.

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4 ways you can improve your athletic performance through yoga

Calling all athletes and those of you that train like an athlete – if you haven’t tried Yoga yet, here is your cue.

Mastering The Compounds Part 4: The Pull Up

Although it could be argued that the deadlift is the ultimate back builder, I would definitely have to say the pull up is on a par for developing strength,...

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Mastering The Compounds Part 3: The Overhead Press

If the deadlift is the King of lifts, the overhead press would definitely be Queen. This movement is incredibly challenging, marrying it to the deadlift...

Breathing

Quite simply, Breath equals Life. From the moment you take your first inhalation to the moment you take your very last exhalation, to breathe is to...

Mastering The Compounds Part 2: The Bench Press

If you want to add size and strength, you need to be in an environment where you can safely add load. No exercise can place quite as many pounds through...

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Mastering The Compounds Part 1: The Deadlift

There’s no other way to pack on strength and size than through mastering the compound lifts. By honing your skills when it comes to lifting and being...

Essential Guide to Yoga Poses

Yoga is now more popular than ever, but with classes often lacking that 1 to 1 attention how do we make sure we are doing it right? That’s where our...

The Bullet Proof Body Part 4: Grip

The bullet proof body would not be complete without talking about one of the most overlooked aspects of raw strength; grip training. Having a vice like...

The Bullet Proof Body Part 3: Shoulders

If I had a penny for every time someone asked me this question, I’d have about 5p, but still, it’s almost an immediate reply whenever anyone asks if...

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The Bullet Proof Body Part 2: Lower Back

In part 1 of the bullet proof body I spoke about the importance of the feet and ankle mobility. The reason why I started here is that this is the first...