I’m halfway through that type 2 diabetes article, but it’s 21.17 on Thursday evening and with the exception of a links post that I had written but forgot to schedule, I have never had a post go out late. I’m not starting down that line if I can help it so I’m writing about something [...]
Apologies if this post comes across as being a little miserable. I’m not in a great place mentally right now. I am working to get back up to speed post holiday but it really isn’t proving easy. I think that most of my problems have been caused by my diet. Adjusting back after the fortnight [...]
I am serious about wanting to meet national qualifying standards in powerlifting. I’m also aiming to compete one day with the British Drug Free Powerlifting Association, although I’m holding back until at least 2012 for that. 2010 proved to be the year when I really nailed my hip mobility, subsequently made massive increases on my [...]
Tags:Injury·Powerlifting·Training
Last week I did an article about the Hepburn routines that I’ve been using. It was, in fact, a precursor to the article I wanted to write for this week. I’ve written about exercise and the menstrual cycle before, in particular about matching periodisation with your cycle and how my cycle can interact poorly with [...]
Some people seem to have the luck of the gods and can get away with never doing soft tissue work, other than when they are damaged or injured. I must confess that I envy these people, perhaps because I am so bad at doing my soft tissue work. However, I’ve had a recent wake-up call, [...]
Tags:Injury·Recovery·Self-massage
I’m now fully adapted to my Vibram Fivefingers. I love them, adore getting that barefoot feel outside and I rarely go anywhere without them now, although I can’t wear them for work. The only problem I’m starting to face now is the cold and wet of the English winter. I placed an order for some [...]
Yesterday we looked at why the thoracic spine should have some mobility and what problems may occur if it loses that mobility. Today I’m going to briefly look at an example of how poor thoracic mobility can specifically have an adverse impact on powerlifting and then I’m going to work through some common stretches designed [...]
Tags:Injury·Mobility·Powerlifting·Recovery·Self-massage·Thoracic·Training
On Monday I wrote the following about my “holiday”: The reason for the inverted commas is that I was walking over half of the UK’s coast-to-coast. This is a 192 mile (307km) walk from St Bees on the west cost to Robin Hoods Bay on the east coast, crossing several of our National Parks enroute [...]
In case I hadn’t mentioned it enough, I was on “holiday” last week. The reason for the inverted commas is that I was walking over half of the UK’s coast-to-coast. This is a 192 mile (307km) walk from St Bees on the west cost to Robin Hoods Bay on the east coast, crossing several of [...]
Yesterday, I wrote about my new adventure into the world of barefoot shoes and the different options available to people. Having finally decided to get Vibram FiveFingers for both Chris and me, and having spent a significant amount of time online finding out exactly how to do that in the UK, I’ve decided that [...]
