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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Injury'
Barefoot shoes
August 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Training
I’ve been after a pair of Vibram FiveFinger shoes for ages. I did the research for them over a year ago but then I was frightened off by the price. In this era of economic belt-tightening it wasn’t the time to be spending a small fortune on a pair of Vibram FiveFingers when I could [...]
Lessons learned: good back squat form
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Exercises, Training
I’ve often seen trainers telling people that they shouldn’t squat because it is bad for their knees. Ok, that’s not true. What I tend to see or hear is people who have been told by their personal trainers that they won’t be learning to squat because it’s bad for their knees. By working out in [...]
Tags:Injury·Powerlifting·Squat·Training
Lessons learned: regular physical assessment
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
I mentioned in my Powerlifting Progress post on Sunday the problems that I’ve been having with knots in my lats and rotator cuff muscles (and my rhomboids and deltoids and… the list is endless). In fact, any muscle above my waist, with the exception of my spinal erectors, facial muscles and forearms, were solid with [...]
Blog-watch: lower arm strength
May 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Training
I have been blessed with lovely feminine and slender wrists and ankles. They’re a feature that I’m really proud of – I always have been. However, my slender wrists are also a potential weakness in the complete system that makes up my body mechanics. My hands are an interface with everything I do in the [...]
Tags:Arm strength·Grip·Injury·Recovery
Lessons learned: office survival
May 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Diet, Training
I’ve had a few really busy weeks at work. In particular, the week before going away on holiday always seems to be particularly busy, almost as if you need to do the work for the week you’ll be away before you leave. There have been a few things I’ve been doing over the last few [...]
Lessons learned: the benefits of variety
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Psychology, Training
We had a fantastic day on Saturday. Chris and I met up with a good friend in the Peak District for a multi-activity day of outdoors entertainment. The sun was shining gloriously, the wind was warm, and it smelt of summer. We had a full day planned and having amazing weather was like adding a [...]
Tags:Improvement·Injury·Training
Female athletic injuries
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
What happens when you apply training techniques to female athletes that are developed through research carried out on young male athletes? Unsurprisingly there is an increased risk of injuries to the female athletes. That is the conclusion reached by exercise physiologist Vicki Harber from the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of [...]
Training frequency, rest and fatigue
April 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Training
How often to train and how to ensure that we do not adversely suffer from fatigue, both muscular and of the central nervous system (CNS), is of vital importance to anyone who designs and implements their own training programs. A personal perspective Managing fatigue has become important to me as I have increased the cardio [...]
Blog-watch: how should we run?
March 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
In the past I have done posts about whether women should run and the benefits of barefoot running. However, I’ve seen a few posts and articles recently discussing endurance running and sprinting. Are we genetically designed to be endurance runners? Are we better designed as sprinters? Do you need carbs if you are an endurance [...]
