Tips for the everyday athlete returning to the gym

With gyms reopening in the UK on July 25th will you be walking through the doors with a strategy? Whether you’ve trained sporadically or diligently over the past few months, training in the gym and under greater loads needs to be respected and have a thought process behind it. You can be one of two people – Subject A – I’m going to walk into the gym and attack the squat rack, loading up the bar and lift like I never left – I liken this to the Hare 🐰 …

Fit to Run

Walking around Paris and being your typical tourist I’ve made one rule with myself whilst being here on a business trip, that rule – Minimal phone use and to admire this beautiful city. I’ve adhered to my rule and Paris has surpassed Barcelona and taken top spot on ‘My favourite European destinations list’, incredible architecture, great food (the bread with every meal is a serious willpower tester) and lots to explore and do. Because of having my head out of the ass (phone) and taking everything in around me, I’ve …

Goal setting & Mindset

‘Build a strong mindset and the rest will follow’ The first phase is to set some clear and specific goals Short, Medium & Long term Reduce bodyfat or improve my back squat won’t cut it, as the goal isn’t specific enough and the timeframe isn’t locked in Change reduce bodyfat % to lose 2% bodyfat by a set date Change I want to improve my back squat to I want to add 10kg to my back squat in 6 weeks This way we can really dial in on a specific …

Move to Improve

I thought I’d talk to you about some simple, but effective home or hotel mobility drills, that don’t require any equipment and will have a real positive effect on your movement I’m here in Las Vegas on a training camp and after a 10 hour flight in a confined space, I know I tend to feel very tight and have the urge to get moving again. A great quote I once heard was – ‘Mobility should be a proactive approach and not a reactive one!’ Which basically means, don’t start …