One of this biggest challenges my clients face is maintaining motivation, this isn’t unique to athletes and training, it’s apparent across all types of people in all aspects of life. So how do some people seem to have this amazing drive and stay motivated no matter what? Well I am about to let you […]
Not too long ago I was having a chat with a good friend about diet and lifestyle, he was pretty confused as to why he was getting fatter, even though he had been quite active and ‘eating well’. The conversation went something like this. Friend: Man I dunno what’s going on, I’m eating well […]
Different sports have different strength requirements; you do not have to be a genius to work out that a rugby union player would have a different training regime to an Olympic weight lifter or a figure skater, but what about action sports? Generally speaking, action sports athletes need to be very strong but also […]
Mindset is one of the hardest factors to deal with in any pursuit in life. Why? Because let’s face it, it has always been, and always will be, easier to quit and be average than try something new and be awesome. Action sports are no exception to this and most of the time the […]
I’m asked all the time “hey can you write me up a training program” or “do you have any strength programs you can send me” the typical answer to both is yes but not for free, to which I’ll normally get some sort of “oh come on” or “just to start off then ill […]
The first time I dislocated my shoulder was probably one of the most painful things I have ever done, and that is coming from someone who has broken both his femurs! The shoulder is an amazing but troublesome joint and was the bane of my professional riding career, having had in excess of 40 […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about nutrition and how do use it to get a good night’s sleep. I had a few people asking me for more information about it so I have decided to delve a little deeper. Sleep has to be one of the most important factors in maintain metabolic health […]
Flexibility is important; it helps prevent injuries, and increases performance, but how do we get more flexible? Some say stretch before workouts and practice, others say don’t, some say hold a stretch for 10 seconds, some say 20 minutes. With all this confusion out there, most people get overwhelmed and then don’t bother with […]
Along with stretching, sleep has to be one of the most undercapitalised components of training. During sleep is when the majority of the bodies regenerative functions take place, so without adequate sleep we won’t be able to heal, repair or grow with maximum efficiency. You see, the body has limited resources and using these resources […]
Excess body fat is dead weight, it is not self-supporting like muscle tissue, it requires additional resources for blood flow and it is easily traumatised from impacts. These reasons alone should be enough justification for an athlete to stay lean and that’s without mentioning the negative hormonal and metabolic influences excess body fat has […]
This is a very controversial topic but one I am asked about frequently, which is why I hesitantly decided to write this piece. Let me start by stating that I am not biochemist or an endocrinologist, nor am I any other kind of medical doctor and I do not pretend to be. This article […]
Risk verses reward is something that every action sports athlete has to deal with every time they compete or practice. It just comes with the territory and we aren’t talking about “will Billy still be my friend if I talk to Sally” kind of risk verses reward that most people struggle with on a […]
Supps are one of the most talked about subjects in fitness, why? Because everyone wants that magic pill that does whatever it is you want to achieve, be that fat loss, strength gains, muscle gains, the ability to fly? Maybe not the last one, but some advertisements seem to promise something pretty close to […]
There is a saying ‘failing to plan is planning to fail’ and as cliché as that might sound its true. In the training world we use a term “gen pop” or general population, this is basically your non athlete humans; they might play a bit of sports but have no aspirations of being pro […]
Firstly let’s define what is what because a lot of people get this confused. Practice as I define it with my athletes is just that, practicing your skills in your chosen sport For example with FMX that might be: Time on the ramps working on tricks and doing video reviews of your progress Time […]