Staying lean 365 – 5 tips to keep off body fat One of the biggest issues I deal with, be it professional athletes or general population, is reduction in body fat with my clients either trying to get or stay lean. As an athlete excess body fat is wasted space and weight, as a human in […]
Mind games – life on the road It all seems pretty glamorous, jet setting around the world to perform or compete in your chosen sport, living in foreign countries, being the envy of all. But is it really? This week I’m going to take a look into the mental stresses put on athletes, the often […]
Actionsport Abroad – The Adventure Continues You might have noticed things have been a little quiet around the Actionsport performance page, if you have not been following on social media I’m about to tell you why. Through Australian Ramp Design, the performance company I used to ride for and have been working with […]
Hormone optimisation – for fat loss and performance Everyone has heard the word hormone, and if you have not then you should really get out more! In brief, hormones act as messengers in our body. They get sent from one part of the body to tell another part to do its thing. For example, your […]
How To Get Strong Fast – Developing Power with Contrast Training The human body is a pretty amazing machine and like all machines it can be hotted up to be bigger stronger and faster, that is if you know what you are doing…. Conveniently, according to my clients, both past and present, I do […]
How to be Good at Anything It took me over 20 years of practice to achieve what I did in freestyle motocross, it’s known that sports like FMX, BMX and other action sports take time to master, that is why usually athletes don’t begin to reach their peaks of their sports until their mid […]
Ankle stability – Sturdy as a mountain goat The ankle is a pretty awesome joint, out of all the major joints of the body it carries the most load and it keeps coming back for more, well most of the time. I have badly broken both my ankles (at the same time) one […]
Life After Sport – The unseen struggle It’s going to happen, inevitably one day you will hang up the boots and the ride will be over. No matter how far you have reached, how high you got, one day it’s going to happen and it’s hard. The higher you climb the further the fall, […]
Weight Loss Shakes – Fad or for real? When it comes to nutrition and fat loss, a question I am frequently asked and that keeps coming up in conversation is ‘do these weight loss shakes work and should I use them?’ Well the first answer tends to be yes, but the ‘should I use […]
Training on Tour – What if you can’t find a gym? How can I stay fit on tour? This is a pretty common question, well the obvious answer is train at the nearest gym and stick to your program. However, sometimes this just isn’t possible. You could be travelling in a third world country, your […]
Stability Training – Does it Work? I am often asked about stability training as far as it has advantages for strength and if it helps performance, to which I usually give the answer of, ‘no, not really so don’t bother’. However on occasions the answer is ‘some times, but not how you think’. Let […]
Anxiety can be paralysing, and can range from a general feeling of uneasiness to a full blown panic attack where someone can hyperventilate and pass out. Now before we get started I’m not going to sit here and talk about how I get it and everyone needs to accept mental illness and you should […]
This is something that I am asked all the time. How often should I train? Well, the answer isn’t all that simple because there are so many factors involved. What is your training history? What is your muscle fibre makeup? What is your injury history? What is your training goal, rehab or performance? How […]
Well it’s that time of year again, Christmas and New Years, with that comes the typical living to excess that most of us indulge in. However, this decadent lifestyle has its drawbacks, namely hangovers! The best way to beat a hangover is to not indulge in the first place but we all know that […]
There are so many factors to being a true professional. All these factors are evident in not just action sports, but any sporting or personal pursuit. Out of these factors though, one has been more prevalent and consistent throughout every professional athlete I have met, and is one of the main factors that separated […]
Injuries suck, there is no two ways about it. You spend time on the side lines watching your competitors improve while you pull your hair out itching to get back out there. This is a frustration I know well, and something I am very passionate about helping people minimise. Whether it be by helping […]
Believe it or not, writing a simple ‘fitness’ program is actually pretty simple if you know a few basic fundamentals, that’s why so many average PT’s still have jobs. For example if Joe normal is overweight he clearly needs to do something but does not know what that something is so along comes coach […]
The first time I was told about visualisation techniques and positive affirmations I thought to myself ‘this guy is a kook what would he know about FMX’ (he was a retired basketball player). As the conversation continued, a few more beers were drunk and my youthful ‘know all’ ignorance began to subside I realised […]
One of the best and worst parts of being an athlete is the travel. On one hand, you get to see amazing places and your passion can take you all over the world. However, on the other hand living out of a gear bag and trying to eat right and stay in optimal health […]
Knee injuries can seriously put the brakes on an athlete’s career. Some sports, like snow, wake and moto, are more prone to knee injuries than others, though no one is immune. It often only takes a poorly positioned foot on a heavy landing, a twist or even a quick foot dab and it can […]