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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]