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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]