06
Nov
The internet is full of people telling you all about the new research or sucking each other off in giant circle jerk comment threads. Well if I know one thing, it is that in...
04
Sep
My name is Marc and I have a back spasm. The first important step to solving a problem or issue is to admit you have a problem or issue.
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Week Commencing the 13-August-2018 I had my...
24
Jul
For some reason that is completely foreign to me one of the most popular things that big fitness industry providers offer to their target audience is novelty and variety. The economics of it are...
20
Jul
One of the things I come across on a pretty regular basis are people's fears and apprehensions about trying something new or showing a video of themselves doing a hobby because they are worried about the...
14
Jul
We are rapidly hurtling into a new age of information and data with multibillion-dollar corporations such as Facebook who in the first quarter of 2018 posted revenues of 12,000,000,000 dollars up 50% from 2017 that's...
09
May
Steady their boy, my high horse gets twitchy when we are about to go knee deep into another crusade. If you’re looking to learn some cool training tips or not have your current thought...
13
Mar
If you haven't read the previous post where we laid out in brief detail the terminology and gross block design goals then please go back and read over part 1
So we have laid out...
27
Feb
The following is of course in no way medical advice it is merely the words of a weathered lifter with a fucked back. You should, of course, seek the opinion of a medical professional before...
08
Dec
The Following is an exert from the squat chapter of my upcoming powerlifting book. The text is becoming something of a behemouth so would expect it's release to be closer to the middle/end of...
22
Nov
If there is one macro in recent years that has been demonised it’s the common old carbohydrate. The insulin hypothesis got huge upswings in popularity with the Atkins diet, fat head the movie and...
31
Oct
Since the obscure title gave nothing away. With winter imminent, and game of thrones well and truly over. This article is going to be a mix of what you really should do in your...
27
Oct
6 – Hang out with people you don’t really like.
Everyone’s got that one friend/acquaintance in their group that when they are going on a night out or meeting up for a meal as soon...
23
Oct
Put on your Druids hat, stand in a chalk fairy circle on the platform and get ready to perform some Magick that will turn your stinky “wide stance conventional” deadlift into something more pleasing...
22
Sep
Do you ever get the feeling that you’re just coasting through life going from work, heading home watching TV, heading to bed and before you know it another 5 years have passed and the...
25
Jan
To know where you are going then you need to know where you have been. Next year will mark the end of my first decade of professional strength and conditioning with elite athletes. 2017...
27
Oct
Apologies for not writing to this blog for a while I have been somewhat snowed under with other time commitments since pre-season hit in July of 2016. Now the dust is starting to settle...
13
Jun
Does getting stronger make soccer players faster?
William Styles et al looked at the effect of 6 weeks of strength training utilising the squat exercise (2x per week utilising 80-95% RM) had on 5,10 and...
13
Apr
The Reliability of Functional Movement Screening and In-Season Changes in Physical Function and Performance Among Elite Rugby League Players
Waldron et al looked at the correlation between the functional moment screening tests (12 in total)...