Did you ever have a life changing experience without realising it at the time? That’s what this blog post is about – how boxing changed my outlook on life and work forever This is the story of how the ring changed everything for me. I’ve written about my boxing on this blog and book. But […]
This is a guest post by blogger and fitness enthusiast Jane Grates about a subject I’ve long wanted to cover on this blog – the Parkrun phenomenon. Here’s her take: Any parent will tell you that once you have children, everything about your life changes: and dramatically so. Routines that you once had set in […]
Between September 2001 and 2006 I had one love: Ultimate Frisbee. What started as a University past time turned into a five year long obsession with the flying disc. But was there anything to learn from those years or was it all wasted time of a socially awkward late-teen? What is Ultimate Frisbee? Ultimate Frisbee […]
Want to add 30lbs to your deadlift in JUST THREE WEEKS??? is not something you’ll find on this website. But it’s something you’ve read before isn’t it? The biggest perpetrators of this are fitness magazines and online fitness ‘coaches’ who try to scam you for their latest programme that will ‘totally add super strength in […]
You’re an experienced lifter who’s been using Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 for a while. Maybe even a few years. But recently you’ve plateaued. Your strength gains don’t come quickly any more. Some of your lifts are stuck – hovering around your training max like a tempting treat you can never quite reach. You reset your weights […]
Beyond 5/3/1: Simple Training for Extraordinary Results by Jim Wendler is the follow to one of the seminal books on strength for a generation. Since its release, Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength has become one of the most popular training protocols for anyone looking to increase their […]
I’m forty six miles in and my legs are burning. I left Glasgow more than 2 hours ago and this hill seems be never ending. Finally I reach the summit and begin to descend slowly, catching my breath. I’m a mere 5 miles from my destination of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh after taking on the annual […]