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I spoke about innovation last week. And even now, it stuns me how rapidly the sports physiology space continues to innovate. I’ve been in this industry my entire career. Starting out in research, moving to lecturing, and then on to the coaching and consulting side of things I focus on now. Put it this way…

I’m a huge fan of innovation. It’s probably the reason I got into Sports Physiology and pursued my PhD. And it’s the same reason I invest so heavily in new testing equipment for the Sportstest Lab – including the new ‘medical grade’, body composition scale from Seca (more on that next week). But it seems…

I try not to spend too much time “consuming” content on social media. I still use it, don’t get me wrong, and have managed to stay fairly consistent in posting videos on there for the last couple of months. (Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram or TikTok, if you’re not already.) But I do…

Well I wrote this last week when it was actually bonfire night… but due to a glitch in the system it never got sent (OK, I admit I forgot to press the send button, and we all make mistakes, so apologies), but with Diwali being yesterday, I might still get away with sending this now…

One of my clients completed another Hyrox race at the weekend. His third to date. He’s come on leaps and bounds since we first started working together, a little over a year ago. And by that I mean he’s lost 20kg of body fat and nearly halved his 5km time. But what I found most…

Has anyone ever used the smokers excuse on you to justify a rationale for something? You know the one… “I’m not worried about smoking, my nan smoked 60 a day and she lived to a ripe old age of 103… and even then she was run over by a bus.” Thing is, no matter what…

I’ve not lost the plot (or misplaced by calendar). But while it might not be time to pop open the Champagne or set off the fireworks just yet, it’s only 12 weeks until the end of the year. I know. I’m as shocked as you are. It feels like a week ago last Tuesday we…

There’s one thing that often surprises my clients when they discover it. Something I keep relatively quiet about… but sometimes can’t help but reveal. And something that often helps those I coach realise that I do actually “get it”, when it comes to the challenges surrounding nutrition. And that’s my terribly sweet tooth. Whether it’s…

I’ve got a (limited time) offer to share with you today. But first, it looks like I’ve gone and ruffled a few feathers… Having made a return to my daily videos following my trip to France, yesterday’s post has definitely hit a nerve. Now, I don’t particularly like being controversial. I prefer to keep my…

As someone who’s been exercising and racing for almost my entire life, it’ll come as no surprise that I’ve had my fair share of injuries. And while you can (and should) reduce your chance of hurting yourself by taking a measured approach to your training volume, recovery, and nutrition… Sometimes things can still go wrong!…