Use this hack to hit a PR
If you follow my content, you're probably a highly driven person who wants to succeed in training. But what if I told you that it is much...
What WW2 fighter plane research can teach us about training
The bullet hole problem During World War Two, the Allies wanted to improve the armouring on their planes, so as to reduce the number of...
3 functional training lies, and how they're sabotaging your results
Functional training has become a major trend in health and fitness. It tends to promote a few very problematic 'truths' - which are...
Are you plateaued.. or just not trying hard enough?
It’s very common for beginners to assume that they have hit a plateau because sessions are feeling harder. The assumption is that adding...
Stop obsessing over posture
Have you ever had a coach or physio tell you that your 'x' body part is sore because your posture is bad? Or because you're moving...
Thoughts on lean gains versus bulking
I will commonly get asked about whether I think someone should try and stay lean, or commit to eating a lot more calories to get...
Good, fast or cheap: you only get two.
In fitness services/products, as with all businesses, there will always be tradeoffs. A very smart way of conceptualising this is with...
Lift lighter to get stronger?
Recently, my client Tom squatted 150kg for the first time ever. What's interesting, is that Tom never put more than 120kg on his back in...
Progress is measured by your worst days
As you progress out of the beginner stage of training, a certain amount of despair creeps in upon realising that you can no longer set a...
Dysfunctional Gains Group Programme
What is it? Dysfunctional Gains (DG) is an online group training programme. The programme is a 4 day upper-lower split (two upper body...