Training in December
It's December, which means you're soon going to have a social media feed full of personal trainers telling you how you should eat and...
'Anatomical possibilism' has become a serious problem.
If you have ever been to a musculoskeletal health professional (physio, osteopath, physical therapist etc.), a personal trainer, or...
Introducing: Dysfunctional Hypertrophy
Over the last few weeks, I've told you the story of how functional training killed my gains. I also relayed the process I took my...
How Andy fixed his knee pain and added 100kg to his deadlift
In my last article , I showed you how I used the Dysfunctional training principles to help Aran solve his elbow pain and gain 12kg of...
How Aran fixed his elbow pain and gained 12kg of mass
In a recent article , I outlined how functional training got me hurt and made me weak. After learning about the Three Lies , I was able...
Functional training destroyed my gains. Here's how I got them back.
In 2019, I was in the best shape of my life. I’d gained more muscle than ever before. I was lifting more than ever , and had never ...
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...