Water is arguably THE most critical nutrient in our bodies. Don’t drink it for long enough and you die. We’re made up of roughly 60-70%...

As athletes, it’s easy to think of ourselves as only athletes. We think back to the thousands of hours of practice we’ve dedicated. We...

So we've discussed injury prevention, overtraining, and adaptability in this series. One variable that repeatedly comes up when...

In lockdown we are sitting for much longer periods of time which means usually we are rounding our upper backs creating a lot of...

We’ve all heard it before, you’re struggling to reach your protein goal for the day? Whack some Quorn or tofu in there and you’ll be...

It’s competition day. You can feel the nerves kicking in. Your heart is beating at 500 beats per minute; your stomach feels like it’s...

Adaptability is the ability to adjust to new conditions. In a sport built around repeating the same movements over and over to improve,...

Powerlifting and Pole-dancing Hi there! My name is Emily or Princess for those who know me and I’m the mobility and stretch teacher on...

Creatine is one of the most thoroughly researched ergogenic aids today, with evidence strongly supporting its ability to increase muscle...

We are now more than 2 weeks deep into lockdown 2.0. Whether you’re dusting off the £1000+ kit you bought for the first lockdown;...

OVERTRAINING VS OVERREACHING Functional overreaching is a common concept in many training programs. A short term decrease in fatigue and...

Today we are going to gain some further understanding around the word ‘MOBILITY’ in relation to strength training and why it is important...

Determining how much protein you as an athlete should be eating and when you should be eating it is often a controversial and regularly...

Let me set the scene. You’re at British Juniors. You failed your previous deadlift attempt of 220kg and are walking towards the platform...

This athlete longevity series aims to cover topics I think should be involved in the discussion of athlete longevity – topics that I...