Whilst I was treating one of my sprinters earlier this week, the topic came up about her ability to last the pace in hard, fast track sessions. As a female athlete in a mixed group, she commented that in the harder sessions, she is able to outlast the guys in her group, when...

Finally, I am taking some time to myself & having some annual leave. I love my job, the intensity it requires & the travel that it involves but it does mean that when you get to the back end of a few months of camps & competitions, the wall looms large. In our profession we...

After a 2 week absence, I jumped back on my bike & returned to Lee Valley Athletics Centre today. As usual, nothing dramatic has changed whilst I've been away but it was good to catch up on everyone's news. One of the athletes that has warranted discussion is a young...

Well, after a rather intensive couple of days at Twickenham, I am now, once again certified to stand by the side of a pitch & save lives! The practical scenario I was given revolved around a rugby player landing awkwardly, a fight breaking out on top of him & my assessment...

After flying in from Kenya yesterday afternoon, I had a quick turnaround before heading across to Twickenham for the night with Gerry (Ramogida). Over the next two days we are doing my Pitch Side Immediate Trauma Care update, which has to be repeated every 3 years with an...

A study released this month in The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research compared the effects of incorporating resisted & assisted training into sprints sessions. The author, from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, found that, whilst resisted & assisted sprint...

Last month I was promoting curry to counter tendonitis & now I'm suggesting adding a heap of mustard to your Sunday roast to aid your quest for bigger biceps...& you wonder why this blog is so popular?!!! A recent study by Esposito et al, published in The FASEB Journal this...

The first surprise of the day was that I could get out of bed without too much pain. The second was that a 10 mile cycle chaperoning Andy Baddeley, Mark Draper & Paul Pollock actually felt good…even at 7.30 in the morning (these crazy endurance guys!). The route we took was...

I sit here about an hour from my departure back down to Eldoret, then destination Nairobi before arriving back in London in the early hours of Sunday morning. The sun is shining but the storm clouds are not too far away down the Rift Valley & the humidity is rising so I am...

The last two evenings here have given an insight into the influence that nature has on this fragile environment. As night has fallen we have witnessed two of the most violent lightning storms I have seen, accompanied by torrential rain. For the locals this has brought concer...