When I stayed at Mammoth Mountain in California for the first time in the 1990s with a Canadian national team for a training camp three things stood out to me about the venue. First that it was warm enough almost for t-shirt but yet there was snow. Secondly, that you could ski and surf in […]
In this new millennium, at the start of this 21 Century AD, the physical quality of flexibility and the training method to achieve it is without doubt the most vilified physical quality, potentially on the verge of extinction. The aim of this article series is to explore how we arrived at this point. Part 1 […]
In the 1970s, at least in the Western world, there was very little title variation. In sport in America there was the title strength coach, but there were so few of them employed that the title was relatively unknown. In you were to get work physically training people it would be in the fitness industry […]
In late 2015 an Australia family packed up and left for Europe to support their teenage athlete children’s motorcross dreams. Hunter was Jett was 16 years of age, and his younger brother Jett was 12. They spend about three years in Europe racing before achieving the bigger picture goal of gaining the opportunity to compete […]
The abdominals are one of the most emotionally driven muscle groups in physique enhancement. Perhaps not as high up on the value list as say arms for males or currently the gluts for women, but they have been a mainstay for a long time. There are a few questions about this, including is the focus […]
In my holistic research recently I was exposed to information that I have wondered about. One of the individuals I have determined to be worthy of learning from shared information recently that I picked up on. I knew who their influences were, and I often wondered what the asset position is of the person I […]
On May 9 2026, in Round 17 of the 53rd season of off-road stadium motorcycle racing in the USA[1], the 2026 AMA Supercross championship was determined. And the winner was German born Kenny Roczen. It was a great season, with the winner only finalized on the results of the last round, Round 17. And we […]
On the eve of releasing the fifth volume of the Get Buffed! book sequel, I’m taking time out to remember where it all began. I don’t expect many of you to remember the 1960s, and I expect even less of you to have a memory of the 1960s in an island in the Pacific Ocean. […]
I recently received a marketing email from Jimmy on behalf of a Chinese equipment company. It contained training values around a subject if have some familiarity with – the concept of control and stability and selective recruitment as it relates to strength training. Marketing my idea back to me a quarter of century later and […]
In 2008 the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) employed a non-Australian to coach the national men’s team for the first time, making Australia possibly the first Tier 1 rugby nation in the professional era to do so. This coach was Robbie Deans from New Zealand. It was a move some called brave, but either way it […]