How I Fixed My Shoulder Woes

Back in August 2008, I was being stupid and hurt my right shoulder during a full body workout. I was in a rush, jumped under too much weight and paid for it the following 4-5 months. It wasn’t too much weight as I had been pressing it for some time, I just failed to properly warm up and it did me in. [Read more...]

Creatine is for Girls(too)

I opened my inbox a few weeks ago and there was a question from this nice Finnish girl I have been chatting with over the past month or so. I am always happy to answer questions and love to meet new people. Thanks to the internet I now have friends on almost every continent. I still haven’t gotten an email from anyone in Antarctica yet(I have high hopes, though). [Read more...]

The Value of a Coach

Lawrence Hosannah – One of my former coaches.

 

In all my experience regarding strength and conditioning(almost 9 years), my coaches have impacted me most of all. All of them differed in one way or another but every good coach I’ve ever worked with all shared one common trait: objectivity. The advice and influence of a great coach can be invaluable to your development. [Read more...]

Foam Rolling Will Make You Whole Again

In my last article I briefly explained my experience with myofascial release therapy. I reckon we can call this article part deux, even though I didn’t plan it this way(I promise). As I mentioned what I am doing for my hip/psoas/glute rehabilitation in my previous article on MRT, this will cover what I am doing in the mean time a la foam rolling. [Read more...]