Stories
- How I Keep My Strength Routine Simple on Work TripsTravelling for work used to undo my training. I would land somewhere, eat whatever was easiest, skip the gym because I could not find it in time, and come home…
- Why I take a cold shower after a seriously sweaty workoutAfter a hard session, I’m usually hot, sticky and a bit over myself. A cold shower gives me a clean break between training and the rest of the day. It is less…
- Warming up ankles with a band before lungesI've trained long enough to know that ankles rarely get attention until something starts to creak. Most people roll into a session, do a few hops, and head…
- Why my knees feel different in running shoes versus lifting shoesI've been juggling morning jogs along the Tan in Melbourne with evening sessions at the rack, and the gap between how my knees respond in each pair of shoes…
- Protein over numbers: a month without the calorie counterFor the past few years my phone has been full of barcode scans, half-eaten bananas logged at 11pm, and the soft hum of guilt that comes from going 200…
- How I turned my daily walk into a strength session with intervalsFor years my afternoon loop was the same. Out the door, headphones in, twenty-five minutes of steady pacing along the footpath and back. It cleared my head,…
- A broomstick check for lower back rounding on the deadliftA broomstick is one of the cheapest coaching tools you can find in Australia, and most garages or backyard sheds already have one tucked behind the lawn mower.…
- Why Barefoot Minutes After Every Run Changed My RecoveryFor a long time I treated running as the whole workout and walked back inside the moment my watch buzzed. Then a physio in Brisbane pointed out that my arches…
- My Go-To Ways to Stay Active on Rest Days Without TrainingAfter a tough training block, my body usually begs me to do absolutely nothing. I used to listen to it, then wonder why I felt sluggish, tight, and oddly…
- Training When Motivation Goes MissingSome mornings I wake up with zero interest in training. The alarm has done its job, but my brain is already negotiating a rest day. I might feel flat after a…