Stories
- My Five-Minute Mobility Routine For Busy WeekdaysA useful mobility routine does not need a yoga mat, a quiet studio or a large gap in the calendar. On a crowded weekday, I aim for five minutes that loosen the…
- The Glute Cue That Changed My Hip ThrustsThe one cue that finally helped me feel my glutes during hip thrusts was simple: tuck my ribs towards my hips before lifting. I had spent months trying to…
- I make home workouts feel less boring without buying more gearLiving in a small Sydney flat with a shared wall on either side, I cannot drop a kettlebell or jump hard without a complaint from a neighbour. The same goes…
- Why I dropped the stopwatch and started using my pulse to guide rest periodsFor years I treated the space between sets like a countdown. Ninety seconds here, two minutes there, three minutes on the big lifts. The numbers felt precise,…
- How a deck of cards turns bodyweight moves into a proper sessionThere's something quietly brilliant about grabbing a tatty deck of playing cards and turning it into a workout tool. No programming, no apps, no waiting for…
- What changed after one month of the same five exercisesFor thirty-one days I parked my rotating workout plan and committed to five movements, nothing else. I train mostly out of Melbourne, with stints in Brisbane…
- to stop your feet turning out when you squatFoot turnout during a squat is one of those little things that creeps into your lifting without you noticing, especially if you train at busy commercial gyms…
- Switching from Static Stretches to Dynamic Movement Before Dawn RunsFor years I rolled out of bed in Brisbane, dropped into a forward fold, and held it for thirty seconds before lacing up my shoes. The ritual felt responsible.…
- How I fixed my uneven shoulder strength with one dumbbell moveFor years I figured my right shoulder was just naturally stronger than the left. It came from years of cricket bowling on weekends and casual footy with mates…
- Three warm up drills I never skip before a heavy lower body dayThere's a reason most of the strongest blokes in my gym in Brisbane take ten quiet minutes before loading up a barbell. Heavy squats and deadlifts ask a lot…