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Tips for dieting: The practical side
The most important factor in eating well is making it easy – both practically and mentally. So these tips are designed to overcome what, for me at least, are the things that stand in the way of a...
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Talking about low carb diets
Last Sunday, on two entirely separate occasions, two people (to whom I must apologise, since I will be drawing their attention to this post) made the same incorrect and misinformed statement: “Atkins...
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My experiences with minimalist running shoes
A friend in Japan and I chat about running a bit, and he posted on his Facebook asking for peoples experiences of minimalist shoes. I started typing out a reply but it grew and grew and actually I’ve...
View ArticleGetting a stronger back
Every month I get an email from my gym, Fitness First, telling me I’m in the top 15% of members for attendance. One day in February, I was bored and feeling silly so replied, asking why I was only ever...
View ArticleIn the news
As usual, this post is way later than I intended, but hey – bite me, I’ve been busy. Here’s the round-up of some of the most interesting articles, posts etc. that I’ve come across recently. Since it’s...
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Review: Olympic Lifting for Beginners (5 week course)
Towards the end of last year I was invited by Sally Moss, founder of Strength Ambassadors and pioneer of the original Ladies Who Lift classes in London, to take part in a five week course – Olympic...
View ArticleTips for training ring muscle ups
Muscle ups – they seem to be the thing (apart, of course, from a “bikini body” *retch*) that everyone wants this summer. I think ring muscle ups are actually easier to achieve for women, but are also a...
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How To: Make your own deodorant
When I tell people you make your own deodorant, about 70% of them back off in the way you’d expect them to if I just admitted a proclivity for inserting digits into my olfactory cavity on a nightly...
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DIY: Parallettes
When I won the Parallettes 1 course from GMB at the end of 2013, I only had little push up handles from Argos (left of the photo below) to do my workouts with. They were fine for some exercises, but...
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The Zen of Tendonitis (And Other Injuries)
The most common ailment of the calisthenics athlete is tendonitis – an inflammation of the tendons, in this case where they insert around the elbow – caused by overuse. Pretty much everyone who trains...
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