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As far back as the 80s, the great Charles Poliquin was touting the benefits of having strong external rotator muscles, and therefore the value in training them. Yet at the … Continue Reading Charles Poliquin Was 100% Right About This…
Back in August of 2023 off the back of Paul Twyman’s UK handstand workshop, I embarked on a daily practice – where you do a self-designed routine aimed at freeing … Continue Reading An 18 Month Update On My Daily Stretch Routine (Time Well Spent, Or?…)
The pull up is the foundational vertical pulling pattern for calisthenics and all of bodyweight training. Yet most of us, myself included, often rush to get past the pull up … Continue Reading How To Get Your Strongest Ever Pull Ups In 2025?
You can do 3-5 strict ring muscle ups for more than one set. If you can’t, work up to this level. My last post outlaid a vast roadmap to success … Continue Reading The Next Step After Ring Muscle Ups? (Changing My Mind On The Forward Roll)
Ask any calisthenics coach or even enthusiast that’s reached a high enough level, what their top moves are that cause the most elbow stress and you’ll be hard pushed to … Continue Reading ‘Ring Muscle Ups Are Just Bad For Your Elbows’, Period?
I don’t know how many years ago it was now, since the age old mantra of sitting being the new smoking. At least 10 years, probably more. And obviously dozens … Continue Reading The 2024 Floor Sitting Experiment (Re-Thinking How You Sit)
It was the late great Charles Poliquin who always said the measure of a coach was their ability to take a female from not being able to do a chin … Continue Reading More First Female Chin Ups & Re-Thinking When You’ve ‘Mastered’ A Move
A muscle up is a massive milestone for anyone. Younger, older, bigger, smaller, bar or rings. It doesn’t matter. You’ll always remember your first. But there’s another factor that just … Continue Reading Getting Strict Ring Muscle Ups As A FEMALE?
My first overseas trip of 2024 was at the beginning of March, so just over 2 months ago now. And for the first time in quite a while it wasn’t … Continue Reading Garrett (GMoney MVMT) Kuljian’s Workshop – My First Time In Scandinavia!
In my last post recapping 2023 I shared I’ve been trialling a daily practice since August, which is now approaching 6 months. A daily practice is as the name suggests, … Continue Reading A ‘Daily Practice’ – Genius Or Gimmick?
Here we go again guys, another year draws to a close. This time next year will be 10 years since I wrote my first ever end of year recap! A … Continue Reading 2023: 7 Countries, A New Life & Endless Lessons
To some extent, we’ve all hit a range of motion PR (personal record). Even if you’re super stiff, hate stretching and have already labelled yourself in your own head as, … Continue Reading How To Keep Your Flexibility Gains In 2024?!
A lot can happen in 32 weeks in any walk of life, but if you apply yourself and slowly but surely keep knocking domino after domino down, sometimes the changes … Continue Reading The HOME RUN: Calisthenic Movement’s Mobility 2.0 (FINAL Phase Review)
It’s been 5 months now since I let you in on my journey with Calisthenic Movement’s new mobility program – Mobility 2.0. Which means it’s HIGH TIME for an update! … Continue Reading An Update On CaliMove’s Mobility 2.0 (Phase 2 = COMPLETE)
For the last few years I’ve been telling people the classic trend of newbies crawling out the woodwork, and infesting gyms in January is a slowly dying theme. Although this … Continue Reading 6 Ways To Screen A Coach/PT In 2023
It’s the 17th of December 2022 as I start to write this, which means there’s only 2 weeks of 2022 left. Each year I end up penning a lengthy post … Continue Reading 2022: THANK YOU.