Keeping Your Body at 100% Whilst Training – Part 1
Last week I asked on twitter what you guys did to keep illness and injury at bay whilst you focussed on your training. This was a topic...
It’s Never Wrong to Ask for Help
Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. If anything, it’s a sign of strength. You’re able to self-evaluate and realise that you can’t...
2018 - Year of the Shred
Happy 2018 to all my readers! Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas period and great NYE celebrations. My Christmas was actually pretty...
Cardiac Screening for Athletes
Looking after your heart is important, regardless of whether you’re an athlete or not. In recent years a focus on sudden cardiac death in...
Is there such thing as a crumb line?
If you think being a student is hard financially – try being a ‘full time’ athlete with no access to funding. No interest/fee free over...
Staying Positive Despite Injury
Wow, so I wasn’t really expecting to write this post so soon. I knew there was a chance I’d go through this, but not 6 weeks into the...
The Importance of Clean Sport
Come in, come in. Get comfy. Another instalment is on the way. Yesterday we had our annual 'Clean Sport 1' talk from British Rowing. If...
'Product Review’: AVE Rowing Single
I am writing this post with shaky hands, as I recover from my 2nd day at Leander and the 2nd day of testing. Yesterday was a fantastic...
Final Frontier
This marks the last Thursday before I enter testing week at Leander. Somewhere in the back of my head plays the Star Trek opening credits...
Sports and Coeliac
Back in 2009 I was diagnosed with coeliacs disease, since then the struggle with balancing a gluten free life style with a healthy & act
