The Endurance Physio

So this just happened..........üòâ

Last day for the early bird deals! £50 in your pocket and 2 fantastic days of talks, meeting like minded people and seeing beautiful Brighton 🤷🏻‍♂️ = no brainer!

Two upcoming courses for athletes or therapists working with endurance athletes in Birmingham and Manchester - just ¬£99 for the full day course - half price to therapy students - get in touch for further details / bookings üèä‚Äç‚ôÇÔ∏èüö¥‚Äç‚ôÇÔ∏èüèÉü誂Äç‚ôÇÔ ∏èüí™

To compliment the mobility series for cyclists videos that will be running over the next few weeks ( see last week for thoracic spine), I thought I’d post some quick home based strength videos for runners / triathletes.
This week is a simple hip and glute complex, next week will be calf and lower leg.
Try them 2-3 times a week to start ....... enough resistance to complete 8-15 reps 3-4 times and add more resistance when easy.
... Also works well as a non stop circuit session.
Resistance band readily available on places such as amazon, all others can be performed with stairs or floor.
Add resistance by increasing tension on band / shorter band and a rucksack with weights / books for standing exercises.
As always, it’s not an exhaustive guide, but simply a basic home based regime that should help.
Any questions on other exercises or gym based exercises, please comment below.
Give them a go and let me know how you get on üëç
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It’s wet, cold and miserable weather here in Wales today, and opening the curtains didn’t exactly inspire me for today’s training.
Then I remembered this.........üòè

Many people seek imaging as a means to finding a diagnosis for their injury / pain.
Although sometimes appropriate, the evidence informs us that many people without injury / pain will present with similar findings to those in pain.
Therefore we have to look at the whole picture for that athlete and not just the findings of a scan. ... Here’s a picture highlighting this. Athletes - you don’t always need to seek a scan, or believe that the findings of a scan are the cause of your problem.
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Tapering is hard......
Many of us, myself included have learned through trial and error.......
Personally my taper depends on the race / event.......
... The science even suggests individual differences are a major factor.....
Here’s a study offering some strategies and advice ........
I’d love to hear what works and doesn’t work for everyone out there and if you have different strategies for different events ?????
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Early bird tickets are on sale now! Don’t miss out on such a fantastic conference at such a fantastic price!🤯

Bike accident.....1 year update.
So much has happened since that awful day last year.....here’s some thoughts and reflections and an update on all things helmet related.

New course date in beautiful Portsmouth üëç

The Vital Shoulder Complex by John Gibbons. The latest in a long line of excellent books designed to help therapists improve their practise and understanding üëå üìö

I’ve been lucky enough to share the water many times with Simon over the years. A fantastic swimmer and an even more fantastic human being. Inspirational stuff 👌

‪Are you an endurance athlete, coach or therapist working with endurance athletes??‬
‪Want to learn more about managing the endurance athlete?‬
‪Optimising Endurance Performance is the course for you!‬
... ‪Spaces still available for these courses - get in touch to find out more ‬and to book a place!
If you would like to discuss organising or hosting a course in 2019/2020 at your club or clinic, please get in touch üëç
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‪So here’s the itinerary for day two! Either day would be a spectacular event !- but together this has to be the seminal U.K. running conference this year?? Kudos to Matt and RunChatLive for putting together such an awesome event 😍 make sure to get those early bird tickets !!‬

Anyone working in, or interested in anything fitness, exercise, rehab or conditioning needs to be following this page. Claire is fantastic!

The single biggest factor that affects cycling performance is aerodynamics - i.e. wind resistance and drag.
Although many cyclists and triathletes have the most aerodynamic equipment possible, it is often limitations in their ability to sustain or achieve aerodynamic positions that I see in clinic.
These limitations often present as neck/ cervical spine, hip and thoracic spine mobility restrictions.
... Over the coming weeks I will post a series of short videos to help cyclists improve any potential mobility issues they may encounter.
Performing these regularly for a few minutes at a time may help.
Aim for constant, rhythmical movements without holds at end of available range.
Give them a go and let me know how you get on üëç
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