The misconception of ‘weak’ glutes!

08 September 2023

Have you ever been told by a fitness professional that you have ‘weak’ glutes? If so, you may have been advised to include exercises like a single glute bridge in your training. But is this really the best solution? The truth is, simply squeezing your glutes with lumber extension may feel like it’s working the muscle group, but it doesn’t address the root cause of the problem. First of all, a muscle is neither ‘weak’ or ‘strong’. They can however,…

You are most probably diminishing mobility every time you train!

25 August 2023

Years ago I was solely focused on training for aesthetics. As many of us do, I wanted to look more muscular, so I pushed myself to lift heavier and heavier weights, arching my back to produce heavy overhead presses, squatting down as low as I possibly could past my range of motion, squeezing my shoulder blades hard together whilst rowing and pulling up. What I didn’t realise was that by focusing on the weight, rather than my body’s ranges of…