Should you focus on strength or stability to get the best out of your body? The terms core ‘stability’ and core ‘strength’ are commonly used interchangeably – however, closer inspection reveals marked differences between the two. Think of ‘strength’ as your hardware, and
The Body Mechanic were very lucky to have been visited yesterday by esteemed cycling journalist Rob Arnold of Ride Media, Ride Magazine and The Official Tour De France Guide. Read Rob’s thoughts on The Body Mechanic’s contribution to the cycling community. Click
My primary event is the 3000m steeplechase. Kenya has won every men’s Olympic steeplechase for the last 30 years. In fact, if you take into account that Kenya boycotted the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, they have a perfect 10 out of 10 record in the
I was crammed with 14 other passengers into a matatu van travelling from Eldoret to Iten this week, listening to one of my coach’s favorite songs “After the Gold Rush” by Neil Young on my iPod. It is composed of three verses which relate to
It’s now been two weeks in Iten and I’m still not getting any more used to seeing people carrying machetes as they walk along the road. When I was a young kid my mum told me not to run with scissors, but coming home from
Jambo (Hello) from Kenya! This will be my first in a series of blogs from my training camp in Iten, a small town at 2400m above sea level in the Rift Valley. Over the New Years break for the last six years I have previously trained
Mark recently contributed to an excellent article by Pip Coates who writes a regular blog in a number of newspapers, including the Sydney Morning Herald. The article tries to determine how you can differentiate between a “niggle” which you can train through, or an “injury”
Do you sit for a living? If you sit at your desk for more than two hours a day, then there is a high chance that you will have developed “glute amnesia” or “lazy glutes”. Sitting down all day at work effectively switches