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Touch Mudder Cholmondeley Castle North West review 2024
First thing – it was harder than I expected. Well, specifically, just bloody freezing. Everywhere was flooded due to the storms and bad weather over the last month. We began our day helping push a BMW out of the (grass/mud) car park. The course was full of massive puddles up to your knees and waist.…
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Simple Exercises for Football Players to Increase Speed & Decrease Injury Risk
In an ideal world (does one exist in the universe?) each player would have a professional strength and conditioning coach, who could teach him or her to perform Olympic Lifts and plyometrics safely and effectively. Unless you’re a pro player, this isn’t going to happen. So you have two options remaining – do the exercises…
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Knee Injuries & Rehab in MMA
This article will look at the most common knee injuries that can arise from both MMA training and competition. Anatomy of the Knee The knee joint works like a hinge to bend and straighten the lower leg and is made up of the femur (thigh bone), the tibia (shin bone) and the patella (knee cap). Between…
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Limiting Factors of Human Performance
For information purposes only. Exercise at your own risk Please note – studies in the blog post are referenced by the scientist’s name and then the year in brackets. eg. Williams (1994) refers to a scientist called Williams, who carried out a relevant study in 1994. “et al” basically means “and colleagues” i.e. other scientists…
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Do Altitude Masks Work? [2026]
Do Altitude Masks Work? In a word “yes” – but mainly by strengthening respiratory muscles, rather than simulating the benefits of altitude. The altitude thing is more of a marketing play. Altitude masks have 2 main physiological effects: 1. They generate a hypoxic training environment – by restricting oxygen intake 2. They strengthen respiratory muscles…
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Cardio Hacks for MMA
Wim Hof Check out the Wim Hof Breathing Technique, this will increase the strength and power of your lungs, providing a better ‘base’ for your MMA specific cardio. Baking Soda Baking soda buffers lactic acid, allowing you to grapple and fight at a higher intensity before getting a burning sensation in your muscles. Start…
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Cherry Juice for Joint Pain & Recovery
If you live in the UK, there’s an excellent programme on Channel 4 (first 3 series are on the 4player app-thing) called ‘Superfoods the Real Story‘. One episode looked at cherry juice and did a (non-scientific) experiment on American Football players and showed that those who drank cherry juice daily, showed a remarkable increased rate…