by Dan Williams | Apr 8, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Health, Psychology
We are creatures of habit. The vast majority of what we do every day is a result of routine. We go through our days segueing from one task to the next – a repetitive and predictable stream of events. It’s no wonder we find it so difficult to introduce new habits and...
by Dan Williams | Apr 7, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The are a few key rules that the human body plays by when building strength. Physiology textbooks give these names like ‘progressive overload’, ‘specificity’, ‘diminished returns’, reversibility’, ‘specific adaptation to imposed demands’, ‘general adaptation syndrome’...
by Dan Williams | Apr 2, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic that has consumed the planet has left a lot of people worried that they’ll lose all the strength they’ve built in the gym. Research supports this fear, showing that we can expect to lose up to 10% of our strength after a training break of just...
by Dan Williams | Apr 2, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19
If you’re like a lot of people, you’re worried that all the hard work you’ve put in to exercise over the last few months or years is all going to drain away. With the closure of gyms around the country, it’s a real concern. So are you right to worry? And is there...