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Yesterday was a first for me, I was invited to give a small talk to a room full of youth workers, a couple of student teachers and some other exercise professionals on the subject of Encouraging Exercise in Young Adults. Now why they chose me is simple, there was no one else available. But I … Continue reading
Thanks to work and family issues, I’m not 100% sure I can get to the European Championships in January. Nonetheless I’m training like I will go and I’ll know if I can get there or not in early January. Things are not going well however. Firstly, I’m frickin huge. Well, not huge but bigger than … Continue reading
I’m going to nail some flags to the mast in this article. Usually I sit on the fence with respect to what is “best” or “worst” but I got this email yesterday. I’ve altered it slightly to both disguise the sender and to make it sound more like it was sent to a recently deceased … Continue reading
This one is so it shows up in Google when people search. You’ve been duped. YOCAD stands for “Yard Of Cock A Day”. It’s an acronym I came up with when I was working in Informed Performance whenever people would ask me if the GOMAD (Gallon Of Milk A Day) diet was good. I would … Continue reading
We held an all-hands meeting on Wednesday night after training, and as promised to those who couldn’t make it, here are the main points that emerged. Purpose: I called this meeting as we haven’t been getting the attendance or commitment to classes that we’d all like to see, whether you’re a coach or athlete. Having … Continue reading
Yesterday on my facebook profile I wrote a comment about the amount of “Elite” training centres opening. Within about an hour I regretted posting it. It’s the sort of passive-aggressive bullshit that I try to stay away from generally, never mind on the internet. Sure enough it prompted responses ranging from the equally passive-aggressive to … Continue reading
I woke up this morning thinking about John Frum. That name probably won’t be familiar to you, and I was stumped for a little while as to why it was in my head. Don’t look him up in the phone book mind you, because John Frum doesn’t exist. You may have heard this story before, … Continue reading
There’s been a lot of talk in internet land lately of Fat Taxes and sporting cultures. I’ve been responding to various topics on them because it’s something I feel quite strongly about, though in general I try not to get into topics and arguments on the internet anymore since it’s a colossal waste of my … Continue reading
First of all, I was amazed to see the final of the -76kg ADCC at the weekend, Leo Viera versus Marcelo Garcia. This was a final that could have happened 5 years ago, never mind 2011. Marcelo’s game is just amazing, I never tire of watching him grapple. To see him back on the podium … Continue reading
Thanks to the good folk at The Daily Mash for injecting a bit of humour into the “crisis” in MMA at the moment. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/opinion/columnists/the-first-rule-of-toddler-fight-club-is…-2007042180/ For those of you who haven’t yet seen this particular storm in a teacup, let me illuminate it for you. On Tuesday, The Sun, Sky News and the BBC ran a … Continue reading
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