Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness

In a recent discussion with a client about bone health, I had him look up " Wolfe's Law " The conversation started when he told me about...

Confidence begets competence Competence begets confidence It's a self perpetuating cycle. The point is to recognise that I said...

If there's a topic that gets more debate than is needed it's the topic of Squats How deep? How wide a stance? Feet turned in? Feet turned...

I was recently asked my opinions on the difference between pushing and forcing when it comes to training and adaptation. As in all...

Finishing a training session and immediately lying on the floor, and staying there long enough to have a photo taken for your social...

Granted I'm not one for reading studies. But when one gets sent my way that talks about breathing and it's effect on stress, and it's...

A standard is a benchmark that you can test against. It's a measure of who you are or what you are capable of. I'm of the opinion that...

You're essentially a closed system You're outer edge is your skin, or perhaps more accurately, your hair And your deeper core, if we can...

Time and energy are limited Use them wisely Focus on doing the basics incredibly well and don't worry about the flashy stuff until those...

Football (soccer) is suggesting that there should be a deemphasis on heading the ball. I tend to agree Head impacts are potentially...

Adaptation comes through challenge. This is no big secret. The question is, what adaptation and what's the minimum challenge I can use to...

Pain is a real thing It's a thing that spurs many people to contact me in the first place But it's not, in itself, a problem Pain is like...

These last few days I've been tagged on Facebook as it's 4 years since a Kettlebell mile charity challenge. For a while I was talking to...

Results require consistent, conscious effort. Consistency is a matter of routine A matter of scheduling A matter of habit It's very...

Comparison is the thief of joy Or at least that's what they tell you We're not meant to be the same. We're meant to be complimentary...

A Complex is a circuit The difference is you use the same piece of kit the whole way through a complex, there's no rest as you go form...

The Rotator Cuff is often "blamed" for your shoulder hurting. Is this always the case? In my mind, no. Simply put, in my experience, most...

We talk a lot about balancing the training. But for periods of time, it's a really good idea to train in an unbalanced fashion. ie, work...

"Hi Dave, Completely random topic...I’ve heard the expression mostly amongst grapplers of someone having “good hips” but don’t...

Abdominal Bracing is a key skill to learn for force production There are a great many ways to learn to brace, some easier than others,...