Most people consider technique to be the most important thing to avoid getting injured. When in reality, the relationship between injury and technique is not as straightforward as "Bad technique = I will injure myself". The body adapts to the load that is placed on it. If you always deadlift with a slightly rounded back, then the muscles of your lower back have probably strengthened to accommodate this. Good technique is important, but not because it prevents injury. There ar

I've spoken a fair bit before about why "functional training" doesn't cut the mustard. But seeing as I still get told not to do certain exercises because they're not "functional", it's helpful to revisit the topic every so often and explain why there's a better way to train. There are a set of fundamental training principles that all training should abide by. The two that are relevant to functional training are Specificity and Progressive Overload. Specificity dictates that a

Let's discuss everyone's favourite topic: the external validity of scientific studies! It's understandable if you just threw your phone into the ocean, but I promise it's not as boring as it sounds, and you'll come away with a better grasp of the information you see in the fitness, training, and sport science world. Let's start by understanding what external validity is. It refers to how well the findings of a scientific study can be applied to other groups or in another sett