Born Survivor 2017!
Had a blast at the weekend running the Born Survivor with Team 5S! Had a 4th place finish from our Elite team... Every member of the main team finished with no injuries, and the kids team smashed it! Met up with our friends from Anvil Strength & Conditioning who built the huge 5S Rig... Really looking forward to getting some new kit from them... We are looking for 2 lifting [...]
5S Athlete Born Survivor – Road to World Champs!
5S Athlete Shaun Wilde - 4th Place on this weekends Born Survivor. 10km + Obstacles completed in 58 minutes. Great bit of training ready for Spartan Race next weekend and the OCR World Championships in mid October... Going for a podium finish! ...Looking forward to co-writing/designing some specific training programmes with Shaun for the Runners & OCR Athletes of Macclesfield and surrounding areas.
Training Variable – Toughness
People often talk about the PlayStation generation and how they have no physical robustness... This is true to a certain extent, however I believe it to be more down to a lack of "Toughness". One of the most important elements people (of all ages) miss from their training is "Toughness"... Don't get me wrong, people train hard... They get hot and sweaty and really out of breath. However, give someone [...]
“Transformations” – Marketing Ploys Rather Than Educated Training Systems
I was recently asked why I don’t market “Transformations”. Basically, “Transformations” are on the same level as “Toning” and “Detoxes” … They show a complete lack of understanding of human physiology. The human body regresses dramatically when under stimulated… The idea that a 6-week transformation will result in a “Happy ever after” is deluded… It simply instils the mentality of “Short term work for long term success”. [...]
Train the Movements – My First Book
Finally finished the 1st draft of my 1st book! Looking to self publish on Amazon towards the end of the year... Getting all the pictures and illustrations done seems like a mammoth, but luckily the 5S Facility makes for the perfect setting. The book is essentially about the fast that most individuals go to the gym and think about training their muscles. Train the Movements teaches you to think about training movements... [...]