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“I’m not motivated, I’m disciplined” “Discipline keeps working when motivation runs out!” You’ve heard phrases like that I’m sure. I may have said something similar over the years. And you know what, it’s pretty much bullshit. Here’s why. The only people that train all the time, I mean going hard all year, while on holidays, hating when they must take time off. The only people who do that are amateurs. The professionals, the people who compete at any level, the guys and girls

Nate messages: "Mate, I need to get into some daily mobility habit. I get so stiff in my shoulders and back if I don't change positions constantly and I feel too young for that!" There's a lot we can unpack from this, but we're going to stay on a single point: mobility snacks What Nate describes is common, most of you on this email list will have felt similar at some point, some more than others. And the answer is quite simple, and is summed up from a phrase I stole from a 20

I've been away for the last week on a family break. During that time, we had no TV and limited mobile phone signal, so it has been lovely to disconnect, as it always is when I go away. While I was away, the European Athletics Championships were held in Birmingham, UK. If I was home, I probably wouldn't have watched them, I tend to not watch much TV. So much of the news I get from events like this comes from SocMed which leads me to read news websites on any story I find inter