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3rd January 2025
A personal movement manifesto for all Humans have evolved through adaptation to moving in their environments. I aim to help people learn to enjoy movement and make it part of their physical and mental selves. Physical activity is often reduced to a number: “10,000 steps”, “walk a mile a day,” or ’100 reps’. By focussing […]
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What is your number 1 coaching concern?
“If in doubt, do no harm”
On Tuesday I asked a group of coaches from different sports what their main concern was in regards to strength training. It came down to these two:
- Not hurting my players
- I don’t know where to begin
With so much information out there, a lot of it conflicting, these coaches were not sure how to begin, or what was appropriate for their players.
I come across this a lot. Parents, teachers and coaches really do find this difficult.
That is why everything we do is designed to help the young athlete, or their coach and parent.
I spent 90 minutes helping these coaches understand the principles behind training beginners, and gave practical exercises to get started. We also dispelled some of the common myths of strength training,
If this resonates with you, then come along to our “Making sport better” workshop next month.
Client Testimonials
Robin Williams GB Footballer Paralympian
I have been training with James for over four years now and firmly believe he has played a key role in my transformation as an athlete and therefore as a footballer. It’s fair to say I was in poor condition in various aspects when we first met, however, James’ ability to focus on the most important things and eliminate the baggage from training has enabled me to develop rapidly, having missed selection for the 2009 European Championships I am now a regular in the starting lineup.
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