My Philosophy
I believe in keeping things simple. People love to overcomplicate things, and often the assumption is that the more detail, the better. In my opinion, having the clarity to be able to keep it simple and focus on what's important requires a deeper understanding, and is much more effective.
For training, this includes limiting the amount of external data, so that the athlete can become more in tune with what their body is telling them. Reading your body is an acquired skill which requires practice. Relying on numbers to guide training diminishes this.
For avoiding and treating injury, and optimising physical function and performance, this means looking holistically at how the body works as a whole rather than focussing on individual structures and body parts. The neural system controls everything in the body, so manipulating and affecting the neural system through input to the brain, and optimising movement patterns, neuromuscular control and neurodynamic mobility, is the most effective way of treating pain and injury and improving physical function and performance.
"It's not what you do, but how you do it"
Modern up to date science is already proving a lot of what many health professionals "know to be true", not to be. And it is barely scratching the surface. The human body is extremely complex. There is no black and white, we are not robots, the body is bioplastic and dynamic, constantly changing and adapting. Spending time observing and learning from experience is essential to enhancing understanding, and often contradictory to what you'll read in a textbook.
"The more we know about the human body, the more we realise we don't know"
As well as my extensive experience from my physio background, I've had the privilege of working closely with, and learning from hugely successful triathlon coach Brett Sutton. Brett's knowledge of managing injuries and manipulating training to avoid injury, promote recovery, and optimize function and performance, is reflected in the astonishingly consistent results of the athletes he has guided to success.
