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6 Podcasts To Listen To While Running
With social distancing measures in place, runners have been forced to cover a lot more solo miles than they might do normally. A great way to make the time on your feet more enjoyable is to get some virtual company...
Many people across the sporting world have heard about how mastering the chimp paradox in the mind can allow an athlete to unlock their potential. Professor Steve Peters, creator of the theory, has worked with top-level sportspeople including Chris Hoy,...
Dubai CrossFit Championship Attracts Stellar Online Field
It came as a stark reality check to hopes of a normal 2021 season when the Dubai CrossFit Championship cancelled their event, which was due to take place in December, earlier this month. The competition is the biggest of the...
Commitment vs Motivation: The Important Distinction
Sports psychologist Professor Steve Peters, creator of the famous chimp management model, says plainly: “I don’t deal in motivation. I deal in commitment.” On the face of it, that statement might leave you scratching your head wondering what’s the difference,...
Self-help books can be great tools to explore your inner personality and thinking traits. There’s a wealth of material out there but it can be difficult to find something that really resonates with you. So to make things easier, Built...
Lefteris Theofanidis Handed 4-Year CrossFit Ban
Lefteris Theofanidis has been slapped with a four-year ban from CrossFit competition after he tested positive for a banned substance. The failed drugs test occurred at the Dubai CrossFit Championship before being first announced in January, and CrossFit Headquarters have...
With all manner of different approaches and theories of how to improve fitness, things can become complicated pretty quickly. But when you boil it down, there’s one overarching principle that is applied universally: stress and recover. It’s a wonderfully simple...
The 200-mile-per-week training of Dave Bedford
Dave Bedford is one of the great characters of athletics. He’s famous for having set a 10,000m world record in 1973, loving a beer just as much as he loved to train hard, and in the 21st century for the...
Ronnie Coleman is considered one of the best bodybuilders of all time, having won eight Mr Olympia titles. Coleman was known as an incredible trainer who was willing to push harder in the gym than any of his competitors. A...