Experimenting with a Herb blend for Musculoskeletal Conditions

I seem to have an affinity for musculoskeletal conditions both in my clinical practice and personal life. 💪 Maybe it's because of my lifelong love of fitness or my history of arthritic autoimmune disease and injuries. 🤕 These days I seem to be getting more clients with muscle/joint/nerve pain and even myself, having joint weakness …

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Contrast Therapy: My Guide To Healing Any Injury In Half The Time!

Contrast Therapy or Hot/Cold Therapy is well established to aid in speeding up healing and recovery and there are many forms of contrast therapy out there. I've had my fair share of injuries and have tried many kinds of treatments but the current self-administered protocol I use has by far been the most effective to …

Reflecting on the past 24 years

Birthday letter from mum Exactly 24 years ago, I came into existence. I still don't know if I'm living in the Matrix or if all this is some sort of scientific experiment on my consciousness by some hidden higher power but it sure seems pretty real to me. When I was a kid, I was heavily …

Injured Again…

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” ― Corrie ten Boom Journal: 2 Mar 2016 I've been struggling with injury after injury since coming back from exchange in Arizona 2 months ago. First an ITB strain due to ramping up my staurday long run workout by 1 mile every …

Biohacking Recovery: Ginger Poultice for Sports Injuries

“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” - Michael Jordan 1. Why? Yesterday was a tough …

Kung-Fu Wednesday!

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle 7am - Morning Trail Run Time: 1hr Distance: …

Active Rest Monday, Barbell Tuesday

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of." - Bruce Lee Monday - Active Rest  615am - Yoga  1pm - SMR + Stretch  Full body self massage w small medicine ball (30mins) 15mins Soak in the Jacuzzi  Full body stretch In the Sauna (15mins) HRV: 77 (-7) …

Active Rest – Jacuzzi and Sauna

9/11 - God bless all souls and families struck by that tragedy. May we never forget the horrors humanity is capable of, nor the bravery and selfless dedication of those who stay ever vigilant at the front lines. W11D4 - Active Rest 9am - Morning Swim + Jacuzzi Notes: Was feeling pretty tired and aching …

W7D5 – Strength Endurance

Hours of Sleep: 7.5 (2230 - 0600) Sleep quality: 10/10 HRV: 76 (+8) Notes: Slept so well that I didn't wake up at all. Pretty sore all over this morning. Today shall be an easy day, tmr will be a rest day and Sunday I shall race. AROO!  0700 - Endurance (Aerobic)  Cycling  Distance: 10+ …

W7D4- Power Endurance

Sleep Hours: ~9 (2215 - 0720) Sleep Quality: 10/10 HRV: 70 Notes: Longest and deepest sleep so far since arriving in Arizona. Did not wake up at all. It rained quite heavily last night though. That could have made a difference. However, my body still feels pretty beat up! Today the Sweetbeat app says my …