Exercise Review: The Face Pull

The Face Pull Exercise is probably one of my accessory lifts for developing the back.  The majority of people who work out regularly will train the back by incorporating a vertical pull movement (chin up, lat pull down) and horizontal pull (row type movement) into...

Neuromobilisation Techniques & Assessment

Neuromobilisation techniques and assessment has existed in the manual therapy world for some years now.  It is largely taught by David Butler and associates of the Neuro Orthopedic Group (NOI) in Australia and abroad. The NOI Group do a great job of describing...

Rocktape Tips

What Is Rocktape? The following information has been sourced from the Rocktape webpage. What does it do? RockTape is a premium brand of kinesiology tape. First used by acupuncturists and chiropractors in Japan, today kinesiology tape is used by a wide variety of...

The PTC Progressive Poundage Method

2014 is here and this year I have made a promise to myself to be more structured in my training program and set some  goals with regards to my weight lifting. At this stage my lifting goals are focused on: 1.  Bench Press 1.5* body weight 2.  Deadlift 2* body weight...

The Hypermobile Client

Hypermobility Many clients will often present to the clinic reporting that they are “double jointed” and/or “hypermobile”. So what does this actually mean? I often explain to them that hypermobility is where there is more movement or mobility...