Yoga: ass-kickings and self-mastery
If you think yoga’s about becoming flexible, you’re wrong. It’s not about meditation either. Or about breathing. No. It’s all about you. The mastery of your body and all the control...
Tagged: injury
The Zen of Tendonitis (And Other Injuries)
The most common ailment of the calisthenics athlete is tendonitis – an inflammation of the tendons, in this case where they insert around the elbow – caused by overuse. Pretty much everyone...
Illness, injury and priorities
You may have noticed that I’ve not posted much recently. I’ve had some health problems that have both stopped me from training, distracted me from writing (working, seeing friends, generally living…)...
Injury
If you read my training logs you’ve probably heard me talking about a lingering shoulder problem for quite a while now. I think it started when I first got muscle-ups –...
Update: Rested and (mostly) recovered
After a week off and a reduced training schedule, my shoulder seems to be on the mend. Much as it pains me to admit to being wrong (facing up to such...
Little update
Some cool things have been happening in the past few weeks… The seminars were a massive inspiration and helped cement both short and longer term goals for me. I’ve made some modifications...
