You Can Fix You

This week on The You Can Fix You podcast we delve into the crazy phrases and terminologies of strength training and what they mean!There's actually so much to cover, this one will even need a part 2!!A great insight to all the different ways you can change up your programming to get stronger and keep things more enjoyable too, stuff we've liked and stuff we've hated.

This week's You Can Fix You Podcast we debate the true usefulness of the foam roller and self- massage techniquesWho might want to use a foam roller?Can they really do everything they claim?Are there alternatives to foam rolling?Whether you're rolling daily or have already thrown yours in the closet, you'll want to hear this one.Let us know where you stand — Team Foam or Team Gnome?

Have you ever set an outrageous goal?!Did you achieve it??Setting big, audacious goals can be both exciting and intimidating!. Today we discuss our own experience with goals, both big & small, and ways we've found to help us actually achieve them such as:• Setting a goal you ACTUALLY want to do (not just something you *think* you should do)• Discover if you work best with Process Goals, or Outcome Goals• Make it manageable! What's genuinely realistic for you & your life?• Adjusting your identity to fit the outcome you want - it'll be harder to go for a run 4 times a week if you don't see yourself as a runner!• ...And more!What are your best tips for setting & achieving a goal?

Last November I starting having some quite extreme hip pain that I hadn't had for 8 years, not since my initial back injury that left me with 2 herniated discs…I decided to go the full haul and get my hips, my lumbar spine, my shoulder that I injured badly years ago and my neck (I fell on my head a number of times)The results were….. well, that's what the episode is about really!! I share my full radiologist report and the feelings I have around it all!

Are you super flexible but find it hard to build stability? Share your experiences in the comments and we can try to bring some content on it that could help you! Other resources from our site with some of the stuff we talked about: • How to Exercise with Hypermobility: https://tommorrison.uk/blog/how-to-exercise-with-hypermobility • How Jenni Got Strong with Hypermobility: https://tommorrison.uk/blog/getting-strong-with-hypermobility • Clumsniess & Hypermobility: https://tommorrison.uk/blog/hypermobile-heres-why-youre-so-clumsy-and-what-to-do-about-it Hypermobility can be awesome, as long as you approach it the right way, with patience & understanding for your body! Focus on building strength in your end ranges and you'll be a badass with epic range of motion!

We're all getting older, but does that mean you need to change the way we train as you age? Is it better that you do? Or is it just a myth? In today's episode of 'You Can Fix You' Tom, Jenni & JP talk about: • Should you stop doing things when you're over 30? • What do you need to add to your training? • What does Tom mean by you've lost your wiggle room? • Who's the youngest of the 3 & how she doesn't like to rub it in How have you found you've adapted your training as you've gotten older?

This episode we cover our thoughts on recovering from old injuries EVEN IF it has been an issue for YEARS! If you have had an on/off problem with something for years and not been able to help it, this is the one for you

This week's 'You Can Fix You episode' we get deep into if posture matters or not and when should you actually try to “fix” something! Along with some giggles and great tips we cover; 1. What is good posture? 2. What should you focus on for improving posture? 3. Why your posture might not be changing and how to fix that! Join us here for the discussion

I'm no stranger to back pain and its debilitating ways! Two of the scariest things are feeling like you're going to cause more damage and feeling like you're never going to get better! This might lead you to complete inaction or feeling like you're trapped in your own body! We're just off the back of our Lower Back & Core Seminar, this episode we cover! 1. Things you can do during back pain 2. CORE! Firing muscles, making them remember to do their job again! 3. Long term progress and how to get STRONGER!!! It's so much easier to manage back pain when you're stronger

'Desert Island' In this episode we cover: 1. How to plan for being away on a holiday! 2. What should you do in the lead up to a holiday? 3. The main mindset to have for your holidays and movement!

In this episode we cover: 1. Common misconceptions about posture! 2. How can I be someone that doesn't find it hard to get through a day without pain? 3. Tips to offset hours of being in a sedentary way! Clockwork Hips Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaxJ1NRNfnY&pp=ygUbdG9tIG1vcnJpc29uIGNsb2Nrd29yayBoaXBz Zenith Rotations Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2SqsjzzNQE&pp=ygUddG9tIG1vcnJpc29uIHplbml0aCByb3RhdGlvbnM%3D

In this episode we cover: - Why does better mobility mean better performance? - How to look for the gaps in your own training? - How to use mobility work to assess your body?

In this episode we cover: 1. What is pain? 2. What is a good pain and what is a bad pain? 3. How do I know what to push into and what to hold back on?

'What Is Strong?' In this episode we cover: 1. What is strength? 2. Do I have to be super strong, bend bars and break PR's? 3. Why should I care about strength? Want more?

"What is a Bendy Wendy?" In this episode we cover: - What are the downsides to being horrendously flexible? - What does someone have to do differently if they're too flexible? - Do you have to put extra effort in forever? Want more?

This episode we cover: What are the downsides to being horrendously inflexible? What does someone have to do differently if they're inflexible to get flexible Do you have to put extra effort in forever? Want more?

This episode we cover: What is a setback? JP's worst set back, Toms worst setback Mindset when you are injured Want more?

This episode we cover Why should you care about flexibility or stability? So where do you even start? What do I check? How long does it take to see change? Want more?

Stay tuned!! 22nd December 12pm we're dropping the first 3 episodes. Join Tom Morrison and JP as they talk all things mobility, injuries and getting the most from your body! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!