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27/10/2026

Plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinopathy? I feel your pain! 😩

I've had a right bloody mare with mine, and it all started from training too hard for blinking HYROX!

It's taken me nearly TWO YEARS to get back to a competitive standard, and believe me, it's been a long old road.

So, if you're suffering, nip it in the bud NOW, rather than masking the pain with Arcoxia and hoping it'll magically disappear.

Here's what helped me get back on track. 👇🏻

1. Address the cause, not just the symptoms.

First, I needed to reduce the load on the tendon. Lewis Nurney - Podiatrist - Singapore at UFIT Health & Fitness helped me out with some rather sexy custom insoles to take some of the pressure off.

2. Train around the injury, not through it.

I had to swallow my pride and adjust my training. Running and anything that aggravated the tendon had to take a back seat.

More low-impact cardio, raising my heels on the SkiErg, and occasionally icing it in the evenings to help manage the symptoms.

3. Rebuild strength.

Isometrics weren't the miracle cure I'd hoped for, especially when things were particularly painful.

So, I gradually introduced seated and standing calf raises, progressively increasing the load as the tendon tolerated it.

4. Learn to absorb force again.

The final piece of the puzzle was reintroducing deceleration work. Starting with small step-downs, gradually increasing the height and eventually building towards more demanding movements.

Nothing fancy. Just patience, consistency and progressive loading.

And fk me, did it require patience!
It's been a long old road, and not being able to just chuck my trainers on and go for a run has been bloody frustrating.

But here's the point...

If something hurts and isn't getting better, don't be a Muppet and just keep battering it!

Get it assessed, understand what's causing it and make the necessary adjustments BEFORE it becomes a two-year headache.

Everyone's injury and recovery will be different, but ignoring persistent pain isn't much of a strategy.

Train smarter, not just harder, folks.

Ka-powwww! 👊🏻❄️

25/10/2026

Woohoo! Blagged myself a 1st place! 🥇

I'm not gunna lie, that wasn't easy.

When I turned up and saw the other blokes I was up against, I did wonder whether I'd just wasted my time and money.

But the mission was simple. Get that 1st place.

Booked the ticket and flight fairly last minute, flew into Abu Dhabi, and had just 18 hours on the ground to get the job done.

The goal? Qualify for the HYROX World Championships in Hong Kong.

Mission accomplished. 👊🏻

I'm chuffed with the result. Granted, I haven't really been training specifically for HYROX, but I have been training fking hard.

And after 20 months of injury, rehab, frustration and wondering whether my Achilles would ever sort its s**t out, this one means a little bit more than just a podium finish.

Veni. Vidi. Vici. 🇦🇪🥇

👊🏻❄️

17/10/2026

13/10/2026

Arctic training. Singapore edition. 🇸🇬 🥵❄️

Trudging through soft sand in snowshoes is actually bloody good preparation for the Arctic. The unstable surface, sinking feet and extra resistance mimic some of the challenges of moving through deep snow. Every step takes more effort than it should.

Granted, there's about a 70°C temperature difference between Singapore and Lapland and instead of frostbite, I've got sand wedged between my arse cheeks!

At least the legs don't know the difference I suppose? 🤷🏻‍♂️

460km. February 2027. The grind continues. 🥶

Ka powwww 👊🏻

11/10/2026

Save this one for a 'no think' blitz circuit, on the concept 2s.

For time: 21-15-9 calories
2 mins rest between rounds.

The main things to note are:

- Feet in the straps for longer durations, using longer strokes.
- Feet out of the straps for more sprint/quick change overs, using shorter strokes.

I've also got my heels up on a ramp, just to take some work off the Achilles (just because they've been giving me a bit of grief recently).

I'm also changing my foot position every now and then too, just to mix it up for the hips.

03/10/2026

If you didn't know, I'm going back to Arctic!

In Feb 27, I'll be heading to Swedish Lapland in the Arctic Circle (again!), to compete in the , a 460km foot race.

The race is a self supported race, that has a nine day cut off. I'll be going from +30⁰ down -40⁰, with winds up to 50mph...yeah, proper s**t.

Why? I had a go this year a fked up on day 7, and missed my cut-off time-arrrgh! 😫

This time, I'll be posting more shizz in the lead up to race, and sharing my strategies for getting the job done second time round.

Snowy in the snow, part deux.

Ka powwww 👊🏻

12/09/2026

20 years in the business-can't believe it 🤯.

I talk about my adventures in the industry, how I ended up in Singapore, some of my massive f**k ups and, what I think of some of the fitness fads.

Follow the link bio 🔗 and I appreciate your time for reading. Let me know what you think. 🙏🏻

07/03/2026

All happy and smiley at the start, but not quite so much at the end 🫤.

It's been a while, but I've written a brand new blog on my experience in the Arctic .

If you followed the adventure with me, thank you and if you want to know more (in very sweary detail), head to the link in my bio: '463km Arctic F**k Up'.

I'd love to answer any questions.

02/03/2026

Owfff, Snowy WTF man!!!

These are TWO weeks apart. Right now my body is wondering what on earth is going on. To be fair I've just ragged it 300km across the Arctic, it's probably still jet lagged, I've been eating like a nine year old for the last two weeks, and rolling the wave of a weekend bender.

Most of this is just literally water retention, bloating and stored glycogen. When I jumped on the Inbody (body fat measurement kit) the body fat reading was still pretty low. But wow man, two weeks! I'm actually pretty impressed and strangely proud of it. 😬

Watch d'ya reckon???

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