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Professor Stuart McGill: How to take better care of your back

Professor Stuart McGill Professor Stuart McGill, PhD, is a world-renowned authority on spine biomechanics with extensive clinical research expertise in back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. He has authored more than 240 scientific journal papers and four books on back and spine health, including Back Mechanic, a step-by-step guide of his…

April 15, 20242Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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Use minimum effective dose training to get the results you want

Dr Patroklos Androulakis-Korakakis Dr Patroklos Androulakis-Korakakis, PhD, is a visiting scholar at the Applied Muscle Development Lab at Lehman College, NYC, coach at StrongerByScience.com and Chief Editor of REPS Research Review. He did his PhD on the minimum effective training dose for strength and his research focuses on resistance training for muscle strength and hypertrophy.…

April 15, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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BALCO exclusive: master chemist Patrick Arnold reveals the inside story of sport’s biggest scandal

Patrick Arnold Patrick Arnold is a synthetic organic chemist best known for his role in creating designer steroids, specifically The Clear, that were used by elite athletes in what became known as the BALCO Scandal. He also introduced the nutritional supplement Andro (androstenedione) and created the class of sports supplements known as prohormones. Arnold also…

April 1, 20240Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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Why you can’t trust this media report about exercise and fat loss

The headline Dr Michael Mosley: Why running more won't help you to lose weight... and nor will it make you live longer - that's just one of the many common myths about exercise The source Daily Mail online What the story said Author and resident BBC medic, Dr Michael Mosley, used a recent study to…

January 1, 20241Comment

ByJoe Halstead

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Ryan Terry: How I won Mr Olympia and my plans to build a legacy

Ryan Terry Ryan Terry is a British bodybuilder and physique athlete. He is the reigning Mr Olympia 2023 Men's Physique champion, and has won every major bodybuilding title in his division, including the Arnold Classic and the New York Pro. Follow him on Instagram and YouTube. Visit ryanterry.co.uk. Ryan Terry: This was going to be…

November 28, 20230Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Britain’s most outrageous doctor on why he believes food doesn’t make you fat

Dr Asher Larmie Dr Asher Larmie (he/they) - the self-styled Fat Doctor - is a transmasculine weight-inclusive GP and leading expert in weight stigma. He is a fat activist and the founder of the #NOWeigh campaign. With over two decades of medical experience and a lifelong journey as a fat person, Asher is combating weight…

November 21, 20230Comments

ByJoe Warner

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All Blacks coach Nic Gill: 10 training secrets from the greatest team in sport

Dr Nic Gill Dr Nic Gill is a professional strength and conditioning coach with huge expertise in rugby and other sports. He is the head S&C coach of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team and Associate Professor at the University of Waikato. He is a staff wellness and fitness consultant for a number…

October 23, 20230Comments

ByMark Bailey

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Shaun Stafford: You can’t build a body or a business without huge sacrifice

Shaun Stafford Shaun Stafford is a two-time WBFF Physique world champion, founder and managing director of personal training gyms City Athletic, international cover model, Ghost supplement ambassador, and online coach. He lives in London. Follow Shaun on Instagram and YouTube. Visit ShaunStaffordFit.com. Shaun Stafford: I maintain my "dadbod" on two workouts per week "How…

October 10, 20230Comments

ByJoe Warner

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Sharron Davies: “I won’t let anger define my career injustices”

From racing steroid-fuelled swimmers in the 1980s to defending fair sport for women today, Sharron Davies has shown rare courage, ambition and resilience. She tells Unfiltered how she stayed strong through constant adversity

September 1, 20231Comment

ByMark Bailey

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U.P. Education: January 2023

Welcome to your latest Unfiltered content Each month the editors at Unfiltered select the latest and best insight, information and analysis from our expert contributors for you, the Ultimate Performance trainer. To make this content as accessible as possible, we've put together this page of short video clips of the top-line information for quick and…

January 17, 20200Comments

ByDr Jonny Rees

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