Pain is multifactorial. Even when there is tissue damage present, pain can be up or down regulated by a myriad of factors. Injury itself is multifactorial. There are a huge … Continue reading Pain in an emergent phenomenon: There is never just one contributing factor
I wrote a little on my social media yesterday about avoiding nocebo-ing myself last year when I was going through an injury – but what IS the Nocebo effect? I … Continue reading What is the Nocebo Effect?
This one’s a question for the practitioners out there: If tissue “health” and pain are not well correlated, why would an intervention need to alter the state of tissue in … Continue reading Is progressive overload always required to move out of pain?
How much slower is running in the hills compared to on the flat? A big disclaimer: This is all going to be affected by fitness, strength, navigational experience, and technical … Continue reading Elevation gain & running duration: How much slower is running hills?
If you’re new to strength training, don’t try to make it “sport-specific” – here’s why: Athletes and coaches sometimes put off starting a strength plan because they don’t know how … Continue reading Why newer athletes don’t need “sport specificity” in the gym
Liftmas is back! Liftmas was born during the 2022 Holiday season, when some of the athletes I work with asked for a Boxing Day (26th December for those of you … Continue reading Liftmas is back for 2023!
I’ve had to remind a few athletes about the importance of sleep recently, and I think we sometimes forget just how much sleep does for us. The Benefits of Sleep … Continue reading Why is Sleep Important for Athletes?
You should ALWAYS check that your supplements are third-party, batch-tested, but even then NO supplement is 100% guaranteed safe.
I am thrilled to introduce the Total Performance with Siobhan Milner podcast. This podcast is dedicated to all things athletic performance and injury prevention. I’m a strength and conditioning coach, currently working with the Dutch Olympic Team, with a background in exercise and rehabilitation science.
I’m a huge believer in the benefits of movement for everyone from all walks of life, but I particularly like to get nerdy about athletic performance and injury prevention, so that’s primarily what this podcast will be focusing on. Over the last decade or so of working with athletes and performance artists, it’s become really clear to me that performing at a high level requires so much more than great training.
I don’t give out advice unless asked. But in the last few years, I’ve felt a rising urgency to at least start sharing the facts. I see so many people losing their ability to move well as they age, and perhaps not even realising the hugely powerful effects that exercise has to help manage (and in some cases, even reverse) age-related decline in almost all of the bodily systems.
So I won’t tell you what to do anymore (unless you hire me!). But I will share why exercise is so vital to living a longer, better life.
Something that I used to cue a lot years ago when teaching a squat was “hips back.” While some athletes can benefit from this cue (especially those with freaky ankle ROM – here’s looking at you, shorttrackers), an overemphasis on sending the hips back can turn the squatting movement into a semi-hinge pattern.
The 12 Days of Liftmas: A silly (and fun) holiday lifting session. You’re welcome!
Siobhan Milner 