My work focuses on two questions:
1) How can we best manipulate training programs to promote specific adaptations that ultimately enhance performance?
2) How do we determine whether an athlete is ready to safely return to sport following injury?
All with the goal to help you maximize performance, minimize risk, and optimize your health.
What’s in it for you
I want to help you make data-driven decisions about your health and performance. It could be how to structure your training to maximize muscle growth or figure out if you’re ready to get back on the field. Whether you’re an elite athlete, a weekend warrior, or just love spending time in the gym, my hope is that you’ll find something here that will help. A few examples of questions that you’ll find answered here are:
- Why training to failure isn’t dangerous and makes your programming easier.
- Why you don’t need to lift heavy for muscle growth
- Why rep speed (a.k.a. tempo) isn’t as important as you think.
My articles are heavy on evidence, but I try to balance this with actionable strategies you can use today to make progress. Everything I do in the lab is inspired by the patients I see in the clinic, so it’s never enough to just work in theory.
You can start by reading through the archives here.
About me
Researcher
With a growing list of publications and presentations (full list here), I’ve been fortunate to be able to test my theories developed through long hours in the gym. Throughout the years my research program has focused on strength training and assessment methods that help maximize performance and health.
Educator
I am an adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management and the Department of Surgery and the Director of Resident Research in Orthopedics at the University of Manitoba.
Physical Therapist
I currently run the Return to Sport Assessment program out of the Pan Am Clinic Foundation in conjunction with Pan Am Rehabilitation Services.
Join me
You can find me on Twitter and I share my work regularly in my email newsletter.