IAN HOLMES

Writing topics: <span>Training & the Body</span>

(P)Rehab: Foam Rolling and Point Release

Foam Rolling and Ball WorkThis one is from the archives.  May 15th, 2012.  Still relevant now. Soft tissue work at its most basic. This is a quick video that is going up to ensure that…

(P)Rehab: Forearms and hand pain

This post came out of the Irrational Fitness archives, having first been published on July 13th, 2012.  It and a number of other posts seemed worth salvaging from the archives, so here it is. PLAY…

Vertical Jump Training

This post came out of the Irrational Fitness archives, having first been published in May of 2012. It seemed worth saving given the results it got. Vert TrainingSo over a year ago now we built…

(P)Rehab: Basic Stretching

This post came out of the Irrational Fitness archives, having first been published on May 15, 2012 @ 15:46.  It and a number of other posts seemed worth salvaging from the archives, so here it…

(P)Rehab: Elbow Pain

This post came out of the Irrational Fitness archives, having first been published on May 15, 2012.  It and a number of other posts seemed worth salvaging from the archives, so here it is. Elbow…

(p)Rehab: Shoulder Rehab 101

This post came out of the Irrational Fitness archives, having first been published on May 10, 2010.  It and a number of other posts seemed worth salvaging from the archives, so here it is. Shoulder…

August 15th, 2018

It is an irony that impermanence makes us enjoy a simple thing all the more. I doubt that one could possibly find a way to stay in that cusp of uncertainty for a prolonged time,…

Climbing Training

This post came out of the Irrational Fitness archives, having first been published on April 28th, 2012.  I updated it and modified it a little, but on the whole I believe the statements still hold…

#puckerfactor

(As always, click on the image, sit with it for a while.  It has a lot more value if you do that.)   I am a firm believer in the rather idiomatic expression that you…

Telling a better story.

I want to tell you a better story.  More than just a single photo which is looked at then quickly forgotten.  This is the problem today, we are deluged with noise.  Images aren’t given the…