Managing Your Mental Bandwidth: Why Your Self-Control Fades… and How to Take It Back (2025 Edition) By Thorpe Performance Let’s start with a moment almost everyone knows. It’s late, you're tired. Work has been a relentless assault on your patience. You step into the staff room to escape for five minutes… …and there they are. Biscuits. Just sitting there. Not even pretending they’re innocent. “Just one.” Crunch. “Another won’t hurt…” Nom. “Ohhhh, go on then…” Crunch-slurp. And

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6 Reasons you might not, Be Losing Body Fat You're not in a calorie deficit : I know its annoying, but a calorie deficit is non...

By Dan Thorpe – Thorpe Performance Alright, let’s cut through the noise. You’ve seen the over hyped manufacturing. You’ve seen the...

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Don't Be All Show and No Go The Comprehensive Benefits of VO2 Max and Muscle Mass on Health and Well-Being VO2 max, or maximal oxygen...

The Power of Tension When it comes to building muscle, there's one variable that stands head and shoulders above the rest: tension. This...

Strength and conditioning is the art and science of enhancing an athlete's physical performance through tailored training programs. It...

In the ever-evolving world of fitness competitions, a new challenge has emerged, captivating the attention of athletes and fitness...

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Disturbance in the force The goal of training is to cause disruption, a disturbance to homeostasis, whether that's to muscles or entire...

I started lifting training & weights nearly 20 winters ago. Here's a few thoughts. 1. Consistent effort is the most important variable,...

I think one of the most important things I do as a coach is.... Shut up. People don't need motivators, I think most people are motivated....

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Stack the universe in your favour Law of averages - if I show up in a positive environment/attitude/outlook/demeanor more often than not,...

Decided to lose some body fat, here's how I'm going about it. There is only 1 core principle to fat loss. Energy balance, ie consume less...

SANKA YA DEAD? NO MAN! Firstly, what is the prowler? The prowler is a tool used in many private training and strength & conditioning...

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