Advanced Athletics

Athletic longevity after your 40s is all about adjustment and adaptation—being able to still do your max without the aches.

It’s not about pushing through pain or chasing PRs anymore.

It’s about making those small changes that allow you to keep moving without pain and stay active for decades.

In your 40s and beyond, recovery and smart training become more important than ever.

It’s not about being the same as you were in your 20s or 30s—it’s about being the best version of yourself today.

Mobility work, muscle activation, and proper recovery are your best friends.

They’ll help you avoid injury and keep you doing what you love, from lifting to playing sports to simply staying mobile.

So, stop fighting the inevitable—adjust and adapt.

This is how you stay athletic for life.

Yours Adam

A row looks simple. That’s exactly why bad form can go unnoticed for years.

One of the most common mistakes I see is pulling the elbow too far behind the body and allowing the shoulder to roll forward at the end of the rep.

At that point, you’re no longer maintaining the shoulder position you started with.

Remember: the row is primarily a back exercise. Your lats and rhomboids should be doing the work while your shoulder stays controlled throughout the movement.

Before you pull, close the space in your armpit and flatten the front of your shoulder.

Then pull.

When your elbow reaches your ribs, stop.

A simple test? Film yourself from the side.

If your elbow passes your ribs and your shoulder immediately rolls forward, you’ve found an end range you’re not controlling well.

Don’t chase a bigger range of motion just for the sake of it.

Own the range you have.

Your breath is often the first thing to change when a movement becomes too demanding.

An unintentional breath hold increases internal pressure and can cause a sharp rise in blood pressure while adding unnecessary tension to the rep.

That’s why I watch breathing as closely as form.

If your breathing breaks before your technique does, it may be the earliest sign that the load, coordination, or movement demand is exceeding your current control.

Your breath tells me what your form hasn’t shown me yet.

Let me ask you something—when was the last time you actually shook things up in your routine?

I’m talking beyond just lifting heavy and sticking to the same thing you’ve been doing for years.

I get it. We all love to feel strong. But here’s the deal: as we get older, strength alone won’t cut it.

You can be as strong as a bull, but if you’re not moving right, you’re setting yourself up for injury.

I want to know why you haven’t explored ways to boost your athleticism beyond just brute strength.

Ever thought about mobility? Stability? Your body’s ability to move smoothly through a full range of motion?

You know what else bugs me? Why haven’t you had a personal assessment with a coach?

Man, even the best athletes in the world constantly assess where they’re at, what’s working, and what’s breaking down.

You can’t just wing it and hope everything’s fine.

Assessments show you where your weaknesses are—and they’re probably not where you think.

And why is changing up your routine such a hassle? Discomfort is part of growth.

You’ve always been about pushing limits, right?

Well, pushing limits sometimes means stepping out of that comfort zone and finding out what your body really needs to stay at its best as you age.

Stop playing it safe. Start making moves that will keep you strong, mobile, and athletic for years to come.

Your body deserves that kind of respect.

Yours Adam.

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Want to stay athletic for life? Start with your ankles.

Your ankle mobility is CRUCIAL for long-term performance and injury prevention. If you can’t pass this simple test, your walking and running mechanics might be off. Here’s how you check:

✔️Get into a 90/90 kneeling stance.

✔️Place your front foot 4 inches from the wall.

✔️Push your knee forward, keeping your heel on the ground. Can you touch the wall? Does your knee cap move smoothly over your middle toe, or does it tilt inward?

✔️If you struggle, it’s a sign of imbalance or limited motion that could mess up your movement patterns and make you more prone to injury.

🔥What to do?

✔️For tightness in the back of your lower leg, try self-massage and calf stretches (straight and bent knee).

✔️If it’s the front of your ankle, add mobilizations to improve flexibility.

✔️Reinforce your range of motion with heel raises.

🔥Why does this matter?

Ankle mobility is key for everything from sprinting to jumping. If you don’t fix these issues, they’ll catch up to you and slow you down.

Get your ankles in check now so you can keep moving smoothly and stay athletic for life.

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Your body can go through the motions while your mind is already waiting for the set to end.

That matters more than most people realize.

During every rep, your brain is processing information about joint position, muscle tension, balance, pressure, and movement. This is part of proprioception—your nervous system’s ability to sense where your body is and control how it moves.

When attention drops, so can movement quality. You may lose position, shorten your range, compensate through another joint, or stop challenging the tissues the exercise was intended to target.

This is especially important with mobility work. Reaching a position isn’t enough. You want to control and own that end range.

The same applies to strength. Moving the weight from A to B isn’t the whole exercise. How you maintain position and produce force matters.

Every rep gives your nervous system another opportunity to practice a movement pattern.

Don’t just finish the exercise. Stay with it.

When someone tells me their traps are constantly tight, my first thought isn't, "They need to stretch more."

My first question is, why are the traps working so hard in the first place?

In many cases, the upper trapezius is compensating for poor shoulder mechanics.

Reduced thoracic mobility, a forward shoulder position, weak lower trapezius and serratus anterior, or poor scapular control can all force the upper traps to take on a stabilising role they were never designed to perform all day.

The result?

A muscle that feels permanently tight, fatigued, and overworked.

Stretching may provide temporary relief by calming the nervous system, but it rarely addresses the reason the muscle is overloaded.

Long-term improvement comes from restoring normal shoulder mechanics, improving scapular movement, and sharing the workload across the entire shoulder complex.

When the shoulder starts moving the way it was designed to, the upper traps no longer have to do everyone else's job.