Michael Lyons

Michael Lyons

Busting the Ice for Recovery Myth

ice baths and recovery

How many times have you instinctively slapped on a pack of ice or some other frozen packet of frozen veg on an injury? We are guessing more than once. We are sure your doctor or personal trainers have suggested the…

My Top 6 Tips to Maximize Performance!

Luck wasn’t on my side again. I went into this race feeling pumped and ready to go, but on the second lap of the bike lap, a dog suddenly ran in front of me. The road for cycling was very wet (it has been raining heavily the past 2 days prior to the race), and very narrow. I couldn’t stop in time and the only thing that went through my mind was I didn’t want to crash into it. So in a reflex action, I braked and also used my left foot to assist me to a halt. But it was a costly… it caused me to have a strain leading from my hamstring up to my glut and I had to pull out of the race.