Nic Moran

Why a good leg press number can hide side-to-side strength differences, and how ForceFrame strength testing finds them. Your leg press number tells you how much weight both your legs moved together. That’s it. It has no idea how the work was divided. The leg press is basically a group project. One leg can do most of the work and both still get the same mark. A stronger leg can quietly take over while the weaker side contributes less, and the number on the stack still goes up. That’s exactly...

What Force Frame Strength Test actually measures and why it matters You’ve probably never actually tested your strength. You’ve guessed at it. In a gym mirror. Against your mates. Against a number you hit once, years ago, and haven’t checked since. That’s not a strength test. That’s a memory with confidence issues. Here’s the actual test: Force Frame. This is what force testing actually involves. You push against a fixed pad as hard as you can. The system measures exactly how much force you...

This year's National Diabetes Week campaign is called Living Out Loud, and the theme is Stronger Together. People are being asked to finish one sentence: I wish people knew… Here's mine, as someone who works with people managing type 2 diabetes every week. I wish people knew that muscle is a glucose sponge Not willpower. Not cutting out bread for eleven days and carrying around a vague sense that you've disappointed your pancreas. Muscle! When a muscle contracts, it needs fuel, and one of the...