https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/ A weekly five minute read on training, nutrition and sleep, from Stuart White. en-gb Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/horrible-workouts-brilliant-people/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/horrible-workouts-brilliant-people/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Third place in the mixed pairs at a CrossFit competition in Preston, and why most of us stop entering things as adults. The Saturday Standard is the final, done on your own. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/what-decades-of-training-do-to-an-ageing-body/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/what-decades-of-training-do-to-an-ageing-body/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT David Weir was third in Chicago at 47. A UK study of 125 amateur cyclists aged 55 to 79 found they'd kept their muscle and strength, and were making as many T cells as young adults. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/the-bit-of-kevin-sinfields-week-you-can-copy/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/the-bit-of-kevin-sinfields-week-you-can-copy/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kevin Sinfield ran seven ultramarathons in seven days, with company the whole way. A 2009 Oxford study on rowers suggests training with other people lets you push harder. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/what-a-month-off-does-to-the-next-six/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/what-a-month-off-does-to-the-next-six/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sober October starts this week. The Dry January research from the University of Sussex shows people still drinking less six months later, and the sense of control they built is what lasted. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/training-for-the-person-youll-be-at-73/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/training-for-the-person-youll-be-at-73/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Monday was World Alzheimer's Day. The 2024 Lancet Commission says up to 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, and most of the list is the one for heart disease. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/what-i-got-wrong-after-the-great-north-run/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/what-i-got-wrong-after-the-great-north-run/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT I ran the Great North Run and then did nothing. What the evidence says about mass participation events, and why a finish line is a brilliant start and a terrible plan. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/sixteen-people-in-biblical-rain/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/sixteen-people-in-biblical-rain/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sixteen people turned up to CommFit in biblical rain, our first fully booked class. Kelly McGonigal on moving with other people, and a 16-minute AMRAP to match. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/why-september-beats-january/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/why-september-beats-january/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The week the kids go back is the best week of the year to start again. The UK's Chief Medical Officers back starting small, and The School Run is five rounds with one kettlebell. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/nobody-celebrates-zero-to-one/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/nobody-celebrates-zero-to-one/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two reviews that both led with nerves, and what they told me about why I coach. The workout is 300 bodyweight reps for time. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/i-did-one-lap-seven-times/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/i-did-one-lap-seven-times/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 12-hour overnight obstacle race, finished by never once thinking about the 12 hours. Most people don't stall because the gym frightens them, but because they see the whole year at once. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/the-problem-with-ultra-processed/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/the-problem-with-ultra-processed/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A Harvard analysis of 200,000 adults separated diet quality from processing level. Quality tracked with disease risk. Processing tier barely moved the needle. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/why-the-worst-part-came-after-i-stopped/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/why-the-worst-part-came-after-i-stopped/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Running up 42 floors of Tower 42 took six minutes. The floor of the lobby afterwards took longer. What oxygen debt teaches you about the three energy systems. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/british-women-being-great/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/british-women-being-great/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aimee Cringle, Sophie Woods and Ruby Evans all had a day one where they had no idea what they were doing. For anyone still waiting for things to calm down. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/happy-crying-after-her-first-session/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/happy-crying-after-her-first-session/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A woman in the CommFit class went home and cried after her first session. Why the person with the most to gain in that field is never the fittest one. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/three-years-without-a-drink/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/three-years-without-a-drink/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Three years after stopping drinking, the two changes nobody talks about: the mental noise that disappears, and the consistency you get back. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/comfort-doesnt-grow-you/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/comfort-doesnt-grow-you/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thirteen laps of a Backyard Ultra, 54 miles, and what choosing to do hard things does to what you believe you're capable of. https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/ben-stopped-having-to-think-about-water/ https://stuart-white.co.uk/heavy-lifting/ben-stopped-having-to-think-about-water/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why hydration is treated as a rule instead of something understood, what a one to two percent drop actually does to you, and the target worth hitting.