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From Sciatic Pain to Crankworx:
Nic’s Return to MTB After a Bulging Disc When you’re deep in nerve pain, it’s hard to imagine anything else. It dominates your thoughts, limits your movement, and shatters your confidence — especially as a mountain biker. Nic ( AKA VanCan - check out his Youtube Channel ) spent over a year stuck in that cycle. His symptoms stemmed from a bulging disc, triggering chronic left-sided sciatic pain, deep low-back tension, and asymmetrical control in nearly every key movement patte

Alex Ackerley
Oct 314 min read


Jake’s Story
This one's been on the back burner for a while, as I know Jake's been working on an awesome project you should all go check out. I'll drop a link at the bottom. Jake rides a lot — He's a full-time MTB Coach here in Squamish - you might have heard of the Mind Mountain. This means long weeks of high-volume riding, nagging aches, and hours of physio just to keep going. He knew he “should” be strength training, but the motivation wasn’t there. That changed when he joined the MTB

Alex Ackerley
Sep 282 min read


How Strength Training Helped Jenn Break Through Her Bottleneck
“I wish I started sooner. Strength training pays you back tenfold.” – Jenn Jenn was having the kind of season most riders dream about. She was riding faster, tackling gnarlier terrain, and hitting bigger jumps and drops. Every week her confidence on the bike grew. But she also felt something holding her back. Despite all the progress in her skills, she started to realize that her strength wasn’t keeping up . She wasn’t spending any time in the gym, and it showed in key moment

Alex Ackerley
Sep 43 min read


How Jon Turned Dreaded Climbs Into Fun Challenges
“I used to dread climbs — now I look forward to them.” – Jon M. For years, Jon loved riding but hated the climbs. Every group ride felt the same: his friends would ride ahead, while he ground his way up the hill, frustrated and out of breath. He started to lose confidence and enjoyment on the bike. Jon knew something had to change. Riding more wasn’t solving the problem — in fact, it just made him more sore and discouraged. That’s when he decided to try strength training. But

Alex Ackerley
Sep 22 min read


Regaining Confidence after Injury
Megan's an enduro racer, Yeti Ambassador and all around bad-ass. Another client that scares me! She' s no stranger to pushing limits. As...

Alex Ackerley
Nov 22, 20243 min read


High Performance Living
How Tim Found the Perfect Balance with My Training Program Tim isn’t your average weekend warrior. In his 40s and having spent most of...

Alex Ackerley
Nov 22, 20242 min read


From the Garage to the Podium
Jason wasn't starting from scratch when he reached out to me this summer. He's been shredding hard for decades. Winning races on Mountain...

Alex Ackerley
Nov 22, 20243 min read


Success Stories - A Summer of Effortless PR's
Shawn came to me in the middle of Winter, looking to find a strength program that would help him break a performance plateau in his...

Alex Ackerley
Sep 2, 20223 min read


Success Stories - Broken Leg, to Breaking PR's
I started my Professional Training carreer in active Rehabilitation, helping people recover their functional fitness after Car Accidents...

Alex Ackerley
Jul 25, 20224 min read


Success Stories - Merritt Crown 60km
How Blaine crushed his first Merritt Crown 60k Blaine started mountain biking around 5 years ago. Similar to so many of our clients, he’s...

Alex Ackerley
Jul 7, 20222 min read


Can you Relate to Pete?
“When I'm not at work, all I want to do is grab my Bike or Skis and head out" Meet Pete, Petes’ favourite pastimes are Mountain Biking...

Alex Ackerley
Dec 9, 20213 min read
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