Nick Scoey - Exercise Professional

15/06/2026

How my coaching had developed.

I was doing some clear out of my media and this little gem popped up with .r85. This is an old video I had to make for my MSc Strength and Conditioning roughly in 2018.

And to be fair, my coaching is dog toffee here 🤣. The number of coaching cues and chat I am sprouting; Even I am confused!

Coaching is all about keeping it simple. I tend to get people moving first, watch and then offer cues for areas that need to improve and let them self-organise (if it is safe, low loads of course). Letting people try and learn, helps to improve skill acquisition, too many cues make people get overwhelmed and the skill never develops.

If you have not got a coach, try just exploring with the exercise with low loads or an empty bar, if you can record it. Watch it back and learn from it. Trust me having a second view from a side can display more information rather than just trying to look in the mirror or just feel.

And finally, remember practice doesn't make perfect. If you are moving poorly and keep doing it, practice makes permanent, not perfect in most cases.

Give it a whirl and let me know your thoughts.

13/06/2026

12/06/2026

Your energy crashes at 3pm every day and no, an influencer can't fix it.

Here's the actual reason it happens:

Your circadian rhythm can be a dick in the afternoon and make you feel like you have no energy. You internal clock can cause a dip in the afternoon and almost happens to everyone, regardless of how ell you slept or how motivated you are.

The other reason? Dehydration. Most people may hydrate in the morning and forget to keep sipping water throughout the day. Even mild dehydration affect concentration and makes you feel sluggish.

The fix costs nothing:

💧 Drink a glass of water
☀️ Step outside for 10 minutes

Trust my long-haired general used to have a 20 minute nap in the past. Now? We go for walks to get our steps in and recharge our batteries.

That's it. No supplements. No £40 energy blend. No affiliate code required.

Your body isn't broken. It's just thirsty and needs some daylight.

You can thank me later.

11/06/2026

I am not taking on anymore 1 to 1 clients at this moment.

If you were sitting on the fence and have not reached out for a chat, apologies but you have missed out for now.😭

I have 3 leads that I have just messaged and they will be the last ones, if they are still interested that is.

I always wanted to get a balance in my life with everything and I am knocking on these days! 🤣

I am happy to take enquires and have a chat. I will offer slots for coaching as they become available.

I have some future options of group training later in the year that I am planning so keep a beady eye out.

10/06/2026

Still trying to move better!

I had the pleasure of covering Max's S&C class this morning whilst the lucky guy is on holiday.

Today for me was Olympic Lifting or overhead squat. So i still try to improve my movement and Olympic Lifting. I have changed my programme and my shoulders were on fire today! 🔥

Really struggled with the overhead and keep my elbows locked out.

Just keep moving! 50kg overhead, ill take that today and was happy i wasn't wearing it as a hat!

The aim is to keep moving and keep the joints oiled up.

What was your medicine today?

09/06/2026

Maybe Longevity Isn't What You Think It Is

This is what I think longevity is and why I work with people to improve their longevity.

When I turned 50 and started to question what the future held for me and if I would have the ability to live a fulfilled life. We never know what is round the corner.

I want to enjoy life, do crazy s**t and enjoy time with my family. Recently I dislocated my knee and it has been a pain in the arse since. I do not want to feel pain doing simple daily task. that's why I decided to focus more longevity and helping people to improve their life, rather than focus on anything like transformations etc.

For me longevity is about moving better, being able to walk without pain, having energy and being able to do this up to my late 80s.

Getting old doesn't mean we have to stop doing activity and accepting the inevitable or getting frail and blaming it on age.

We have to acknowledge we are aging but it shouldn't stop us from being active.

So, if you want to move better, feel good in your clothes, move without pain and improve your health, drop me a DM and let's chat about improving your life and helping you to move with purpose.

08/06/2026

Ever get out of your chair and your joints feel stiff and painful?

Think that getting out of a chair is a nightmare?

We always put it down to age. It is normal, we are supposed to feel pain as we age.

Well, I am here to tell that is bulls**t!

Yep we can feel niggles and some aches, but we shouldn't feel a high level of pain.

And believe it or not exercise can help. Simple exercise can reduce the pain, increase your lower limb strength and increase mobility. I know it sounds crazy, doing exercise whilst in pain but trust me it helps.

Let's talk sense we do not want to be in pain, increased pain daily can have a huge impact on our health and wellbeing. Chronic pain can elevate stress hormone cortisol that can then have serious health implications such as increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure.

So just add some simple exercises in your daily routine because being in pain is not normal or even fun!

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07/06/2026

Is HYROX increasing the incidence if injuries?

So I have recently come across four running related (overuse) injuries in the last 6 weeks.

Firstly, I think it is great that people have a focus/ goal for the their fitness and it keep people focused. But although HYROX isn't a super long distance running event, 8km can still be a fair diatnce to run for beginners.

People start to training for HYROX and start to increasetheir distance. An increase in volume = increase in risk of overuse injury. You volume should be manage and time to time reduce to allow tissues to adapt. This reduction in volume increases the tissue tolerance to more stress/ volume, allowing the volume to increase steadily.

Research has seen that low rest/ recovery is an indication as a risk to injury.

So how can we mitigate this:
✅Every 3 to 4 weeks conduct a deload, reduce the distance and then start to build it up again.
✅Conduct strength training to improve your ability to tolerate the repeated stress of ground reaction forces.
✅Create a plan that allows time to steadily increase the distance and allow planned rest/ recovery.

I was a distance runner but with my injuries and a long period not running, I have to take my time getting back to high volume. Be patience do not rush it.

So if you are planning for the October HYROX event, plan your training, plan rest, your volume and most of your strength training.

Do not get close to your event and realise you cannot attend due to injury.

Good luck!

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06/06/2026

What is agility?

Agility is not about being able to move efficiently, it has a cognitive part, being able to react to external stimulus. Read movements of players and the game.

Having pre-planned agility movement are great as a starting point but an external cue be it visual or audio will improve someone agility.

Here i use the foam roller as the first cue (visual) so the athlete starts to decelerate and then an audio cue for him to accelerate.

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