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Chartered Physiotherapist in private practice
Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach
Specialising in;
* Post-op rehabilitation
* Long-term back pain
* Elderly mobility
* Strength training
* Personal training

05/09/2026

He did SO well sitting for so long and nearly made it to the end! 🚂

If I had my time again, being a freight train driver would have done me nicely 😊👌

He's such a good boy! 😍Had a cracking run in the woods with Lenny yesterday. He ran the whole way nicely trotting in fro...
03/09/2026

He's such a good boy! 😍

Had a cracking run in the woods with Lenny yesterday. He ran the whole way nicely trotting in front of me and only causing me to nearly fall on just the one occasion as he performed an emergency stop to tiddle on a bush! 🙈

21/08/2026

Pearls of wisdom from a deconditioned middle-aged bloke 🤣👍🏊‍♂️🚴🏃‍♂️

Navigating my way back to fitness whilst avoiding injury this year, hasn't happened by luck. It's happened by training appropriately for a deconditioned soon to be 49 year old.
It's happened by knowing when to train, and knowing when to simply exercise 🤔

Whilst my mind might think it's still in its 20s and can lap up a daily training beasting, my body has very strong views on that, views I MUST listen to now.

🌞 & 🌚

20/08/2026

Weakness is a pesky so and so...it lives amongst us, hiding in the shadows, the nooks and crannies (what is a cranny???) managing to keep itself undetected, all the while contributing to one's pain / premature fatigue / irritability / sensitivity.

It can be the reason the back fatigues quickly gardening, washing the car, carrying heavy shopping bags, etc.

You might treat the painful area to a regular massage, getting that immediate 'feel-good' afterglow and believing that will 'sort the back out', all the while the hidden weak muscles are having a good old laugh at their incredible hide & seek skills knowing that they remain undetected and unchanged!!!

If you have ongoing / long-term / persistent / recurring lower back pain, then come and see me, let me find the deconditioned tissues and THEN we can start making serious in-roads into getting you sorted 👍

A 50-minute thorough Physio assessment can be made via my website www.mcbridehealth.co.uk where you will choose a day and time to suit, including 8am & 6pm slots as well as Saturday mornings.

Ian
Chartered Physiotherapist (22 years)
Highly skilled finder of hidden weak muscles! ;)

20/08/2026

Just found this old video. You can tell it's old cos I'm lean and looking somewhat youthful.

Anyway, if you're going to use bands for S&C / rehab, then where you place them can make a HUGE difference as to the effort required.

Bands are great as they are so adaptable and can be progressed and regressed accordingly :)

So know your levers and moment arms! 🤔

When finishing really is like taking 1st place! 👍A week last Saturday, Helen and I made the trip to Wragby in Lincolnshi...
19/08/2026

When finishing really is like taking 1st place! 👍

A week last Saturday, Helen and I made the trip to Wragby in Lincolnshire for the Ocean Walker Academy 'warrior' lake race.

We've both really enjoyed our swims here over the past few months, so seeing there was a race at the venue, we nervously decided to go for it 🙈

Helen McBride swam the 1500m and did fantastically well. I'm so proud of her ❤️.

My 3k event came soon after, and the nerves were very much real! 🤢

Having been rescued out of Harthill reservoir earlier in the year, followed by being unable to get past the first buoy at Activities Away, open-water swimming is still very much a mental battle. It genuinely feels like the three sea-swim triathlons I've previously finished (Weymouth 70.3 x 2 & IM Wales) never happened.
Even swimming in the lovely Ocean Walker lake, I've had moments where panic suddenly kicked in and I had to work hard to manage it 😳

The swim itself was a mixed bag; no panics and I matched the fastest pace I'd swam in 'training' (1:58/100) but for a longer distance, which was nice, but my technique and feel for the water was just AWFUL! 🤦‍♂️

I got lapped by a lot of swimmers, finished 3rd from last and was overtaken by a lovely chap swimming the 6k AND doing breaststroke!
Immediately after the swim I was on a bit of a downer as I had hoped for some form of a better performance, but I reminded myself that I didn't panic, I didn't need to be rescued, I certainly swam beyond the first buoy, I got a fab spinny medal BUT most importantly, I got to share the build up and the day with my fabulous wife, so for those reasons, I'm a winner 😊🏆

If you're like me and endeavouring to return to sport / activity / exercise after a long period away and getting deconditioned in the process, then don't waste energy in scrutinising the negatives. Instead, embrace the fact you're taking positive steps and celebrate those wins 🥳

I offer triathlon and run coaching for people looking for a bespoke plan that's produced exclusively for them, fitting in around their goals / fitness / time availability, and like me, you don't have to be fast, just determined 👍

Oh and there's another race at Ocean Walker next month so get onto their site and have a look, as we'd highly recommend it 👍

Ian
Physio
S&C Coach
Run & Tri Coach

Sadly I wasn't called up so will have to make do with spectating instead 🤷‍♂️
13/08/2026

Sadly I wasn't called up so will have to make do with spectating instead 🤷‍♂️

BACK IN THE 20MPH CLUB!!! 😊When I forced myself out the house at the start of the duathlon season to attend race #1, am...
13/08/2026

BACK IN THE 20MPH CLUB!!! 😊

When I forced myself out the house at the start of the duathlon season to attend race #1, amongst the more important things like losing weight, getting fitter and enjoying training again, I had a little secret goal of trying to post a 20mph average bike ride, and last night it happened!

Whilst not exactly comfortable to be wearing it, I decided it was time to don the tri-suit for a little aero- assistance, as well as trying my best to stay on the aero-bars, lasting I'd imagine approx. 20% of the total ride on them...work in progress certainly.

For anyone else trying to regain speed / fitness / body-composition, then if I can do it (not finished yet of course), then so can you.

MY APPROACH:
I've really enjoyed my cycle riding and training since returning. I don't concern myself with pace or HR or watts, I simply get out and ride. Sometimes I feel like hitting it hard, others I just mooch around and explore new tracks, especially on the CX bike :)
I'll include hills within a steady ride (South Ferriby to Elsham) to give me a version of interval training, but otherwise I simply focus on being CONSISTENT.

As I get fitter, faster and leaner, then I'm sure the aforementioned metrics might reappear to my training, but for now, I put zero pressure upon myself and just get out and enjoy riding my bike....I'd encourage you to try the same if you're in a similar position to me :)

As ever, I can't speak highly enough of the brilliant people at Scunthorpe Summer Duathlons for making these events happen, and particular thanks to the Dickerson's for hosting last night's event, with the added bonus of River the dog for great company!

There's one more event remaining on 26th August if you fancy giving it a go, I'd highly recommend and am already looking forward to the 2027 series!

If you'd like help with triathlon coaching, then get in touch and let's see if we're a good fit.

Ian
Physio
Run & Tri Coach
S&C Endurance Coach

12/08/2026

I had to share this as it's a fantastic example of the 'nocebo' effect.
Many of the patients I help with long-term pain are experiencing ongoing problems NOT because of current tissue damage, but due to nocebo, hence why 'chasing' the elusive cause of pain with scan after scan, isn't always helpful for the patient in their recovery, as scans dont show or treat nocebo...
It's not 'sexy' and for the patient they might question how it could help, but trust me, education, reassurance, myth-busting, scan explaining and encouragement can be SO effective for many patients experiencing long-term pain where nocebo is the driving force behind pain production 🤔

WHAT A STRONG FINISH TO MY MORNING SESSION! 💪Teaching people with zero strength-training experience, how to safely and e...
11/08/2026

WHAT A STRONG FINISH TO MY MORNING SESSION! 💪

Teaching people with zero strength-training experience, how to safely and effectively perform key lifts that will benefit their current and future state of health and well-being, will never grow tiresome, especially when I make the big reveal as to the weight they've just lifted.

My new client this morning is keen to pursue strength training having recently retired and having more time to dedicate to it.

The HEX-BAR DEADLIFT is a terrific way to start acclimatising someone to the experience of picking up a heavy item, for repetitions, without a complex movement pattern needing to be taught beforehand.

We worked up to the weight seen in the picture, for two sets of three repetitions.
I'd avoided mentioning the weight to the client, only asking her at the end how much weight she though she'd lifted..."26 kilograms" my client suggested.....try "50 kilograms" I replied.....the look on her face was just brilliant, talk about shock 😮

Prior to today, the client's only experience of lifting a free-weight was a 3kg dumbell.

As ever, I never tire of telling people, "we are all a LOT stronger than we think!"

If you'd like to get stronger so that you're living a full and independent life in years to come, then book in for three 1:1 sessions with me via my website www.mcbridehealth.co.uk selecting the SRTENGTH 4 LIFE option.

Remember, I get to see what happens when people for varying reasons, don't have a great ageing process, resulting in something as simple as standing independently from a chair being a monumental effort.....STRENGTH TRAINING in the relevant form applicable to the individual can prevent this.

BOOK IN NOW and let's take the fight to the ageing process together :)

Ian
Physio
S&C Coach

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