The Brick Session

@ORION_coaching @LawLitz Neighbours dog, but basically ours.

@LawLitz @thebricksession Yeah …

We’re fostering this tyke, deciding whether or not to be foster failures (adopting him). Meet Wheels McGillicuddy, so named because he absolutely motors on walks. Yes, Lori has banned me from officially naming him.

@ORION_coaching solid logic here

This is spot on.

The Evidence Behind Shockwave Therapy — All in One Place 660+ peer-reviewed studies across 8 clinical domains. This ESWT & EMTT bibliography represents a comprehensive, clinically focused evidence base for shockwave and regenerative therapies. Covering plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, knee pathology, scar therapy, neurological conditions and more — it highlights not just what is being treated, but how strong the evidence is behind it. Colour-coded by therapy type and level of evidence, this is designed to bridge the gap between research and real-world clinical practice.

@ORION_coaching @appao26 @tomcoppens_ I think the only positive thing about these shows and others like it are small people feel a little taller.

@appao26 @tomcoppens_ Consider it done. If you’re willing to dig a little, last year @thebricksession had me on his podcast and we discussed doping in Sport.

Before everyone goes crazy and buys a 500 dollar super shoe On average these shoes give you on average anywhere from 1-2.5% speed advantage. An argument can be made that these specific ones the benefit could be closer to 4% according to Adidas But that’s for the ELITE ATHLETES The average Joe would be better off increasing his mileage and especially do more strength work to improve his running economy and be less injury prone (so he can run more) Oh, losing weight also helps Buy the shoe when you’re chasing a PR at your peak fitness but build the engine first

@ORION_coaching @appao26 @tomcoppens_ I think the only positive thing about these shows and others like it are small people feel a little taller.

@ORION_coaching @appao26 @tomcoppens_ I think the only positive thing about these shows and others like it are small people feel a little taller.

@andrewwoodroffe If you’re athletes are responding well and are happy with their progression, then don’t waist your energy on click bait. Concentrate on becoming an even better coach and focus on what’s important. Your athletes. I personally enjoy a good brick session, after 30 yrs.

I always find posts like this in coaching super strange. I’ve coached for 11+ years and used brick sessions successfully for amateurs to professionals at all levels of tri Running ultimately is done under fatigue What might work for 1/2 athletes is not the same for everyone!

Subchondral Bone Lesions Drive Knee OA. Shockwave + MSCs Target the Source. Regenerative . Medicine. RMOS - Regenerative Medicine Orthopaedic Society Dr Shinya Nakasato (N Clinic / Waseda University, Japan) has spent ten years building something rare — a clinically and histologically grounded framework for knee OA with subchondral bone lesions, supported by serial MRI data collected in real patients over a decade. His central insight: it is the subchondral bone plate tear — not cartilage loss alone — that drives the most aggressive bone marrow lesions. Synovial fluid infiltrates the bone marrow cavity. NGF rises. Osteoclast density rises. The microenvironment collapses from within. Nakasato S, Aso K, Mitsuoka T, et al. Appl Sci. 2025;15:11661. lnkd.in/e-8safrz His response: focused ESWT combined with both intra-articular and intraosseous MSC delivery — targeting the pathological core directly. Dr Nasakato s published evidence supports this precisely: ▸ Hernigou et al. 2021 — intraosseous delivery: 20% needed TKA at 15 years vs 70% intra-articular alone lnkd.in/ePdD3GNK ▸ Sun et al. 2013 — ATP/P2X7 confirmed as the master osteogenic switch activated by ESWT lnkd.in/euvyrgT2 ▸ Zhang/Zou 2018 — ESWT boosts MSC proliferation; complete cartilage healing in vivo lnkd.in/ehAGu5_U ▸ Kon et al. 2021 — combined IA+IO BMAC: IKDC 40→63, bone marrow oedema reduced on MRI lnkd.in/eETGuhvP Presented at RMOS. RMOS - Regenerative Medicine Orthopaedic Society Shinya Nakasato | STORZ MEDICAL AG Yoshiyuki Senbonmatsu Japan 🇯🇵 Looking forward to meeting up with Dr Nasakato at Madrid ISMST Congress to continue Research and Development ESWT + Stem Cells combination plus rehabilitation thanks to collaboration clinical trials Cellcolabs Sweden GMP BM Stem Cells and USA TOBI: The Orthobiologic Institute

Mark sits down with Collin Chartier for a conversation that doesn’t shy away from the uncomfortable. After receiving a three-year ban for a doping violation, Collin opens up, honestly and without deflection about that decision that changed everything. Why did he do it?

“How can she be THAT far clear of the 2nd and 3rd fastest athletes ever?” Excellent question.

Shockwave therapy works by giving the tendon a controlled stimulus that kick-starts the healing process. It helps increase blood flow, activates tendon cells, and encourages the body to produce and organise stronger collagen. It also helps settle pain and irritation in the tissue. Tendons are slow to adapt, so this process continues over weeks, not days. When the diagnosis is right, shockwave is a very safe treatment. Over 11 years, I’ve used it across all tendon problems—from Achilles to shoulders—particularly in athletes who often prefer to avoid injections. I’ve seen consistently strong results when it’s combined with the right rehab. Demand has grown significantly, with a full clinic and ongoing waiting list, having to turn patients away.

When collegiate men are upset about a doping accusation and so refuse to share the podium with another athlete who might have had a sliver of advantage, they are praised by the public. When collegiate women refuse to play games against men, they are shamed, insulted, threatened, told they are sore losers, told to "get good," told they are lazy, lectured by senators who would have "welcomed the chance" to compete against someone with an unfair advantage.

@ORION_coaching @bbculp Or prone position

@bbculp USADA will come knocking later today. Hide behind the couch.

Tour of Hormuz 2.1

Sat here watching the @worldtriathlon in Lanza. I think next time put the commentators in a sound proof room and some metrics would be helpful. Asking for a friend

@sharrond62 True story this one.

I loved obstacle courses in gym lessons, anyone else?

@liltriprincess @AliBrownleetri @TerraAPI

@thebricksession @AliBrownleetri @TerraAPI That’s a superficial comment to a very complex problem. Start with food industry, then the big socio economics. Not everyone has the same access to positive choices.

GLP-1 meds (Ozempic, Wegovy, etc.) are transforming weight management and health, but what’s happening under the hood according to real-world wearable data? A fascinating analysis by Rocio at @TerraAPI Research looked at 538 users tracking daily steps, heart rate, and HRV around their GLP-1 doses: • Activity drops noticeably, fewer steps on dosing days, with the effect persisting up to 7+ days (and sometimes longer). Effect sizes grow over time windows. • Resting heart rate rises slightly but consistently, peaking 2–7 days post-dose. • HRV drops (a marker of autonomic recovery/stress resilience) and stays suppressed for weeks. These are within-person trends, each user compared to their own baseline, so not just noise. Likely tied to side effects like fatigue, reduced appetite, or autonomic shifts, though causality isn’t proven. If you’re on a GLP-1 and your wearable shows lower steps or weirder HR/HRV patterns around injection days… you’re not alone. The big takeaway? These drugs deliver powerful benefits, but tracking wearables helps spot the full picture, including trade-offs we don’t always hear about. Time to consider prescribing them with an exercise routine? Very interested to hear if anyone had noticed these kinds of changes? Drop your experience below. Curious to read more? Check the full Terra Research post in the comments below. #GLP1 #Ozempic #Wegovy #Wearables #HealthTech #WeightLoss #DataDrivenHealth

@liltriprincess @AliBrownleetri @TerraAPI I think the problem is having access to excessive food though the mouth. Obesity isn’t an illness, it’s gluttony, lack of discipline, and lack of exercise. The medical industry should be banned from prescribing this crap. This is indicative of the world we live in now. Easy fix