Tim Karajas 1/5/24 Tim Karajas 1/5/24

Kristian Blummenfelt’s Trendelenburg Sign. Should He Fix It? The Answer Matters To You.

Recently, a picture of Kristian on Instagram caught my attention. He was running on a treadmill, and I thought my myself, "Huh... It looks as though he has a Trendelenburg sign."

Tim Karajas 18/3/24 Tim Karajas 18/3/24

Unleash The Beast! My Top Ten Beast Mode Exercises

The best beast mode experience will have you moving in a way that's intuitive and somewhat low-skill, where you can focus on massive effort. You need to lose yourself in the struggle and not be all up in your head. Exercises that mimic the sort of thing a neanderthal would do work nicely (running, hitting stuff, throwing stuff - you get the picture).

Tim Karajas 25/8/23 Tim Karajas 25/8/23

An Interview About Low Back Pain With Alex Chia, Physiotherapist

Alex was kind enough to chat to me about these topics:

1 - What is back pain? What is the prognosis for back pain?

2 - Is "hands on" treatment (aka "manual therapy") necessary?

3 - Which factors can drive the development of a chronic pain problem?

4 - What is counterintuitive about back pain?

5 - What should you look for in a Physiotherapist?

Tim Karajas 14/8/23 Tim Karajas 14/8/23

Men’s Health Matters Because Men Matter (…Physical Training Is Part Of The Solution…)

Modern life can set men up to fail health-wise. It can also be detrimental to the attainment of the masculine ideal. Physical training is part of the solution. I know this from personal experience. (When I’m not eating soul food…)

Tim Karajas 12/6/23 Tim Karajas 12/6/23

Evaluating Claims Of Health Journalists

How can you know whether media articles reporting on health and medical research are fairly and accurately representing the research results they are writing about?

Tim Karajas 8/5/23 Tim Karajas 8/5/23

Research Shows?

The fact of the matter is that the process of scientific research into human health, medicine and human physical performance, undertaken by universities and other research institutions is very often quite biased …

… These people are behaving like naked emperors, and you ought to know it …

Tim Karajas 17/8/22 Tim Karajas 17/8/22

Beware of mechanistic reasoning

Here’s a counterintuitive truth you need to grasp to make sense of health-related advice and information: you can know something works without knowing how it works. Conversely, having a plausible and persuasive theory about why something might help does not mean it actually helps.

Tim Karajas 4/8/22 Tim Karajas 4/8/22

I got injured twice recently and it had nothing to do with technique.

There’s way more to injury prevention than technique

Tim Karajas 20/6/22 Tim Karajas 20/6/22

Kelpie Korrespondent #5: Running Technique Wars & Info Overload - Part 2

Here’s the second part of this blog post where I outline my tips for dealing with the complicated information environment surrounding running technique.

Tim Karajas 13/6/22 Tim Karajas 13/6/22

Kelpie Korrespondent #5: Running Technique Wars & Info Overload - Part 1

So, in this information landscape - where there’s plenty of data but an under-supply of wisdom - what’s a recreational runner to do?

Tim Karajas 8/11/21 Tim Karajas 8/11/21

My Journey with Tourette’s Syndrome

Tim Karajas 4/9/21 Tim Karajas 4/9/21

Become an Ordinary Athlete

A few years back I was a recently unemployed 35-year-old. I was the primary breadwinner for my family - a wife and two daughters. Money was tight, uncertainty was high, and I was a little unmoored - who wouldn't be?