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18 articles on training update, written by the IAC clinical team.

Train With Pain #22: Why Resting Your Back Keeps the Pain Around

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Train With Pain #22: Why Resting Your Back Keeps the Pain Around

The fear avoidance cycle, how our 6 week blocks build strength, why Poliquin step downs are savage on the quads, and a date for the Christmas BBQ.

October 2026 6 min read

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Train With Pain #21: We Retested 49 Members' Knees

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Train With Pain #21: We Retested 49 Members' Knees

What our VALD retests showed across 49 members, the new ForceFrame coming to the gym, our brand video, and a pull-up superset that left Craig's arms wrecked.

October 2026 7 min read

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Train With Pain #20: HYROX Prep Begins

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Train With Pain #20: HYROX Prep Begins

Turning 40, why Saturday fitness isn't as scary as it looks, Deb and Nadia becoming the new faces of IAC, and 10 weeks out from HYROX Pro Doubles.

October 2026 7 min read

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Training with Pain #19: Losing 4kg Wasn't For Me

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Training with Pain #19: Losing 4kg Wasn't For Me

Why I prefer sitting a little heavier, Thursday's strict press session, a clinical case behind a painful lower back, and the referral programme.

September 2026 7 min read

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Training with Pain #18: Your Saturday Conditioning Class Is Now Free

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Training with Pain #18: Your Saturday Conditioning Class Is Now Free

Tempo squats with a paused bottom position, Saturday conditioning now free for every paid member, a Christmas BBQ save-the-date, and team news on Nick and Sam.

September 2026 7 min read

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Training with Pain #17: It's So Good to Be Back

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Training with Pain #17: It's So Good to Be Back

Back from six weeks in Europe, IAC turns 2, a huge member spotlight on Laura, Emily's first bodybuilding comp, our new home at Movement Culture, and HYROX training begins.

September 2026 7 min read

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Training with Pain #16: My Fastest Half Marathon

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Training with Pain #16: My Fastest Half Marathon

Twelve weeks, 452 kilometres, and a 6-minute PB. Two mistakes I made on race day, what I learned, and a huge shoutout to Jaz and Shaz on their first half marathon.

September 2026 6 min read

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Training with Pain #15: Race Week

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Training with Pain #15: Race Week

Twelve weeks of training done, and Sunday it all comes down to the half marathon. My race day plan, why I chase a negative split, how carb loading actually works, and the Winter Challenge.

July 2026 5 min read

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Training with Pain #14: What our programme is showing us

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Training with Pain #14: What our programme is showing us

A tempo run that clicked as taper week begins, why we pair a press with a pull, the Winter Challenge, and what strength testing 49 members through our 6 week programme actually revealed.

July 2026 6 min read

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Training with Pain #13, The Final Boss, Tapering & Dr Samina

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Training with Pain #13, The Final Boss, Tapering & Dr Samina

A 19km run at the redline, what tapering actually means, why the bench press is underrated, Dr Samina's menopause workshop, the Winter Challenge and the completed clinic renovations.

July 2026 9 min read

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Training with Pain #12, I Feel Fitter, Stronger and More Capable

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Training with Pain #12, I Feel Fitter, Stronger and More Capable

Reframing nerves as excitement, a deload week that worked, sub-4:00/km 800m repeats, why Functional Bodybuilding is the long-game programme, Dr Samina's workshop and the Winter Challenge launch.

June 2026 9 min read

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Training with Pain #11, What a Difference a Week Makes

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Training with Pain #11, What a Difference a Week Makes

How sleep turned the week around, smashing the final race-pace session at 4:09/km, why Romanian deadlifts belong in any back-pain plan, Dr Samina's workshop reminder, and a teaser for the Winter Challenge.

June 2026 8 min read

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Training with Pain #10, Burnout, Race Rehearsal & Sumo Deadlifts

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Training with Pain #10, Burnout, Race Rehearsal & Sumo Deadlifts

Edging towards burnout, why stress matters more than people realise, a 19km race rehearsal at 4:20/km, sumo deadlifts, the Q2 menopause workshop date correction, and new hip thrust pads.

June 2026 9 min read

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Training with Pain #9, Week 6 and I AM DONE

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Training with Pain #9, Week 6 and I AM DONE

Halfway through the running programme. The mid-programme grind, pyramid intervals, why pain often improves with loading, dips, and Dr Samina Kausar's upcoming menopause workshop.

July 2026 8 min read

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Hill Sprints, Under & Overs & Overhead Strength, Training Update #8

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Hill Sprints, Under & Overs & Overhead Strength, Training Update #8

Back from deload: 18 rounds of hill sprints at Brimbank, under & over threshold sessions, lateral raises into pike handstand holds, and the strength block continues to deliver.

May 2026 6 min read

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Why Deloads Matter, Training Update #7

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Why Deloads Matter, Training Update #7

Deload week explained: supercompensation, why fatigue masks fitness, box squats, goblet cyclist squats, and what's changing in your strength programme this week.

May 2026 6 min read

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Fatigue Isn't Always What You Think, Training Update #6

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Fatigue Isn't Always What You Think, Training Update #6

Interval training sessions, why Zercher squats cause serious DOMS, the afternoon caffeine trap, and how electrolyte hydration can transform your training week.

May 2026 7 min read

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Strength Training, Running Volume & Lateral Hip Pain, IAC Weekly Update

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Strength Training, Running Volume & Lateral Hip Pain, IAC Weekly Update

Craig shares his running training block, why box squats build strength from the bottom up, why soreness isn't the goal, and how to correctly programme around lateral hip pain.

May 2026 7 min read

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