Training with Pain Series — Weekly Updates from Craig

A weekly series from Craig at Injury Active Clinic Melbourne — covering training logs, strength programming, pain science, hydration, and recovery strategies for active people.

Each week Craig publishes an honest account of what's happening in training and in the clinic — what worked, what didn't, and the reasoning behind every programming decision. These aren't polished marketing pieces. They're real training notes from someone who coaches and trains alongside the members every day.

Cardiac Hill, Threshold Running & Lateral Raises to Pike Holds

Back from deload: 18 rounds of hill sprints at Cardiac Hill, under & over threshold sessions, lateral raises into pike handstand holds, and the Q2 workshop with Dr Samina Kausar.

Supercompensation, Box Squats & Goblet Cyclist Squats

Deload week has arrived. Craig explains supercompensation, why fatigue masks fitness, and what box squats and goblet cyclist squats are doing for your strength.

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

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 identify lateral hip pain (GTPS).

Discover why pain doesn't always equal tissue damage and how to train safely with tendon pain, chronic injuries, and musculoskeletal conditions using evidence-based pain science.