The Razor Performance Podcast

Hear from David, who came into the Razor Rebuild after completely losing confidence in his knee. After stepping off a curb and it 'buckling', he new he needed some help to get back to football.  We discuss how we changed his training from bodybuilding splits to full body training, how we used isometrics to restore function to his muscles, and how we progressed his injury rehab and training over 4...

If you are a man in your 40s who keeps dealing with recurring injuries, flare ups, or a body that no longer feels reliable, this episode breaks down exactly what the first step after injury should look like. In this episode, I take you inside a real Injury Audit and show how I assess men in their 40s who want to train hard again but keep breaking down. This is not generic rehab advice. It is a str...

If you are a man in your 40/50s who still trains, still competes, and still cares, but keeps dealing with flare ups, recurring injuries, or a body you no longer fully trust, this episode is for you. Most men in their 40s return to training after injury by guessing. They try rehab exercises. They follow generic programmes. They push through until something flares up again. In this episode, I break...

If you are a man in your 40s who still trains, still competes, and still cares but feels like your body keeps letting you down, this episode is for you. In this episode, I explain how I actually rebuild men in their 40s who keep breaking down, step by step. Not exercises. Not sets and reps. Not generic rehab advice. This is how I assess, how I think, and how I decide what actually matters when som...

If you only ever break down when training starts to get serious again, this episode will make sense of it. You train consistently. You feel OK. Then you push harder, heavier lifts, faster running, higher intensity.. and suddenly your knee, back, or shoulder flares up. This isn’t bad luck. It isn’t ageing. And it isn’t because you’re fragile. In this episode, I explain why athletic men in their 40s...

If you’re a driven man in your 40s who keeps dealing with recurring injuries, stiffness, or stop–start training, this episode will change how you think about pain forever. In this solo episode of the Razor Performance Podcast, I break down the single most powerful question I use with clients to uncover the real cause of long-term injuries: “It was all OK… until ______.” Most injuries don’t come ou...

If you’re a driven man in your 40s who still trains, still cares, but keeps picking up injuries… this episode is for you. In this solo podcast, I explain why traditional rehab fails athletic men, and why so many former athletes, runners, rugby players, and busy professionals end up stuck in a cycle of: Recurring injuries Stop–start training Constant stiffness and niggles “Managing” pain instead of...

Why Bodybuilding Splits Are Failing You in Your 40s (And What to Do Instead) If you’re in your 40s, still training hard, but feeling weaker, stiffer, or more injury-prone than you should be… this episode is for you. In this solo podcast, I break down why traditional bodybuilding splits stop working as you get older, and why so many fit, driven men end up stuck in a cycle of soreness, stop-start tr...

Ski season is here – and with it comes a spike in ACL injuries. In this episode of the Razor Performance Podcast, I’m joined by James Phillips, an ACL rehabilitation specialist and former colleague of mine from Pure Sports Medicine. James now runs the Complete ACL Rehab Course and has spent years helping people return to skiing, sport, and high-level activity after ACL injuries. In this conversati...

In today’s episode of the Razor Performance Podcast, I break down the one thing everyone ignores that keeps them stuck in the injury cycle — and why the site of your pain is almost never the root of the problem. This is the episode you need if you’re a 35–55 year old dad who keeps getting: • Back spasms during lifting • Achilles pain during running • Knee niggles that never disappear • Shoulder pa...

Rob Thirlby — former England 7s star, World Series leading try scorer, Commonwealth Games athlete, and one of the fittest men I ever played with — opens up about the injuries, setbacks, and mental battles that nearly ended his athletic life at 47. For 18 months he was stuck in a cycle of: • Constant niggles • Achilles pain so bad he couldn’t run a mile • Weight gain • Stopping sessions halfway • L...

Training in your 40s is NOT the same as training in your 20s — and if you don’t adapt, you’ll keep running into the same cycle of niggles, flare-ups, slow recovery, and frustration. In this episode of the Razor Performance Podcast, I break down: • Why your wants and needs shift in your 30s–50s• How old injuries and compensations affect your training• Why squats and deadlifts might not be the best...

Welcome to The Razor Performance Podcast. I’m Andy Reay. I’m a former professional rugby player, and for the last fifteen years I’ve been working in strength and conditioning and injury rehabilitation, helping busy men in their late thirties, forties and fifties build strong, capable, resilient bodies again. If you’ve ever felt like your body isn’t quite doing what it used to… if you’ve slipped in...