It has been a decision many months in the making but I just bought myself a TV for the first time since I was a teenager wanting to play video games in my bedroom. Of course I've still watched tv, shows on my laptop, sport on my iPad, YouTube on my phone - and I have even owned a projector and streamed movies on it. I've just not had a black mirror sitting in any room I've lived in, creating an eerie lopsided vortex of energy in the space. Well yesterday I challenged that and went into Curry's and walked out with a 55inch OLED Samsung TV. So why the change of heart? Lately I've been finding myself on some evenings going down youtube binge rabbit holes. Channels like Veritasium, Tom Scott, The Internet Historian, Atrocity Guide (to name a few). The algorithm has gotten so good at feeding me edu-tainment channels that I quite enjoy and makes me feel like I'm learning something too. Now watching these channels in themselves I don't think is bad, and everything in moderation and at the right time. The main thing I noticed though while these are all intellectually stimulating besides the odd funny moments giving me a chuckle I wasn't really FEELING much other then an addictive kind of satisfaction. It's hard in a 10-20minute video to get emotionally invested and frankly youtube mostly isn't about that type of content (though of course there is still good emotive content on there). I know when I am in a bit more of an open/soft space emotionally and I watch a good movie, or get really invested in a set of characters in a tv show it helps me to feel and access my own feelings – wether they're of sympathy or because the moments are relatable to my own life and relationships. Maybe a first world problem but watching shows or movies on my laptop just isn't the same, it's close up, small and it's my work station. On a TV I can unplug for the evening, airplane mode my phone and fully immerse myself in whatever I am choosing to watch (that's the plan at least). Especially with these longer, cold nights it gives me the opportunity to do something that is emotionally stimulating and soulfully productive rather then just doom scrolling.

My apologies if you got the notification yesterday of a live chat there isn’t one today that was previously scheduled before my recent announcement and change in the school and I forgot to cancel it. Will post next time I schedule one for real. Hope everyone’s training is going well! Tim

I discussed this in the last live chat but wanted to make a post to make it clear for everyone... For those who have been in here some time it may be clear I haven't had the same focus on this Skool that I did for the first few years (up until 2025 really). I recently got my first house but bigger then that am now expecting my first child (due next month) with my beautiful partner. Also Rope Flow has taken off and so managing Way of the Rope is taking a lot more time then it once did. A lot of the chapters in this school are fun and valuable chapters of physical development/education. Like side quests, tools, tricks and practices - but for me when my body is feeling good (which thanks to many of the practices I have shared here it is ) all I want to do is run in the hills! (if this is what you desire too then I feel there is a pretty clear trail of breadcrumbs to follow all within this skool) As passionate as I am about running and love talking about sharing what I know and am learning - I know that isn't for everyone. It also feels like a long game now as progress is very gradual and just takes consistency. This leaves me doing less poking around on the fringe edges of the 'fitness industry' and more just developing my own heart, lungs and legs for the demands of traversing hills and mountains as effortlessly as possible. All these factors combined have left me with limited time, limited desire and limited new wisdom to share here. So for now I have decided to put the School of Biomechanics on sort of a pause. How will it work? I have made the skool free for everyone. All you need to do is cancel your membership and then when it runs out rejoin it for free. However you may see that all the premium courses i created here are now paid courses. Everyone that has been in the skool since before 2025 (or people who paid for a yearly membership) I am happy to re-instate every program for you no extra price at all just message me and I can do it. For everyone else who joined in 2025 - for every month you were with my before this date I will give you two programs, just message me and request which one you would like.

My training has been continuing to progress with the barefoot running and I'm excited to share this next time we talk and also hear from all of you what you have been training and enjoying lately. In the meantime feel free to share anything here or ask any questions. Best Tim

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6545190395 Live Chat tomorrow Sept 3rd at 7PM UK time. Been dealing with a bit of a low key lower/mid back injury recently that has strangely moved around over the last few weeks between QL and ribs. It hasn't stopped me training completely but it has slowed me down and made me focus to discover what is missing in my training or what I am compensating for and then over compensating for that making new issues. Also after our talk with @Glenn Kirchmann last week it has been in my mind with his lower back injury too. It feels like it's turned a corner after a productive exploration compression and contraction session yesterday so I would like to discuss my process for that and dealing with any injury and here and I'd love to hear your approaches or anything you've dealt with lately and how you overcame it. I've also got my first triathlon in 2 weeks so any advice from anyone whos done one would be appreciated! Tim