Sophie Hudson

Birmingham

Co-Host at The Big Boo Podcast (Boo Mama)

Author. Speaker. Co-host of The Big Boo Cast. Find me on IG: boomama205.

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Articles

Physio’s Corner: Improving your ankle mobility will unlock new levels in your performance

1 month ago | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

Improving your ankle mobility can improve your rowing performance, and here is why. In a nutshell, good ankle mobility is important in rowing because it allows you to maintain strong positions in your hips, back and shoulders at the catch. If you have restricted ankle mobility, you compensate and compromise these strong positions to get the length.
Five new things I have learnt from some of the best this season

2 months ago | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

Before I tell you the five biggest things I have learnt this season, here is a little background update about my rowing. This season, I am rowing at the University of London Boat Club because I am studying for my Master’s in Public Health.
Physio’s Corner: Why core strength matters for rowers

2 months ago | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

Here is a controversial opinion: rowing isn’t all about the legs. We hear it all the time that rowing is “a legs sport” and laugh a little to ourselves when people say “you must have really big arms if you row”. But the truth is:Yes, rowing is mostly a legs sport, however it also requires your upper body. No, you don’t necessarily have big arms, if you do that’s great for you.
A Conversation Between Two Physios - Our Injury Rehab Journeys

Dec 1, 2024 | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

In September, I caught up with a physio friend of mine named Isy. Isy rows at Leander and previously rowed at Oxford Brookes while getting her undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy. Isy is incredibly transparent about her journey after being diagnosed with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS), her recovery, and her return to full capacity, and she documents it on TikTok. Awareness and education are great, but application is even better.
Pain Should Not Be The Only Metric You Use During Rehab

Sep 16, 2024 | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

Using pain as the only metric to decide if you are still injured is a recipe for re-injury. Injuries can happen for a wide range of reasons. A common one in rowing and sports in general is when the training load exceeds the body’s capacity. Previously we have spoken about the capacity and load and used the analogy of balancing scales. On one side is our capacity. This is what our body can effectively recover from and comfortably within our ability. On the other side is load.
Physio’s corner: How to improve hip mobility

Aug 17, 2024 | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

This article endorses and features content from Sophie’s free eBook on hip mobility. We’re all aware that having limited hip mobility can be linked to back pain (at least, I hope we are all aware), though it is not the only factor. Last season (2023-24), I commonly saw people suffering with lower back and hip pain. This caused the feeling of stiffness and not being able to maintain or even get into certain positions like the catch or a deep squat.
Tips for your off season

Jul 14, 2024 | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

With the season over and the off-season in full swing, now is the time to recover and prepare for the next one. Your nervous system will be very heightened from the stress of racing. Not to mention the sleep that you will have acquired from racing (or partying…) at Henley Royal Regatta, even more so if you had a drink…Realistically, the majority of people will feel recovered in a week or two. It is rare that people will take three to four weeks to feel back to normal.
Physio’s Corner: How to make the most of training camps

May 11, 2024 | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

Most boat clubs go on a training camp before or at the beginning of regatta season, and it’s a great way to build speed and sharpen up ready for races. On training camp, athletes and coaches alike generally have four key aims: mileage, speed, crew cohesion and technique improvements. Generic training camp tips to optimise your training time:Acclimatise – prepare your body for the weather and humidityHydrate – not just water, electrolytes.
Physio’s Corner: my major ick in physio

May 7, 2024 | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

One of my biggest pet peeves is people saying they’re going to do some mobility training, only to get out a massage gun and stay stationary while using it, i.e. not being mobile at all. Generally speaking, I see massage guns being used ineffectively in younger athletes, which I’m putting down to a combination of wanting to use trendy recovery tools and a distinct lack of knowledge on how to optimise mobility in the recovery phase.
Physio’s corner: lower back pain in rowing

Apr 17, 2024 | juniorrowingnews.com | Sophie Hudson

“Finding things your body can do was more meaningful to me than labelling my back pain.”There are many annoying injuries in rowing and lower back pain is definitely one of them.