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Lancashire’s Forest Gump
MEN’S EGOS
WE DISCOVER WHY MEN NEED A CHALLENGE
ULTRA MARATHONS, TOUGH MUDDERS, IRONMANS
THE LIFE OF THEMODERN DAYUNSIGNED MUSICARTIST
WINTERFITNESSTO REALLY WORKTHE ABS
NON LEAGUEVS
PREMIER LEAGUEIS THE TOP FLIGHT WORTH THE MONEY?
THE WORLDS FASTESTRISING SPORTCOMES TO LANCASHIRE
October/November 2014 NOVEMBER TOREMEMBERWHY LANCASHIRE IS THE PLACE TO BEFOR MEN THIS WINTER
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CONTENTSFEATURES
8 COVER STORY EGO DRIVENAs�the�interest�in�exreme�sports�rises�we�breakdown�the�reasons�why.�How�does�the�mind�andthe�ego�of�a�man�work?
6 THE ONLINE GRIND The�internet�changed�the�way�we�liive.�But�is�thatnecissarily�a�good�thing�for�hopeful�music�artistsof�today?
NEWS
4 FOOTGOLF worlds�fastest�rising�sporttouches�down�in�Lancashire.
REVIEWS
11 NON LEAGUE VS PREMIs�it�worth�ditching�the�overpriced�leagues?
5 ON COURSELancashire’s�Lad�tries�Footgolf�
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10 WHAT A PLANK Is�the�olank�the�best�way�to�getripped�abs?
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“It�just�needs�somebody�who�can�swingtheir�foot�at�a�football,�and�get�it�going.�Itcan�be�for�family,�it�can�be�for�kids,�it�canbe�for�adults.�So�to�be�fair�there�isn’treally�anybody�who�can’t�come�down.”
Whilst�typically�used�as�a�bit�of�fun�withsome�mates�on�a�Sunday�afternoon,�FootGolf�are�conjuring�some�big�opportunity’sfor�the�series�elite,�with�the�opportunity�tocompete�in�America�for�the�winners.
For�those�who�think�they�have�got�what�ittakes,�free�registration�is�available�atwww.ukfootgolf.com,�as�well�as�a�£10payment�on�the�day.
By�Luke�Betts
UK Footgolf Champs KickOff In Lancashire
Branded�as�the�world’s�fastestrising�sport�UK�FootGolf�will�betouching�down�on�the�26th
October�in�Euxton�Lancashire,�as�oneof�the�many�fixtures�in�the�UK�FootGolfChampionships.
Originating�from�Holland,�FootGolf�isnow�a�sport�played�all�over�the�world.The�sport�incorporates�a�game�of�golfingrules�but�with�a�football�twist,�and�willattract�people�from�around�the�countryto�the�tournament.
As�opposed�to�hitting�a�golf�ball�with�aclub�participants�have�to�kick�a�footballinto�a�larger�hole�on�a�full�sized�golfcourse.�Over�12�holes�the�traditional�golfrules�also�apply.�Penalties�are�handedfor�a�shot�which�goes�in�a�bunker�orpond.
With�fixtures�dotted�all�around�thecountry�any�one�can�enter�and�takepart.�Competitors�are�placed�on�a�
UK�ranking�system�based�on�theirbest�six�performances�throughout�theyear.
Manager�of�the�course�Jamie�Wilsoninsisted�that�it’s�not�as�easy�as�it�looksthough;
“People�need�to�remember�that,�if�theyare�going�to�curl�it,�they�need�to�curl�itmore,�because�it�will�just�carry�on�going.So�the�idea�is�to�kick�it�straight,�but�it’snot�as�easy�as�it�sounds.�There�are
Bunkers,�and�hazards,�and�stuff�to�getaround�so�it’s�pretty�difficult.”
The�Euxton�FootGolf�course�is�one�ofthree�courses�in�Lancashire,�and�has�hadsome�brilliant�success�since�its�openingto�the�public.
“We�had�a�half�price�opening�offer,�it�wasonly�£3�each,�and�220�people�came�eachlast�weekend�which�was�pretty�cool.“We�had�two�stag�dos,�two�footballteams,�a�cricket�team,�and�people�who�
play�in�Sunday�league�teams.�Lads�who�think�they�are�really�good�at�football,rocking�up�and�not�doing�very�well,putting�it�in�the�pond,�and�losing�thefootball.”
The�beauty�of�thissport�is�that�almostanybody�can�playalong,�encouragingmates�and�familiesalike�to�enjoy�thegame�in�a�non-pressureenvironment.
“It’s�more�comeand�have�a�go,have�a�try,�if�youcan�kick�a�footballyou�can�play.�Itdoesn’t�need�anysort�of�technique,no�particularstrengths�orweaknesses�oranything.
Lads�who�think�they�are�really�good�atfootball,�rock�up�and�don’t�do�very�well,putting�it�in�the�pond,�and�losing�the�ball.”
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FOOTGOLFFACTS
Footgolf was discovered in 2006
First invented by Dutch footballerWillem Kortsen who played for Tottenham.
He would end training sessions bykicking the ball from the pitch backto the changing rooms in as short atime as possible.
The game has risen since thedecline of popularity in traditionalgolf. in 2006 to 2014 643 coursesclosed in the USA alone.
The first FootGolf world cup washosted in Hungary in 2012. BelaLengyel of Hungary is the firstWorld Cchampion.
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Lancashire’sLad Gives Ita Go..As�the�rain�drizzled�down�the�windowpane,�and�the�tedious�role�of�chief�childminder�reached�its�50th�game�of�Fifa�15,something�needed�some�spice�on�amundane�Sunday�afternoon.
“Anyone�for�a�game�of�Footgolf?”�Iproposed�hopefully�over�the�mindnumbing�clicks�and�taps,�which�filled�theliving�room.�Before�I�knew�it�there�were�4�kids,�fourflying�footballs,�and�a�pond,�which�I�foundmyself�splaying�across,�after�an�attemptat�a�silky�chip�shot�on�hole�three.
This�wasn’t�quite�what�I�had�expected�asI�scratched�my�head�at�the�score�card.�Iwas�finding�it�hard�to�accept�how�I�wasalready�ten�over�par�after�hole�4,�andthree�shots�behind�a�ten�year�old.�
Call�me�out�of�touch�with�the�currentcrop�of�youngsters,�but�he�definitely�didn’tget�it�in�two�on�the�last�150�yard�hole.Two�avoidable�tree�interceptions,�anightmare�in�the�sand�bunker,�and�anumber�of�unforgivable�misses�from�ayard�out�later,�my�dreams�of�becoming�aprofessional�foot�golfer�had�quicklydrowned�in�the�pond�beside�me.
So�what�did�I�learn�from�this�experience?Firstly�I�can’t�kick�the�ball�as�far�as�Ithought�I�could.�Secondly�I�can’t�kick�theball�as�straight�as�I�thought�I�could.�Thisreality�check�resulted�in�a�frustratingafternoon�as�I�toyed�between�a�bend�itlike�Beckham�approach,�and�the�type�ofembarrassing�‘toe�bop’�kick�a�local�mayorwould�do�at�a�charity�fete.
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TALKING TOTHE EXPERT
JAMIEWILSON
“You have to have areasonable level ofskill in both sports tobe succesful”
“Being able tokick a ballstraight is notas easy as itlooks”
“Balance is key.Especially in thesewinter tournaments”
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hoping�to�one�day�get�signed�said;“People�don’t�want�to�go�to�gigs�as�much�asthey�used�to�which�is�sad.�Ten�to�fifteen�yearsago�people�would�go�and�watch�unsignedbands,�but�now�they�can�listen�to�them�online.The�former�Runshaw�College�student�hasbecome�acceptant�of�his�duty�to�have�a�heavypresence�online.�As�the�opportunities�build�sodoes�the�pressure�to�have�an�original�imageand�sound.“If�you�are�going�to�get�anywhere�today�then�Ithink�you�quickly�find�out�that�you�have�got�tobe�really�unique�with�what�you�are�doing.To�narrow�it�down�Allen�whose�soundtrack‘Rich�and�Famous’�was�recently�played�onSoccer�AM,�believes�the�opportunities�forNorthern�artists�have�been�as�limited�as�theyhave�ever�been�in�the�non-virtual�world.
The�internet�has�had�its�influences�onstomping�grounds�for�growing�artists,�such�asbusking,�open�mics�and�gigs.�Whilst�they�arestill�used�as�locations�to�build�a�following,talent�spotters�are�beginning�to�see�less�rele-vance�in�them.In�the�60’s�Liverpool�was�the�city�with�thebiggest�music�attraction,�as�The�Beatles�wereone�of�the�first�to�bring�the�Rock�and�Roll�erato�Britain.�Even�more�recently�it�could�beargued�that�the�Manchester�scene�has�dieddown�a�lot�since�the�early�90’s.�With�NorthernSoul�clubs,�the�hacienda�and�factory�records�itcould�be�a�while�before�there�is�anotherlegendary�movement.“There’s�a�lot�of�good�bands�out�there�andthat’s�the�frightening�thing.�There�are�probablymore�good�bands�now�than�when�there�was�ascene�there.”Now�everything�seems�to�be�set�aroundLondon.�All�the�major�labels�are�based�in�thecapital�city,�and�therefore�an�importantmanager�would�more�likely�stumble�across�anartist�at�an�open�mic�down�south.
“Unless�you�are�going�and�playing�gigs�downthere�obviously�you�won’t�have�a�fan�base,�soit�feels�like�you�are�starting�again�almost.
THE RISE OF THEONLINE GRINDThe�internet�is�constantly�changing�the
way�we�live,�and�this�idea�is�reinforcedto�us�almost�every�day.�The�internet
has�altered�the�role�requirements�of�manyoccupations,�and�if�you�don’t�adapt�quicklyyou�are�soon�lef��behind.�In�the�musicbusiness�especially�artists�have�been�forcedup�to�completely�re�strategize�their�approachto�making�it�to�the�top.�But�has�the�internetmade�it�an�easier�road�to�the�top?
For�better�or�worse�the�modern�day�artist�hasto�be�as�influential�online�as�they�do�in�the�realworld.�Therefore�this�has�changed�the�waymusical�talents�are�discovered.�Since�therelease�of�free�video�sharing�websites�manyviral�internet�sensations�have�been�discoveredand�signed.�Take�the�most�famous�example�ofyoung�busker�Justin�Bieber.�
Music�sharing�sites�such�as�Sound�Cloud�havereplaced�the�old�demo�tape.�Artists�now�sharetheir�content�for�free,�whilst�also�building�anonline�portfolio.�Modern�day�music�consumersare�interested�in�the�concept�of�discovery�byfinding�new�band’s�online,�as�opposed�toowning�a�CD.Managers�of�labels�are�always�on�the�lookoutfor�an�artist�making�the�loudest�noises�in�thevirtual�world.�Closer�to�home�Blackpool�bornartist�Rae�Morris�got�noticed�by�becomingSoundCloud�famous.�Social�media�sites�also�allow�artists�to�buildcontacts�and�relationships�with�fellowmembers�of�the�industry.But�in�spite�of�this�evolvement�has�this�reallyhelped�the�unsigned�artist?�Or�is�this�just�areplacement�for�the�different�ways�artists�havedistributed�their�material�over�the�years?Take�pirate�radio�as�an�example�in�the�1960’s.
When�the�BBC�refused�to�air�rock�and�popmusic�illegal�stations�broadcast�new�Britishbands�from�sea�boats.�From�there�new�artistswere�able�gain�exposureIt�could�be�argued�that�the�internet�has�alsobeen�a�hindrance.�Jordan�Allen�a�musician
has�the�internet�benefitted�the�unsigned�artist?
That’s�when�you�have�got�to�try�and�win�thelabels�over.�There�is�a�definite�advantage�forbands�that�are�down�south,�as�they�build�theircontacts�down�south.”
Due�to�a�decrease�in�gig�interest�however,artists�also�have�to�be�careful�not�to�give�toomuch�away�online.�Online�users�of�today�don’texpect�to�pay�for�music.�Sites�such�asYouTube�and�cheap�subscriptions�to�Spotifymake�that�expectation�feasible.�Therefore�itcan�be�very�difficult�to�hide�some�of�yourcontent�as�well�as�generating�consistent�inter-est.�In�an�interview�with�NME�Stevie�Nicks�ofFleetwood�Mac�believes�this�type�of�onlinepiracy�has�killed�the�chances�of�the�next�bigstar;“The�music�business�is�in�such�a�bad�place,and�it’s�very�hard�for�a�new�Fleetwood�Mac,Led�Zeplin,�or�The�Who�or�any�elite�bandsfrom�the�late�60’s�to�emerge�now.�Becausethere�is�no�money.�How�can�you�just�take�offand�play�gigs�that�you�are�not�getting�paid�for.You�can’t�do�what�we�did,�because�we�gota�little�help.“Talk�about�video�killed�the�radio�star.�Theinternet�killed�the�video�and�the�radiostar.”
In�agreement�with�this�Allen�revisited�hisexperience�of�struggling�for�gigs;“For�a�northern�band�if�you�are�going�to�go�andplay�down�south�you�won’t�get�travel�money.�Itis�much�cheaper�for�them�to�book�an�act�downthere.�
“There�has�been�so�many�points�where�I’vethought�fuck�this�I’ve�had�enough.�But�staymotivated�and�don’t�give�up�because�if�youthink�you’re�good�enough�you�probably�are.”Upon�research�though�it�must�be�concludedthat�the�internet�has�helped�an�establishedartist�more�than�an�up�and�coming�one.�Whilstthe�internet�has�made�it�possible�to�go�‘global’,this�doesn’t�help�an�artist�who�isn’t�already
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As�participation�levels�for�eventsdesigned�to�test�the�human�limits�areconstantly�rising,�in�both�men�andwomen,�it�poses�a�valuable�question.Why?
Without�always�noticing�this�obsessivedesire�is�all�around�us.�In�the�parks�on�aSunday�or�in�the�gyms�in�the�evenings,people�of�all�shapes�and�sizes�constructtheir�master�plans�in�order�to�take�onmarathons,�ultra-marathons�and�eventriathlons.�Each�extreme�challengeseems�to�be�belittled�by�the�next,�as�theoverweight�weekend�warrior�strives�formore.
Take�the�Tough�Mudder�for�example,�aglobal�franchise�which�prides�itself�onbeing�the�toughest�assault�course�in�theworld.�Since�it’s�opening�in�2010,�theevent�has�attracted�over�1.3�millionparticipants,�70%�of�those�being�males.
As�a�member�of�the�male�species�wehave�all�at�some�stage�in�life�decided�totake�up�some�sort�of�challenge�in�orderto�test�our�physical�and�mentalcapabilities.�This�epiphany�is�usuallyformulated�after�a�Sunday�afternoonre-running�a�Rambo�box�set,�andsuddenly�realising�you�are�less�of�a�manthan�Shirley�Bassey.�
This�sudden�mental�crisis�for�many�iseased�by�a�few�weeks�of�press�ups�at�thegym,�or�a�sign�up�to�a�local�10k�run.�Theresult�of�this�mad�adrenaline�surgeusually�ends�the�same�way.�By�the�end�ofweek�two�the�idea�of�a�“go�hard�or�gohome”�approach�means�an�evening�spenton�the�sofa�with�a�chilled�beer,�wonderingwhere�it�all�went�wrong.
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“Typically males have theneed to win females, andso tend to exhibit risktaking behaviours”
With�an�average�participation�age�of�29years�old�up�to�15,000�people�trudgetheir�way�through�a�12�mile�assaultcourse,�braving�mud,�water,�and�evenhigh�voltage�electric�shocks�to�reach�thefinish.
According�to�Psychologist�JoanneCrawford,�this�theory�is�nothing�new.�Asa�tutor�at�Runshaw�College,�Leylandshe�teaches�the�Evolutionary�Theory�tostudents,�when�explaining�reasonsmale’s�commit�crimes.Crawford�said;�“You�could�also�apply�theidea�of�taking�part�in�Tough�Mudder�to'win'�females.�Males�take�risks�to�try�andshow�how�good�of�a�mate�they�wouldbe,�to�produce�healthy�offspring.”
“In�2006,�1.42�million�offenders�weresentenced�in�England�and�Wales�ofwhich�80%�were�male.��More�males�endup�in�prison�than�females,�which�couldbe�due�to�the�fact�that�males�take�morerisks�than�females�on�a�day-to-daybasis,�as�they�have�a�shorter�life�ex-pectancy.�“Evolutionary�psychologists�suggest�thattypically�males�have�the�need�to�“win”
females,�and�so�tend�to�exhibitrisk-taking�behaviour�in�front�of�others.Behaving�in�that�way�would�help�themdemonstrate�to�their�potential�matesthat�they�are�the�best�person�availableto�produce�the�fittest�offspring�and�soensure�survival�of�their�genes.”��
But�imagine�taking�such�a�gru-elling�hobby�and�making�it�yourfull�time�profession.�Formallyknown�as�Lancashire’s�ForestGump�Ultra�Marathon�runnerDave�Moretta�has�made�whatbegan�as�a�one�off�challenge�acareer.�This�consists�of�apainstaking�training�scheduleday�in�day�out.�Ultra�marathon�running�whichis�any�race�over�the�26.2�milemarathon�distance,�is�a�fastgrowing�sport,�and�has�had�a10%�increase�in�competitorssince�2013.
According�to�Moretta,�heblames�a�medical�condition�forhis�sporting�persistence;“I�have�a�lack�of�serotonin�inmy�body�(the�feel�good�factor),which�from�an�early�age�hasmade�things�really�hard�tocreate�a�buzz.�So�after�leavingthe�army�I�decided�to�committo�becoming�a�pro�enduranceathlete.”
Typically�serotonin�helpstransmit�messages�to�thebrain,�which�effect�mood,�sex-ual����desire,�appetite,�andmost�of�our�40�million�braincells.�A�lack�of�serotonin�inmost�cases�is���directly�linkedto�mental��������disorders�suchas�depression,�which�shock-ingly�affects�one�in�five�UKadults.
It�could�be�argued�that�theconstrictions�of�society�force�people�toseek�relief�from�this.Victoria�Mousley�a�BritishUltramarathon�runner�believes�thatthe�ego�of�a�woman�is�just�as�strong.
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“We�live�in�a�world�of�longer�workinghours�and�jobs�which�people�have�towork�very�hard�at,�and�I�think�exerciseespecially�"extreme"�forms�have�becomemore�appealing.�The�idea�of�beastingyourself�round�an�obstacle�course�orenduring�10�hours�of�running�almost
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WHAT A PLANK
When people have the urge to build bad boy abs ‘the plank’ exercise is usually one of the firstpoints of call. Whilst this exercise is useful if done properly it usually isn’t. You only have to take alook at the image above to notice that when posture is poorly performed it actually does very littlefor your abs. Infact it puts increased pressure on your back. Here are some exercises that reallywork your abs.
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CORE AND TRICEPS
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Techniqueby keeping the back straight,lower down like a press up, androtate the board. 10 reps 3 setsbottom�right:
CABLE CORETechnique
by using the cable keep yourback straight and move like apress up. 15 reps 3 sets
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A PLANK ADAPTATIONTechnique
This plank excercise takes the oressure off the back. By beginning inthe plank position but rotating the legacross the body and back, this will alsowork the obleaks (the outer abs). Swaplegs to work both sides. 12 reps 3 sets
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OBLEAK ABDOMINAL
BALL SITUPSTechnique
As opposed tohunching in a normalsit up the ball enablesyou to keep a straightback. 20 reps 3 sets
FRONTAL ABSSHOULDERS
BALL SLAMTechnique
This one issimple. with amedicine ballslam the ball onthe floor and pickup. 18 reps 3 sets
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CHORLEY FC
FANSAll in al
l non league fa
ns made a brill
iant
account of the
mselves. On a b
one chilling
Tuesday evening
where a night
watching
England on the
TV would have
been the easier
option, over 16
00 home fans t
urned out.
Admittedly over
half of those l
ooked as thoug
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they had spent
the day outside
Lidl selling the
big issue, but th
e commitment w
as there all the
same. For me t
he fans of a non
-league side be
at
the Premier Leag
ue fan’s hands d
own. A non-
league team re
ally represents
who you are, a
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where you com
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just a team wh
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has your favour
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more�and�more�football�fans�are�ditching�the�overpriced�leagues�full�of�egodriven�pre�Madonna’s�to�support�the�towns�that�mean�the�most�to�them.But�how�does�a�day�spent�watching�non-league�football,�a�game�raising�in
popularity�compare�to�the�big�leagues?�Not�very�well�you�may�think.THE MATCHFor a team who are only two divisions below
official league football, the quality of play was
surprising. Both sides adopted the ‘hoof and hope’
approach, traditionally celebrated in local parks
on a Sunday morning.The creation of chances were pretty minimal also,
and when a chance did come along many could be
accused of not being able to hit a very large barn
door. . Whilst the world’s best stars could be
criticised for their lack of work ethic, their basic
skill in this case compensates for the number of
slices and miss kicks witnessed, which must leave
non-league fans screeching in frustration.
THE MANAGERChorley FC have been gifted with a manager who has
been there and done it before. Gary Flitcroft had a
solid career in the top division playing for Manchester
City Blackburn and Sheffield United, and has since
dragged Chorley up two divisions since his
appointment in 2010.Other non-league clubs however haven’t been so
fortunate however. The away assistant manager took
me back to the days of Sunday league football as a
child, as he hurled abuse (all unproductive) at us from
a distance, beer and fag in hand.
THE FOOD
In all honesty m
y initial non-lea
gue snobbery
made it difficult
to expect anyth
ing but a
packet of quaver
s and an Irun Br
u but lo and
behold. The new
ly furbished kitc
hen was
bustling, as staf
f worked tireles
sly to serve a
large array of ta
sty recipes. Arg
uably there
was nothing to c
hange the lives
of a high
cholesterol suffe
rer’s, but who ca
res it’s a
football match!
We have all had
that heart in
mouth moment
in the que at a
Premier
League game, a
s you suddenly
realise it
would be cheap
er to adopt a do
lphin than it
would to buy a b
eer and a Mars
Bar. But just
look at the valu
e here
VerdictWould I honestly go and watch a non-leaguegame again? Probably not. But in spite ofthis a lot of credit can be handed clubs thataim to give fans the best experience possi-ble with the resources they have.
For me the quality of football just wasn’tgood enough. But it depends what you wantfrom the experience.
For now though the Premier League stillreigns supreme. But as the attraction con-tinues to grow predominantly amongstyounger supporters, it could be a matter oftime before non-league starts to rival theglitz and glamour of the Premier League.
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