Olympic Style lifting compliments sprint training perfectly. It does this by making sure everything in the body is 'fully connected.' This is based on the principle that all movements have a kinetic chain.
I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.
When I was competing, I cut out red meat but only because I felt it took too long to digest, so I stuck to chicken and fish.
I used to say to my opponents: 'If you let me beat you, I'm going to tell your kids you were beaten by an older man.' When I beat them I would tell them I did it with a slight hamstring problem or that I was only feeling 80 per cent fit.
When I was competing I didn't have a nutritionist. It wasn't something that British athletics offered back then.
I'm good in the garden and I can do the cooking, ironing and cleaning, but I can't hang wallpaper or paint.