A top single leg explosive exercise that can be utilised by athletes looking to develop explosive power, particularly combat athletes, team sports, racquet sports etc. Start in a good solid position with your lead leg positioned on a box/bench (not too high though, approx. 12″). Keep the majority of your weight over the front leg…
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Here we’ve got Thai Boxer Luke Imeson performing an anti-rotation exercise as part of a tri-set. We’re looking for good posture throughout the movement, with hips and shoulders facing forward. Really good exercise to use for many sports and easily progressed. The first progression is this 10 o’clock to 2 o’clock movement. Particularly good in…
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Ok, so I’ve had a few people asking me about recovery after training so I thought I’d write a short article on what strategies YOU should have in place if you’re an athlete or train regularly. The fundamental aim when we train is to OVERLOAD our body a suitable amount so that an adaptation will…
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08/04/14: The Easter holidays have arrived and we have completed six weeks of Strength and Conditioning training at Harrogate Grammar school! The pupils have been great and worked really hard! All of these sessions were aimed at improving a range of qualities relating to sport including movement, linear speed, lateral speed and multi-directional movement. In…
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12/03/14: OK, so we are now 3 weeks into the Strength and Conditioning, after school classes with a mixture of year 9 and 10 pupils from Harrogate Grammar School. Plenty of progress since we started and there are new faces joining the group every week! For the first few sessions, we’ve been working on basic…
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26/02/14: I have recently started a ‘Strength and Conditioning’, after school class with a mixture of year 9 and 10 pupils from Harrogate Grammar School. The long term aim of these types of sessions is to develop physical competency in movement, strength, speed and agility. These are essential qualities in almost all sports and the…
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Let’s face it, sugar is highly addictive for a lot of people. Many of us think about food ALOT, we even dream about it! I have to admit, in the past I have been a slave to food cravings and it can be a VERY powerful feeling. Most people will have felt this same craving…
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Fight prep for Thai Boxer Luke Imeson – Power Circuit 2
