For many athletes, the off season and pre-season is an ideal time to build some mass but I’m not talking about the kind of inflated guns that Arnie would be proud of. Fair enough if you are looking to build some biceps for the beach but that shouldn’t be your primary focus. But why bother…
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[sgmb id=”1″]Ollie from UYRUFC performing a fantastic POWER exercise, the power clean and hang clean!
[sgmb id=”1″]Unstable surface training (UST) includes the use of wobble boards, Swiss balls, stability balls, foam pads and balance discs, which are used to decrease or eliminate an individual’s point of contact on solid ground. Having spoken to athletes and various sport coaches about S&C training methods, UST appears to still be used with some…
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It shouldn’t still shock me (but it does) when I hear coaches and athletes say that “weight training will slow you down” and/or “lifting weights will bulk you up”. This isn’t just what I’ve heard from combat sports, this includes a whole host of sporting disciplines, including sprinting, team sport and many other backgrounds that depend on…
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What is strength and conditioning? This is a really common question I hear. It does seem to be a term used amongst athletes, coaches and fitness enthusiasts these days but what is it? When it comes to sport, strength and conditioning is generally used to improve performance and reduce risk of injury from sporting and…
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I had a fantastic email this morning from one of my athlete’s at Leeds Rowing Club… “Hi Rob, We won the mixed masters double event at the national championships yesterday. It was a good race. We were down a bit of the start but didn’t panic. We drew level with about 500m to go then…
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Earlier this year, I received a message through my website from a lady who asked if I could help with training her 12 year old son, Joe. Nothing out of the ordinary there but as I read on, I found that Joe was suffering from a condition called Spastic Cerebral Palsy (CP). For those who…
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Roll outs are one of the best anti-extension core exercises out there which I use a lot with my clients and athletes. Here we have Thai Boxing Luke Imeson working on Swiss ball roll-outs which are a good starting point. The aim is to keep your hips extended, kneeling tall and keep your trunk braced…
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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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