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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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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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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