When people mention CrossFit they’re generally referring to a type of strength and conditioning program founded in 2000, which is used by thousands of people over the world. The firms first gym was opened in Seattle, Washington in the USA […]
Continue ReadingThe video below is a series of neural warmups for power training by Craig Twentyman. Neural Warm ups are aimed at stimulation of the neural system. In the case of power training it is all about Rate of Force Development […]
Continue ReadingMuscular hypertrophy is a complex and expansive subject; stress response, adaptation, hormonal/metabolic/immune responses, nutrition, supplementation, exertion levels, training age, physical age, training methodology etc. It is not as simple a process as many would have you believe. It is possible […]
Continue ReadingIntegrated running is a model I like to use when working with team sports. When you start to do a running needs analysis of most court and field based sports you will quickly identify that all 3 areas of energy […]
Continue ReadingTraining specificity makes it easy to understand why sports specific training is so important. Training for your sporting position is the next step. Within most sports the different positons and players have different jobs. When training for any sport it’s […]
Continue ReadingWith any training program it is important to be able to convert the prescribed intensity into a quantifiable distance or time. For example, if your training program has a 100m run at 85% intensity, how do you make sure that […]
Continue ReadingOver 300 of Australia’s best Touch Football players, coaches and officials recently took part in Touch Football Australia’s largest ever training camp in the lead up to the 2013 Super Trans Tasman Series in New Zealand. The camp saw Australia’s […]
Continue ReadingAt this point in the NRL season, although the Newcastle Knights finishing the current season successfully is obviously the first priority, the attention of the performance department inevitably turns to planning next year’s pre season goals and exercise prescription. It […]
Continue ReadingWho am I? 53 years old, former professional rugby league for 10 years, have been lifing weights from the age of 17 and a now a Strength & Conditioning Coach for a several professional sports. I was introduced to Jim […]
Continue ReadingToo often, athletes across all sports fall into the trap of over training and so called ‘dumb’ training. Repetitive long slow sessions, especially closer to competition is a recipe for disaster. Tapering refers to the practice of reducing exercise in […]
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