Sports Specialisation at a Young Age: Risk, Reward?
Sports specialisation or early specialisation, refers to intense and very specific focus on one sport from a young age. Normally, the reason or thought behind this is that by...
Purpose and Intent Drive Adaptation in Personal Training
This morning I was coaching one of my regular Personal Training Clients in Sunningdale. Due to my client having a competition in the upcoming few weeks, the volume has been...
Strength Before Conditioning: Will I Be Too Fatigued??
We all have the same number of hours in the day. However, the majority of us are not elite athletes. This means that we cannot devote our day solely to training and generally...
Training Age, Specialisation and Exercise Selection
Specialisation refers to training with a narrow focus, directly linked to the actions and movements used within a sport itself. There has long been a debate as to what age...
How To Programme For Strength Training: Keep It Simple
Recently I have seen a number of posts, articles, videos and all claiming to be the best “system” for X, Y or Z. These systems are generally lengthy, wordy and...
Life is Life: Dealing with Mistakes in Sport and Performance
For this blog post I am going to do something a little different. While I normally like to focus on training trends, research and more of the sciency technical stuff, this is...
Power Type Resistance Training Improves Explosive Performance
Many team sports and clubs are starting to incorporate “primer” sessions the day before a game. In some cases these sessions are even performed the morning of a...
Velocity Based Training: A Brief Guide to Understanding VBT
As sport science evolves, more and more methods of training emerge. It is important for any evidence based practitioner to stay up to date with the latest trends. Of late,...
Recovery during High Intensity Interval Training is Essential
No matter your level of performance, recovery is essential. not only between session but within them. Whether it is simply regaining control of your breathing and heart rate...