“Just hold stuff above your head” How Hard Can it Be?
When it comes to the content within this post, it's safe to say I learnt the hard way! I have always been a "fast twitch" athlete, from long jump to
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It’s in the bones: How early maturers shedding new light on the RAE in youth sports
The Relative Age Effect in youth sports is used to describe the bias or skew of chronological ages within age group squads. Young athletes born in the first two quarters
It’s Too Hot to Train? You May Be Missing Out
The temperature has soared this week in the UK. While Personal Training in Richmond Park, London I was asked whether or not it was good to exercise in the heat.
Linear Progression is the Key to Longevity
Personal training is a weird and wonderful world. In my opinion, how and when clients find you is some what irrelevant. I want to know why, why do you want a personal
Get Bouncing with Plyometric Training
Plyometrics - training in which you exert maximum force in a minimum time frame. Most commonly lower limb, you are looking for <.25 second contact time. Often seen as dangerous
Work Your Brain to Improve Your Time to Exhaustion
I recently read a study that looked at the effects of simultaneously training your brain and body. The study saw a group of soldiers train 3 times a week on
Running technique: How you run and how you can improve your style.
Running Technique: How you run and how you can improve your style If you go out for a run often you wont notice if your running technique is going more damage
6 Tips to Improving Your Olympic Weightlifting
Olympic Weightlifting has massive transfer to sports performance. Force production, limb alignment, triple extension, rapid flexion, stability... The list goes on! One issue you may have discovered yourself, it's really
Ultimate Guide to Enhancing Recovery For Rugby
You cannot escape the world of Rugby once you have stepped off the train at Twickenham station. Pretty much the first thing you may see if a banner reading 'The Home