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 limiting
Don’t lose sight of the big wins
As UK Sport has become more successful, some of the research and habits behind our elite athletes emerges in the public domain. Team GB has enjoyed increasingly successful Olympic Games
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
Thinking Long Term in Pre-Season Training
Many athletes are now coming to the end of the competitive season. Those involved in traditional team sports have been training and competing for 8-9 months! It is important for
Building mentally tough young athletes
Late spring / early summer represents an intense period of the sporting year for young athletes across many different sports. Team sports athletes are reaching the end of their season,
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
Building Personal Training: One Client at a Time
In April of this year NK Fitness recorded a record turnover. This is a far cry from the first day we made a £50 quid profit back in 2011! Having