12 Tips for Your Best Nights Sleep Ever
Sleep is the best supplement athletes can take. Here’s 12 ways to have you best nights sleep ever 1: Avoid Exercise …<2hours before bed. Training stimulates the sympathetic nervous…
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3 Ways to Reduce Hamstring Injuries
6-25% of injuries in sport are hamstring related (% depends on sport) (Heiderscheit et al., 2010). Potentially making it the most common injury in sport. Here’s 3 ways to…
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The 3 Easiest Ways to Build a Conditioning Base
Is your HR isn’t below 60pm? If it’s not, you don’t need to be doing sprints until you’re sick. Here’s 3 aerobic conditioning methods you should be using instead:…
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Create your own Speed Session in 4 Steps
The best way to get fast is to sprint. But what should a speed programme look like? Here’s the how you can create your own in 4 steps: WHY…
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Athletes Sleep: 7 studies that will shock you into sleeping
Athletes – stop bragging about your 4am workouts. Coaches – stop telling athletes “recovery is important” then force them to get up at 5am to train. Sleep is the…
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Do you really need to deload?
Planned deloads should not be necessary in a programme. Why are planned deloads not needed? A well constructed programme operates within an athlete’s recovery ability. Follow the minimal effective…
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3 Ways Athletes Can Develop Explosive Speed
Do these and you’ll get faster. Simple. 99% of athletes aren’t doing these basics: 1. Sprint Weekly Pick your low hanging fruit. Most aren’t. How to train acceleration: –…
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Strength Training is as Effective as Stretching at Improving Flexibility.
“If you want to be flexible, you need to stretch” “Lifting weights makes you stiff” Wrong. Afonso et al. (2021) conducted a meta-analysis review assessing the effects of strength…
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Foam Rolling Myths: What Does Rolling Really Do?
What does the research say? I rip on foam rolling a lot. The benefits are often over hyped As people forget foundations like sleep, nutrition and a good programme….
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Job Advert: Remote Sports Psychologist
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How to Start Sprinting (Without Straining a Hammy)
Sprinting is hands down the most powerful hamstring exercise you can do. It…
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Build a Relentless Engine for Contact Sports
Conditioning is a better predictor of performance than strength. Conditioning is the secret…
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