Resting Heart-rate Minimal Standard (+ minibook)
Visual learners – scroll down to the end to find the minibook version. Do you meet the basic aerobic standard – is your resting heart rate below 60BPM? Resting…
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Contact Athletes: Is This Missing From Your Training? (+ mini-book)
You’re lacking contact (probably that kind too).
Remember that first hit of the season? That one stings. Here’s 4 things you can do to prepare:
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How to Train around Gym Closures: 4 Tips for Athletes
A few tips for athletes regarding training during the coronavirus period. We may see a period of gym closures, here’s a few things you can do to keep in…
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6-steps for Athletic Lower-body Hypertrophy
Athletic lower-body hypertrophy sessions must be distinguishable from bodybuilding. While physiological principles of hypertrophy aren’t any different for athletes – Jay Cutler sure isn’t running down the touch-line scoring…
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A Case for the Trap-bar Deadlift (Athletes)
Unless you’re a powerlifter, exercises are a means to an end. Coming from a powerlifting background I took it as a personal insult when my S&C coach told me…
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In-season Programming for Contact Athletes
In-season Programme for Contact Athletes is a mystery for a lot of athletes. Players who don’t have the luxury of a strength and conditioning coach often looks shambolic. Yet,…
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Push/Pull/Legs Split – Strength and Size
One of the simplest yet rewarding routines out there is the Push Pull Legs Split. It is an easy template mould which harnesses all the required criteria for a…
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Delt Distraction Series: Upper-body Warm-up
Deltoid Distraction Series moves the shoulder through multiple planes of motion, preparing the entire upper-body by taking the shoulder through all its functions. This warm-up was made for myself…
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Structuring Your Week as an Athlete: High-Low Training Method
I can’t believe how many athletes still do body-part splits. You’re an athlete….
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My Top 12 Exercises for Rugby Players
Rugby players generally fall into one of two camps when selecting exercises: Camp…
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Contact Athletes must train their necks.
A thick neck is the new six pack. Here’s 4 reasons why you…
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