Is your training making you worse? (iatrogenics in sport)
Your training could be making you worse at your sport. Here are 8 iatrogenics to avoid in your training. *Iatrogenic = harm done by the healer. **Healer means anyone…
Read MoreYour training could be making you worse at your sport. Here are 8 iatrogenics to avoid in your training. *Iatrogenic = harm done by the healer. **Healer means anyone…
Read MoreStrength and Conditioning Standards for Rugby can seem a bit arbitrary. Your strength and conditioning levels won’t correlate with your success as a rugby player. Technical and tactical ability…
Read MoreMost athletes completely overcomplicate exercises for combat athletes. Focusing on novelty and “specificity” at the expense of effectiveness. Here’s my top 12 exercises for combat athletes after 10+ years…
Read MoreWe’ve trained hundreds of contact athletes in the last couple of years. Here’s the five most common mistakes we see in their programmes. Mistake #1: Focusing on performance over…
Read MoreOur number 1 goal with contact athletes? Don’t get them injured. Strength standards for contact athletes are usually reserved for the squat/bench/chin/deadlift numbers. However, the number 1 goal with…
Read MoreAre you optimizing for… Performancei.e. you’re mid-way through a tournament, doing everything you can do to remove soreness before the next event OR Adaptationi.e. you’re at the start of…
Read MoreSleep 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…
Read More6-25% 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreAthletes – 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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