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…
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Strength and Conditioning Standards for Rugby
Strength 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…
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My Top 12 Exercises for Combat Athletes
Most 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…
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5 Mistakes we see in Contact Athletes Programmes
We’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…
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3 Standards to Reduce Injury Risk as a Contact Athlete
Our 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…
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Post-Workout Recovery: The Pros and Cons
Are 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…
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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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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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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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