Strength and Conditioning of Elite Athletes
Elite athletes’ are extraordinary people that do superhuman things, right? A portion of this statement is correct, the other is debatable and owns a lot to their strength and conditioning […]
Exercise Selection for Perfect Programming
There is an art / skill to choosing the right exercises for your clients. The most important consideration of exercise selection is to select exercises that have a fundamental application […]
Strength Training For Masters Athletes
STRENGTH TRAINING FACT: Veteran athletes lose strength as they age. Humans start losing muscle mass after the age of 38. Research suggests that this age-related loss of muscle strength impacts […]
The Importance Of Olympic Lifting For Personal Trainers
Triple Extension and the Importance of Olympic Weightlifting. Olympic lifting is one of the oldest Olympic sports, and its variations are used by many athletes around the world today. This […]
Gordon Pirie’s Laws Of Running
Running: Gordon Piries’s Laws of Running Gordon Pirie (10 February 1931 – 7 December 1991) was an English long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events […]
Ten Training Tips To Help Prevent Sports Injuries
Sports Injuries – Ten Training Tips To Help Prevent Injuries Sports Injuries: Following is a list of 10 training tips to reduce your chance of injury: If all of these […]
Shin Splints
There is much confusion over the difference between shin splints and stress fractures in the running community. The term shin splints is a name often given to any pain at […]
Core Stability: Is It A Myth?
Core Stability: Personal trainers; gym instructors, Pilates and yoga instructors; and exercise physiologists regularly talk of the importance of having a strong core, especially the deep muscle known as the […]
Periodisation – The Make Up Of An In Season Week
Periodisation – The Makeup of a Normal Training Week – Leeds Carnegie – Professional Rugby Team Week 33 – Competition Week 34 – Competition Week 35 – Competition Periodisation – […]
Tai Chi: A Combat Martial Art
Tai Chi: Article by Luke C Gregory as published in Blitz Magazine. Many martial artists may not see tai chi – or tai-ji, as it’s called in China’s Mandarin tongue […]
