A subject that is often smirked upon as a venture for the narcissist and body building world but rarely thought of as a tool to protect against impact and injury or even improve performance. Contact sports need armour (hypertrophy, muscle building) for many reasons any good coach should understand. What is worth thinking about here isn’t ...…
An interesting subject that may well be very complex but also as simple as; “do which you prefer”. Sports scientists have great arguments both for and against lifting a weight with a fast contraction. This is a brief look at some of the science and reasons for each side of the coin. The Lift fast ...…
A piece on the forgotten importance of the journey toward our goals and the gems that lie along the way. Here “When we are coming to the end of a grueling metabolic conditioning workout and all we want to do is stop but we push on through, that there not only helps burn ...…
For a long time athletes from all sports have known intuitively that fatigue is something more than just physical exhaustion but they are not the scientists that need to have factual data. Much research is popping up suggesting that fatigue is actually not a physical limitation that appears when limits are reached but more a ...…
An old, long but still very valid list of reasons why strength training is the most potent form of exercise for weight loss, performance, health and looks. Got Strength? It’s hard to think of a training method that offers so many benefits as progressive strength training. No one other method can enhance every facet of ...…
The overhead press is a great feeling lift and amazing at developing shoulder strength, stability, core and torso power. Most power athletes should be strengthening their shoulder girdle and core. Here is a great article to help you…. Join the 300lb Overhead Press Club By Keith Wassung The overhead press has always been the premiere ...…
Armour my friends is exactly what you think it is. Soldiers go to war and wear metal armour, athletes war on the field and their armour is muscle built in the gym. Both serve the same purpose which is to protect you from injury as efficiently as possible. Contact sports result, as part of their ...…
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It’s a term that is used a lot in gyms and the media but what does it really mean to be fit? Many would say that ability to complete a marathon makes a person fit. Yes and No. Most would look at a super heavy weight powerlifter and fit is not a word that springs ...…