Strength and conditioning for younger athletes has gained more and more popularity over the past few years, thanks to a better understanding of the benefits that appropriate training can elicit. Just over 4 weeks ago, I started working with a fantastic group of youth athletes from York Athletics Club, aged between 11 – 14…
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Why is youth strength and conditioning crucial? The benefits of a quality strength and conditioning (S&C) programme, along with sound coaching, are clear for most to see when it comes to coaching adults. Research and practice have demonstrated time and time again, improvements in strength, power, speed, coordination, mobility, movement efficiency…the list goes on.…
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Hello, welcome back! So in our last two blogs, we looked at why strength and power work in the gym is critical for cycling performance (Part 1) and what the best exercises are for cyclists (Part 2). Today we look at HOW to perform these exercises in the gym and we have none other than GB Junior…
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[sgmb id=”1″]Hello and welcome to part 1 of a 3 part blog looking at the use of S&C (Strength and Conditioning) training to improve cycling performance! Today we are looking at why we would consider using strength and power training in the gym to improve cycling performance, in particular endurance cycling. You only need to see the size…
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For many athletes, the off season and pre-season is an ideal time to build some mass but I’m not talking about the kind of inflated guns that Arnie would be proud of. Fair enough if you are looking to build some biceps for the beach but that shouldn’t be your primary focus. But why bother…
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[sgmb id=”1″]Unstable surface training (UST) includes the use of wobble boards, Swiss balls, stability balls, foam pads and balance discs, which are used to decrease or eliminate an individual’s point of contact on solid ground. Having spoken to athletes and various sport coaches about S&C training methods, UST appears to still be used with some…
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