Tag: Strength

Smash your running PB with S&C!

Summary: Stronger and more resilient muscle and connective tissue through resistance training methods Enforces good posture and good positions for upright running technique Improve the stretch-shortening qualities of the tendons (lower body)  Improve running economy, faster ground reaction times Plyometric and resistance training are the most studied and beneficial A properly structured programme improves muscle…
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SUPER-charge your warm-up!

Why warm up? The warm-up is often an overlooked and can sometimes even be an undesirable part of the training session for many athletes, especially younger groups! The number of times I have seen (and participated in) a generic “…run around the pitch a few times..” approach… We only have a very limited amount of…
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Cycling performance – Part 3: Top exercises for cyclists (video)

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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Top power exercise for athletes

[sgmb id=”1″]Ollie from UYRUFC performing a fantastic POWER exercise, the power clean and hang clean!  

Unstable Surface Training – does it work?

[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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Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sport

It shouldn’t still shock me (but it does) when I hear coaches and athletes say that “weight training will slow you down” and/or “lifting weights will bulk you up”. This isn’t just what I’ve heard from combat sports, this includes a whole host of sporting disciplines, including sprinting, team sport and many other backgrounds that depend on…
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