Anti-rotation trunk/core training for athletes is where we start with most people to establish a solid ability to stabilise through the lower spine/hip whilst rotating through the upper back (thoracic spine). Once our athletes have worked their way through the appropriate progressions here, we incorporate more rotational exercises that carryover to many sports. These include…
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Trunk/core training for athletes is mainly about maintaining a neutral spine as opposed to excessive movement through the midsection. These are categorised into key movements we are aiming to resist including: Anti-extension (Sagittal plane)Anti-rotation (Transverse plane)Anti-lateral flexion (Frontal plane) This week we are focussing our top 3 anti-extension exercises!
The amount of research on youth athlete nutrition is nowhere near as extensive as adult athletes. There are some BIG differences that must be considered! Check out our infographic to find out more!
I heard this phrase a few years ago from World-renowned coach called Vern Gambetta, with the basic idea was that an athlete might train for 1, 2, 5 + hours per day but what about the rest of the time? There are four main areas to focus on throughout a 24 hour day – sleeping,…
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Even with the lack of plyo boxes, mini hurdles etc., there’s still a ton of legit jumping and landing progressions you can use to keep developing as an athlete. Here are our ‘Rona progressions that we’ve been using with our home-based youth athletes (ps. it’s very similar to our usual progressions!)
Pulling exercises form a crucial benefit for athletes and are often an underdeveloped area of strength, in my experience. I like to use bodyweight progressions initially which encourages good movement of the scapula on the rib cage. Horizontal pulling is one of the areas we work on regularly and here are some of the progressions…
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Athletes NEED to get out of the ‘sagittal’ plane and get strong in multiple directions ⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️↗️↘️↙️↖️🔄 🏋️Many athletes focus heavily on traditional squatting, deadlifting and straight-line lunges which is fine BUT…. ‼️You are missing out on some BIG injury reduction and performance gains if that’s all you do!‼️ ✅Here are the progressions we use with…
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Hamstring injuries are very common in athletes. They tend to occur during high-speed running or overreaching/excessive lengthening of the hamstrings in athletes. Here are my top exercises to bulletproof your hamstrings and reduce your risk of injury!
Pressing movements form a key part of developing an athlete and instead of jumping straight into the generic bench press, we are a huge fan of press-up progressions! We find these to be much friendlier on the shoulder and are much more appropriate for athletes looking to produce horizontal pushing force. Fantastic for shoulder stability…
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Leading on from last week’s infographic, here is Core Training For Athletes Part 2. Our core training should aim to: • Produce, RESIST and endure various levels of force in multiple planes of motion (sagittal, transverse, frontal) • Perform with good posture throughout • Challenge postural control • Link upper and lower body Have a…
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