Once we have created our understanding of the movement we want to learn, teach and create mastery of the next stage is to take our understanding and to try and tear it...

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There is a lot of talk in the powerlifting community when it comes to technique and form.  There are entire meme pages on Instagram whose business model is posting up people with...

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High-intensity interval training has now achieved the jaunty heights of the exercise fad.  It is the backbone of many exercise classes, personal training sessions and now it even is forming the core...

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Training science is a young and underdeveloped branch of science. At this point in time we are still groping around the elephant that we call training.  Some people have hold of...

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Depending on how this whole thing pans out we might be a few weeks away from getting back to training in a gym or with weights or we could be a few...

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Publication date - 12th May 2020We just entered the 8th week of lockdown in the UK and while home workouts and keeping training are great some people might...

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Some of us who are lucky enough to have been able to afford or even get our hands on some equipment before this situation kicked off are the lucky few. Some...

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We are still locked up for the most part. There are some glimmers of hope as Spain and Italy the two worst-affected countries in Europe, start to return some people to work. ...

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The program is at the following link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zlWbVc4ce1sQ5h0QYGe8Gt5d2dXqBvmm2HrGN1kCGEw/edit?usp=sharingFinally once we have looked at how we are going to retain the performance element of our training as best we...

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As we have discussed in many articles, videos, and podcasts one of the primary adaptations to resistance training is the growth of muscle mass.  Referred to as hypertrophy, increases in cross-sectional area...

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During this section, I am going to make the assumption that you are a strength or power athlete and you don’t have access to what you would normally utilise in a full...

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The time has come when we can’t access the gym unless you are lucky enough to have access to a gym or even better yet have a home or garage gym.  For...

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If you are looking to hire a trainer or a coach then you shouldn't do so lightly. Realistically this should be a relationship that should last in years not weeks, so...

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One of the books currently on my rotation is called two brain business by Chris Cooper had some interesting quotes that got my noggin joggin. In the book, Chris talks about...

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1 - Set out a plan for 2020!Although a long term detailed plan can be a lot of wasted effort having a broad-strokes plan (competitions, training focus, time...

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Crossfit does it again! It takes a concept that has been around for pretty much for as long as training has been a thing (timed work and rest) slap a catchy...

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If you want to delve more into this topic or this way of thinking there is an excellent introductory book on the subject I read earlier this year. Thinking in systems...

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When it comes to programing and perodisation there is only one thing that is certain. That is that what works, when, where, how and why it works is completely uncertain.

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