Brian Ellicott

South West Talent Support Day – April 8th 2010

Another great day at Exeter University’s Streatham Sports Centre. Working again with the brilliant team of S & C coach James Marshall and Physiotherapist Dave MacLellan. Fitness and Performance Testing We  had a great talk on sports testing from Bert at Exercise Science Consulting. The aim was to not just tell the young athletes what

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Friday Inspiration: Christian Thibaudeau

Happy Easter! I hope everybody enjoys their Easter eggs responsibly. That or you work hard to EARN them. Today’s post is about Christian Thibaudeau, a strength coach who is slowly growing an almost cult like following. Christian contributes regularly to t-nation, with often illuminating approaches to gaining strength and size. What inspires me most is

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Friday Inspiration: Charles Poliquin

Today’s inspiration comes from a true legend in the Strength and Conditioning world, Mr Charles Poliquin. Charles has established a solid foundation for providing well researched and expert advice. In his career as a coach so far he has coached Olympic medalists in 12 different sports! I love reading articles for his unique blend of

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Quick Update

Its been a very, very, very busy couple of weeks – and I’ve got loads I need to blog about! I’ve planned some more videos, so will film them and get them up on here asap! Some of the topics I will look at are: The 3 Best Supplements, SMR and Foam Rolling, Leg Exercises

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An interesting solution to a common problem…

Great video today, that outlines a solution to the problem of getting access to fresh vegetables in large cities – by growing them yourself using a windowfarm with minimal set-up costs. I love “outside the box” thinking like this, especially when its effect is maximised by embracing the global reach of the Internet. For more

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Schwarzenegger on Childhood Obesity: Let’s work Together.

Following on from my previous post featuring Jamie Oliver on his quest to improve diet in the US, today I have a great video from Governor Schwarzenegger about tackling the problem of childhood obesity. He talks about the improvements that have both already been made and those that need to be made in California and

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Educate Every Child About Food.

Jamie Oliver is currently in America fighting the crusade against poor eating and obesity. In much the same way as he did in the “Jamie’s School Dinners” series on Channel 4, he is visiting schools and communities and using the power of knowledge to help transform people’s lives. So profound has his impact been, that

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