I’ve just come back from a fantastic day at Exeter University. I went with James Marshall, of Excelsior Training, to help him run a support day for gifted athletes from all over South Devon. We spent the morning running through warm-ups, circuit training and agility exercises suitable for all athletes to help improve their abilities […]
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Today’s post is about legendary Strength coach Joe DeFranco. Joe is famed for his balls-to-the-wall training and for getting serious results with the athletes he works with. Joe’s training philosophy is based around the maxim “No gimmicks, just hard work” He has successfully combined elements of power-lifting training (West-side Barbell methods), traditional strength training, functional
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Adding a link to the blog of a renowned strength and conditioning coach called Robert dos Remedios, or coach ‘Dos’ as he is affectionately known. Coach Dos has been training athletes for over 20 years as was recently featured in an article in the UKSCA journal. Famed for his tough, no-nonsense and passionate approach –
A bit late, but Merry Christmas to all! I’ve had a busy few weeks both at work and at home with the Christmas period – but thankfully I’ve managed to grab some time to get my next video up! Its a bit more on Corrective Exercise – looking specifically at shoulder impingement. Massive thank you
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Again a day early, but I’ve got a busy day tomorrow so what the hell… Today’s is one of THE BEST quotes I have ever come across, and I have heard and read hundreds. “The more complex the situation, the more threatening my rivals, the more I spread my wings in defiance of everything.” It
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Finally have my head around editing in Adobe and posting videos to YouTube so that they are in glorious HD. Here’s the introducton to corrective exercise video in full resolution: More videos to come soon, some topics I plan on covering are nutrition, strength and conditioning for football (soccer), training reccomendations and specialist strength routines.
I wanted to post something up about this extraordinary man. For those who don’t know, Mr. Poliquin is a legendary strength coach based in the US. He has coached a vast array of top athletes to their best results and he writes some great, no-nonsense articles on the subject. I wanted to share two of