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Complexes made simple | iStadia - Where Sport & Exercise People Meet
Despite their name complexes are an easy way to get fitter and stronger in a hurry. Increasing strength, work capacity and reducing body fat are often thought to be time consuming or difficult to manage. Complexes allow all three to be done at the same time.
RFU Conference Review- speed training for rugby
The RFU annual rugby fitness conference was held yesterday at Twickenham, and the theme was speed. All the presenters had lots of experience and talked about different aspects of speed development, there were two practical demonstrations, the one by Frans Bosch being outstanding.
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England Rugby Fitness
It is interesting to see Martin Johnson\'s comments on the England team''s fitness after their Calcutta match on Saturday. I have been saying this to the young players I work with for a few years, my aim is to train them to beat the All Blacks, not to lie at the bottom of a ruck in 2nd division rugby.
Body Type: Can You Morph?
Well I kinda gave away what this post is about right off of the bat. We are all blessed or cursed (depends on how you see it) with a natural body type. This largely due to our genetics (thanks mom and dad) and is something that is pretty much irreversible. There are three different body types classified as Ectomorph, Endomorph and Mesomorph. For most of us, mesomorph is ideal and pretty much the entire reason we hit the gym week in and out. Although we cannot reverse the way we were born and decide to come out a mesomorph, can we change it?
Mental skills personal experiment (4): Back on track
This is the third day I follow the whole plan, including breathing exercises, meditation, zhan zhuan and the scheduled workout. The first day is always a bit hard after I stop for more than a week, but I believe it is pretty much like training in general: people who have practiced before have some sort of “practical memory” and they recover their ability fast. In strength training, people have different (yet not sanctioned by the scientific community) names for this: muscle memory, neural memory and others.
Mental skills personal experiment (3)
Blurred vision, no appetite, extreme fatigue and mental confusion are only some of the symptoms. I only know I am hungry when my head feels heavy and I can’t move – some weird hypoglycemic reaction to heat. Have no idea why.
British Water Polo's experience with Dartfish Software
British Water Polo coaches have been utilising made to measure performance analysis services to support their work both in training and at competitions.EIS Performance Analyst Sheonah Hunt has been working with the British Water Polo squads for a year now and talks to eis2win.co.uk on how performance analysis has been utilised within the sport.
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Experience: A Personal Insight
Why is it that an overweight, undertrained 35 year old can d the times he did as a 17 year old swimmer? And no, the answer isn't "the suit"...
Nutritionist Sued for Advising a Client to Drink Water
BBC Oxford News relayed a story last night of a non-medically qualified nutritionist who advised a female client to drink too much water. The nutritionist has been sued and an out of court settlement has been reached worth £880, 000. The client suffered organ failure and as a result suffered brain damage.
Teaching Tactics and Techniques in Sports
What's the best approach to coaching tactics and technique to children? This blog outlines some different approaches and suggests a mix and match approach.
The Journey- Reducing Fear of Failure in Youth Football
This article describes why coaches and parents should avoid placing too much emphasis on winning in youth sport, and focus more on the process of performance.
Rugby fitness training: A scientific approach
Rugby union was traditionally played by amateurs who trained like amateurs. Since the advent of professionalism which has trickled down throughout the sport it is now common to see rugby players training in their own time. But the new found enthusiasm for fitness may not paralleled by their knowledge about how to train.
Aerobic training - How hard do I need to go for results?
The most fundamental key to aerobic activities is getting out of breath. It is essential you examine your exercise to see if it is achieving this. In my experience I have met many people who do hours of swimming but never get even slightly out of breath, or play hours of tennis but say to me they cannot lose weight.
A holistic approach to weight loss
We all talk of losing weight but please note it is fat you are trying to lose. If you are just monitoring yourself on the scales it is very easy to become disheartened with minimal changes even though you are getting results because the inches are shrinking!
The only way to try and lose 'weight' is using an approach that covers all bases of your health and produces long lasting results.
10 most common mistakes in the gym - Part 2
Following on from part one last week I am going to introduce to you some smaller but equally common failings in the gym.If you are a regular gym member have a look to see if you are guilty of these common errors.
10 most common mistakes in the gym - Part 1
The gym is the place where you can attain every fitness goal you desire. It certainly is not the only way to achieve the benefits of exercise but is certainly the perfect place to do it.If you are a regular gym member have a look to see if you are guilty of these common errors.
Core Strength and Stability; a brief overview, how it can reduce back pain, increase sports performance, reduce injuries, and who training on a CoolBoard will help.
Coolboard seems to be an interesting addition to the range core stability products available. It will be interesting to see how it develops.
Mental Toughness (or how to keep going)
A personal post from a rower who is out there "walking the walk" when it comes to mental toughness.
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