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Jack Lalanne- mind body connection
I was recently asked if I could make someone fitter if they gave me £30,000
Read MoreExclusive Jack Lalanne Interview on his 93rd Birthday.
“Hello Students”
Jack Lalanne was famous for his TV show in the USA which ran weekly for 34 years. In it he also did some simple exercises (trimnastics) and gave a 2-3 minute monologue on how to stay healthy and enjoy life.
His advice was years ahead of its time and if you think that the healthy food and moderate, regular exercise messages are new- think again! Jack said it all 50 years ago!
Read MoreWarm Up Specificity – spinning
Spinning is great, for cyclists!
If you watch the first 20 seconds of this clip you will see Tomlinson warming up for his role as a running back on a stationary spinning bike.
Read MoreSpeed training drills
Why the “High Knees Drill” can make you run slower.
In answer to this question from Hanni Jonas, who came on one of our strength and conditioning courses:
“Thanks a lot for the course it was very interesting. Though I was thinking quite a bit of your point about fast feet (high knees)being not really useful for speed training in the wider context.
Read MoreSpeed training – use of hurdles
I am often asked what equipment is needed for training speed. I am a bit of a luddite when it comes to such things, thinking that I should develop my own coaching and observation before using gadgets
Read MoreStrength and conditioning qualifications in the U.K.
“You have to work hard at being a coach”
was my constant refrain over the course of the weekend’s Level 1 Strength and Conditioning course held at Derby University.
Read MoreSpeed Training Exercises
“Build the quality, then learn to endure it”
This month of our internship we have been learning about speed and the most effective ways to train for it writes Matt Durber.
The best sport psychology book?
A discussion we had on the Level 3 Coaching Strength and Conditioning Sport Assessment on Saturday.
I always share some book ideas with coaches on the courses I deliver. This time the 3 I brought were:
Read MoreStrength and conditioning for basketball: some thoughts.
If you think that basketball conditioning should resemble a scene from Coach Carter with repeated running in straight lines, you might be mistaken.
I am lucky enough to train some good young basketball players. Most of them arrive with some sort of work ethic and overall athleticism.
What is the difference between the Yo Yo Tests?
Happy National Yo-Yo Day
The Yo-Yo may have been around for nearly 1000 years, but today a new form of Yo-Yo is a regular fixture in Sport’s coaches’ fitness testing toolbox.
To celebrate National Yo-Yo Day, Matt Durber looks at the 3 different variations of the yo-yo test.
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