Prevent Injuries and Perform Better With Improved Mobility In spite of all the health benefits from an active lifestyle, why do so many athletes get niggles and injuries? Is running (and other sports) worse for us as we age? Few, if any runners, avoid injuries all the time. So whats the best way to prevent … Read more
If, like many runners out there, you have tight calves you should really be looking at improved ways of mobilising your foot and ankle joints prior to running. Doing so on a regular basis will not only reduce the tightness it can improve you ability to absorb the impact at foot strike and allow a … Read more
Hang Power Clean 2 x 4 medium 50kg Strength -Power Barbell Counter Movement Jump 4 x 1 medium 30kg DeadLift 2 x 4 Slow – medium 60kg Strength Squat 2 x 4 Slow – medium 60kg
OK . So you have a training plan that works but if you do 2 marathons a year there’s training time in between the races that has to be done right for the training plan to work properly It could well be that your training break between races is whats letting you down Unfortunately, … Read more
Knee pain is a very common issue people face that affects their training and activities in daily life. Prior to the onset of pain is often stiffness and it is at this point you should look closely at what is causing it and put a plan in place to change what is going on. I … Read more
Hamstrings get hurt when they do too much work. They will work harder if the glutes are not doing their fair share or if the hamstring is working in a stretched position. When muscles get in too long (stretched) of a position, that’s when they’re weak and they break down. So, we have to … Read more
Reps tempo wk 1 Sets week 2 week 3 Hamstring Stretch w Torso rotation 30s Slow 3 3 3 Hip Mobility Hip Mobility Warm up 4 medium 3 4 3 … Read more
In Part 1 of this article I showed how too many games allied with persistent training can lead to player overload and fatigue. This in turn will lead to injuries or burnout for players and the Podcast from Off the Ball highlights this in a gifted GAA player asked to do too much at a … Read more