Neck training. One of the forgotten areas of the body when it comes to strength training for the collision sport athlete and the general fitness enthusiast. With players that participate in codes such as Rugby, American football, and other collision

Strength training in the endurance sport world can be rather taboo. Especially when elite level marathoners include little strength training in their programmes and nearly half do no strength training at all ([1] as cited in [2]). But strength and

An upper body strength/power training session. A session that is useful for sports that require high levels of force to be produced at fast speeds in the upper body. This could be collision or combat sports where force is directed

This workout will only apply to a very small percentage of people but thought it’d be fun to provide a very specific training session for a rugby prop. The idea for this session is to improve strength and power for

It sounds too good to be true but what if I told you there’s a way to reduce the circadian decline of testosterone in the afternoon resulting in increased testosterone and enhanced lifting or sporting performance? It has been well

So how should you train for agility? Starting from a gym based point of view, faster performances in side stepping = a greater lateral movement speed during a side step [2]. Greater lateral movement speed involves being able to rapidly

Horizontal capabilities are one of the most important variables for short sprint speed performance (I will cover this topic more in depth in a future article series). Particularly in team sports, short sprint speed will potentially dictate who gets to the

The strength-speed continuum is a sequence of exercises ranging from absolute strength to absolute speed. As a coach, or even a self coached athlete, it is important to understand the strength-speed continuum as it makes up the derivatives of power