Posts

Showing posts from April, 2014

Planning Resistance Training

 Below is a presentation I did for track and field athletics in June 2013 on how I plan resistance sessions.  Big thanks go to all the coaches I have inspired me, including Mike Boyle, Robert dos Remedios, Eric Cressey, Mike Robertson, Alwyn Cosgrove, Christian Thibaudeau, Ian King, and everyone else.  Thank You Hope you think I am on the right track. Planning of Training and Sessions Resistance training can be broken up into   General Push Ups   Squat   Deadlift   Olympic Lifts? Specific Sprinters -  Hills or Sleds Throwers - Overweight Implement              Special Sprinters - Weighted Drill Throwers - Overweight Delivery Each coach has a different reason why athletes do resistance sessions.   My three main aims of Resistance Session are, Reduce Injuries Reduce Recovery if athlete gets injured Make them Stronger How to program The process I follow in planning sessions are, Available Training Time Train

Supplements and Sport

I wrote this post 6 months ago but didn't post it. There are a few reasons why I wrote this blog post.   Firstly, a perceived issue of what supplements are, secondly a medical check up, and thirdly the topic has recently become a hot topic in the media. The past six months, I have been involved in organising seminars, for the sport of track and field.   One of the seminars we wanted to hold entitle ‘Nutrition and Seminar’ After advising the head body, of the sporting organisation, that we intended on having this seminar, they advised us that we were not allowed to have the seminar with anything to do with supplements, whilst there name and facilities were involved. The other event, was my 40 th birthday, were I undertook a full medical with blood tests.   Two of the results, actually four, came back a little bit worse for wear.   The two in this discussion are the results of Vitamin D and Iron tests undertaken The Vitamin D level wasn’t really a surprise, as I