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Pulling and Pulling Workouts – By Ashley Jones

Here you go a final program that I have played around with and now like how it feels and fits into my scheme of things Cheers,   Ashley Jones

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2012 Program Based on 4 workouts per week – Ashley Jones

Here you go guys a complete program working around 2, 3 or 4 days a week for you to try and Steve for readers to experiment with, I designed it with my own schedule in mind not knowing from week

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EPOC is the Answer

Ashley Jones Head Strength Coach Crusaders Super 14 Rugby Lose Fat and Maintain/Build Muscle After almost 30 years in the fitness and sports performance areas, it is still the simple things that elude most people in their quest for results

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Rugby Program

Rugby  Ashley Jones  Common Injuries/PrevalenceGarraway et al (2000) concluded in a study of professional rugby players, that an injury occurred for every 59 minutes of play and that the majority of injuries were to the knee, hip and thigh.  In

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Programming for Athletic Performance

Damian Marsh, Athletic Performance Coordinator, ACT Brumbies Rugby Union Ashley Jones, Physical Performance Coordinator, Crusaders Rugby Union Some days we feel like John Nash, searching for that “one original thought” that changes the way people look at a particular problem.

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May the Force be with you!

May the Force be with you! Ashley Jones & Luke Thornley   Rate of force development (RFD) is a key factor in sports performance. RFD has been described by Santana (2000) as “the ability to generate the greatest amount of

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Simplicity, Complexity & Chaos

Simplicity, Complexity & ChaosRandom Ideas to Start the New Year By Ashley Jones As the old year closes and 2008 begins I find it is an opportune time to analyse my training and ideas and decide what to discard and

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Off Season Strength Training for Club Rugby

Ashley Jones Strength Conditioning Coach CrusadersForget the complicated spilt training programs, forget the long workouts, you need a program that will get you stronger and will probably get you faster as a by product and you are not a professional

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Strength Training for Rugby/Rugby League Players

Ashley Jones Fitness Trainer  Crusaders -  The attached strength program was specifically written for a Rugby prop forward but the philosophy and mechanics behind it make it applicable for any player wishing to increase their strength levels, irrespective of the

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