Tokyo Training – Ricoh Rugby
I was recently in Tokyo and was able to spend time with a colleague and friend Andrew Jackson, formerly of Christchurch, but now Head strength and conditioning coach of Ricoh…
Simplicity – Ashley Jones
As Thibadeau has been quoted as saying “complexity is the language of simple minds” this being a truism, I would like to believe that the reverse is also true that…
Fun with Blocks
Block work I believe is a much under used modality for training, often just the domain of Olympic lifters, it can add both variety and supplement your more traditional training…
Building a Better Strength and Conditioning Coach – Ashley Jones
I am not a sports scientist; I am a strength and conditioning coach. One man’s opinion. No matter what else the person has if they can not communicate, empathise and…
3 x 3 Snatch grip Deadlifts with bar below feet
Hey there, just watched a very interesting you tube of the Chinese weightliters at the national training camp, they were doing sumo stance high pulls, looked a very interesting variation,…
Triple Treats Revisited – Ashley Jones
Author Ashley Jones A few years ago I wrote an article for Milo on using three exercises of a similar theme in sequence, increasing load moving from one to the…
Five (5) Favourite Overhead Pressing Movements
1. Cambered Bar Shoulder Press Usually a bar you associate with squatting and good morning but press it overhead and reap the benefits to the rotator cuffs and the stabilisation…
Pushing 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 Monday –…
Interval Training For Fitness/Fat Loss
Ashley Jones Fitness Trainer Crusaders – Super Rugby “Interval Training For Fitness/Fat Loss” Whether it be inside the gym on the various pieces of computerised exercise equipment or outside in…