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Ashley Jones specialist in the physical preparation of rugby athletes. He has worked with professional sports teams that include Sydney Kings, Newcastle Knights, Parramatta Eels, Northern Eagles, Crusaders, New Zealand All Blacks, and Australian Wallabies. Irish by Ancestry, Australian by Birth, Japanese by Accident and a Kiwi by Choice.
Ashley Jones 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 rugby club, based in Setagaya, Tokyo. Ricoh is one of the 14 teams that make up the Top League competition within the […]
Read More.....The Need to Increment Resistance during Strongman Training By Dr. Daniel Baker Strength Coach, Brisbane Broncos, Level 3 Strength & Conditioning Coach Australian Strength & Conditioning Association Master Coach of Strength & Conditioning Strongman training is growing in popularity for athletes such as rugby league and union players. Advocates of it suggest that it is […]
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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 so you only want to train 2 or 3 times a week. You can even […]
Read More.....Ashley Jones Fitness Trainer Crusaders – Super 12 Canterbury – NPC (New Zealand Domestic Competition) “WARRIOR PRINCESS” It annoys me when I see personal trainers telling female trainees to do 15-25 reps to “shape” and “tone” the buttocks or other body parts. Having them use broomsticks for bars and tooth picks with olives for dumbbells […]
Read More.....Ashley Jones Fitness Trainer Crusaders – Super Canterbury – NPC (New Zealand Domestic Competition) “Triathlon Training Program” Mon/Fri Swim + Prehabilitation Strength Workout Wed Swim + Yoga Tues Run Thurs Bike Sat Bike + Run Sun Off
Read More.....Ashley Jones Crusaders Head Strength Coach – Super RugbyI was chatting with a power lifting mate of mine, Steve Thompson, of GetStrength, and he re-opened my eyes to an old school competition preparation plan that I am sure you have used or read about. It is an increasing intensity decreasing volume plan to have you […]
Read More.....Whilst the debates rage on T- Nation and other web sites about the efficacy of total body and split programs, two of the most enduring and productive workouts of all time, have a couple of important similarities. One, is that they are both very simple in construction and two, they are ruthlessly efficicient in producing […]
Read More.....Power Play Ashley Jones A simple and basic approach to inseason power training for all sports specifically rugby. Alternate weekly between two different set/rep/load protocols. In the first week utilize a schedule based on light and fast, an inter muscular co-ordination approach (Schmidtbliecher): 3 x 5 @ 60% of max, light and fast
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