Name: Simon Thomas (Simon15) Profession: Strength & Conditioning Coach Team: Tasman Makos Air New Zealand Cup & Tasman Rugby Academy Greatest achievements as a trainer: Being offered the role with the Makos for Air NZ Cup 2009 Years in the Industry: In 1st year of Air NZ Cup, 1 Year with Academy, 2 Years with Junior Academy, 3 ½ Years as a student completed June 2008. … [Read more...] about Interview with: Simon Thomas Tasman Makos Air New Zealand Cup & Tasman Rugby Academy
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Week 4 – Your Workout of the Week
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Getstrength’s Steve Lousich Smashes Guinness-World-Records
Getstrength's Steve Lousich Smashes Guinness World Record with the Getstrength Human Bench Press Machine Record attempt: Most Benchpresses of a Person in 1 Minute Record currently held by: Fernando Sauger, Spain, 111 times in one minute. Record smashed: Steve managed an incredible 121 bench presses in one minute! … [Read more...] about Getstrength’s Steve Lousich Smashes Guinness-World-Records
Taking orders now – Elbow Sleeves NZ
Taking orders now. New stock arriving this week. The Lifter Series Elbow Sleeves NZ by Getstrength are made from 5 mm industrial strength neoprene. The Lifter Series Elbow Sleeves provides compression around the elbow joint which will help support the elbows during vigorous exercise The Lifter Series Elbow Sleeves will create warmth in the joint, increasing blood flow and works as an injury prevention aid. The sleeves come with a built-in air vent to help with sweat … [Read more...] about Taking orders now – Elbow Sleeves NZ
Checklist for World Powerlifting Competition
Checklist for World Powerlifting Competition Over the last few years the NZPF has seen a significant growth in the number of competitors in overseas competition. For those who have not traveled a lot, and especially for first time travelers to Powerlifting events, below is a checklist to help you prepare for what may be the biggest event in your sporting career. It covers all the preparation over and above training. Whether you are going to Sydney for an Oceania event or Outer Mongolia for the … [Read more...] about Checklist for World Powerlifting Competition
Video: GS Economy Safety Squat Bar in Action!
Check out the new videos of the Economy Safety Squat Bar in action below: Build strong posterior chain, with the Economy Safety squat bar. The bar weight is set forward of your centre of gravity, unlike conventional bars.This bar is great for max effort good morning or Squat. A must for all serious gyms and athletes. Click here to see the Safety Squat being used for Box Squats: (one of the best exercises for building strength through the posterior chains and speed!) … [Read more...] about Video: GS Economy Safety Squat Bar in Action!
Periodisation for the Northern Hemisphere Season, Part 1 – Tom Mclaughlin
Author Tom Mclaughlin Unlike the majority of articles on this site, the following review looks at how to plan and periodise strength & conditioning over a 9 month period. Here in England (UK) the competitive period will begin on the first weekend in September and could potentially run all the way through to the last weekend in May. This period could also consist of the team competing in 3 major competitions; the Guinness Premiership, the Heineken Cup and the EDF Cup. Planning and delivering … [Read more...] about Periodisation for the Northern Hemisphere Season, Part 1 – Tom Mclaughlin
Wave Goodbye to Strength Plateaus By Ashley Jones
Firstly let me start this article with a statement of philosophy, I believe we try and include way too many exercises in our training programs, I have been as guilty as the next trainer in doing this and believe we need to pull back but also increase the stimulus by increasing the overall number of sets that the organism is exposed to, hence the value of wave loading in the strength & power training of athletes and anyone for that matter. Now there is nothing new in what I am … [Read more...] about Wave Goodbye to Strength Plateaus By Ashley Jones
We don’t leave anyone behind- PART 1 – CULTURE By John Rahme
Driving back into the city of Sydney after watching a game of rugby league with two good friends of mine and one of their friends whom I just met and seemed to be a really nice quite softly spoken fellow. We enter a surrounding suburb called Surry hills only 5 minutes away from the heart of Sydney, arriving at our destination. We were planning on having a couple of beers, well they were, and then head home. We arrive at the front of the establishment, there is no parking close by. I drive back … [Read more...] about We don’t leave anyone behind- PART 1 – CULTURE By John Rahme