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 Japan Rugby Union. I am very impressed with what Andrew has put together in his weight room to be able to train a squad of 50 players in just under 2 hours. The method he uses is both ingenious in both its … [Read more...] about Tokyo Training – Ricoh Rugby
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More Random Ideas and Thoughts – Fergus Strength Coach
I'm on a roll .... well I think so ... Might as well write the rest of them ... Using averages is not a great way to assess sport - As someone pointed out to me once you might win your last 3 games by an combined average of 3 points and think that they were similar or good steady performances. However the winning margins might have been 1, 2 & 6 ... this is very different than winning by 3, 3 & 3. Using averages or statistics can be tricky - if you want to read on it try anything by … [Read more...] about More Random Ideas and Thoughts – Fergus Strength Coach
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 simplicity is the outcome of a complex questioning mind. I am a Physical Performance coach for rugby, so I have to juggle all the physical training elements to ensure that performance on the field each week is optimized. To allow one “fitness’ variable to excel at the detriment of another will at some stage have a negative … [Read more...] about Simplicity – Ashley Jones
20 minutes to save a life By John Rahme
“If you had a patient that was ill, and there was a pill which they could take, which would in return save their life. But they had to take that pill and stand still there for 20 minutes a day. Would you expect them to do that?” the doctor replied yes to my question. “What if the patient was yourself? would you do that?” the doctor stared at me in surprise, then answered, “yes, yes I would.” I was asked to speak at a seminar to a group of Doctors in training to become specialists as such in a … [Read more...] about 20 minutes to save a life By John Rahme
How to Measure the Resistance of Strength Bands
Hi Getstrength, I am a personal trainer and really like using the strength bands with my clients, they are just so versatile. The only problem is, how do I know the resistance level of each band? i.e If I have a client doing assisted pull ups, how do I know how many kgs of assistance is being applied at the bottom?Hey, thanks very much for the email. This is a great question, we get asked this a lot.It is very tricky to answer because there are so many variables, for an example, how you set the … [Read more...] about How to Measure the Resistance of Strength Bands
Power & Speed Program In Season
Power & Speed Program In Season Ashley Jones 2 sessions per week First Session (usually Monday or Tuesday) Warm up for 15 minutes with a range of movement drills and gradual increase in speed till you are at around 85% of top speed and are ready to go, say high knees, carioca, marching drills. You know what to do. Ladder forward series: One foot in each Two feet in each Ickey Shuffle Backward Ickey Shuffle Two in and Two out Side reach left Side reach right Plyos - single hurdle … [Read more...] about Power & Speed Program In Season
BECOME A NEW GEAR / PROTOTYPE TESTER
JOIN THE PROJECT – BECOME A NEW GEAR / PROTOTYPE TESTER ! Would you like to join the project and become a Getstrength Gear Tester Click Here Now Like us on Facebook below for instant project notifications, but please remember to be selected you must sign up via email first! … [Read more...] about BECOME A NEW GEAR / PROTOTYPE TESTER
Beat the Eleiko Price Rise! Eleiko Price Increase Jan 1st
Hi Team, had to happen, we can no longer hold the best Eleiko price in the southern hemisphere. Eleiko Bounce Plates, Eleiko Powerlifting Cast Plates, Olympic and Power Bars, Full Sets and Racks will all have a price increase on Jan 1st. Beat the Eleiko Price Rise! For more than 50 years Eleiko has taken an active part in international weightlifting. Since the start in 1957, our products have been delivered to 160 countries all over the world. The trademark stands for quality, competence and … [Read more...] about Beat the Eleiko Price Rise! Eleiko Price Increase Jan 1st
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 elements. A good solid set of pulling blocks should form the cornerstone of every gym from the garage dwellers to Olympic training centres around the world. By performing your pulling/Olympic movements from different starting positions you train different portions of the kinetic chain and specifically … [Read more...] about Fun with Blocks