“Excuse me mum, but I have a permission slip here for you to sign, it’s for an excursion we are going on with the school” How many permission slips in our lifetime have we had to have our parents or guardians sign for us growing up? All typed up and printed out with a detailed explanation of the day, date, time and to where we were going, what we were going to see and when we would be back. Personally, in my life, it was at least a weekly if not a daily event in my household. … [Read more...] about Permission Slip – By John Rahme
Strength Training Articles
50 Reasons Why You Must Front Squat – The Ultimate List.
50 Top Reasons to Front Squat This list has been comprised of the very best 50 comments on our Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/getstrength) on why you must Front Squat. Front squatting is still one of the most beneficial Exercise you can prescribe for yourself or Clients/Athletes. The King of exercises - So here goes! … [Read more...] about 50 Reasons Why You Must Front Squat – The Ultimate List.
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 what to keep for the year ahead. I remember I had an opportunity a few years ago at this holiday time to trial a program, I was 40 at the time and thought, why not see what can happen. … [Read more...] about Simplicity, Complexity & Chaos
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. To develop a system of programming that is “profound in its simplicity” and remove the “complicate to profit” (Peter Harding) mentality that seems to have pervaded many “experts” ideas. Firstly, some thoughts that have … [Read more...] about Programming for Athletic Performance
Clean start-Audit time
Clean start-Audit time By John Rahme An audit can be very daunting and scary experience, bringing in an unfamiliar face and a stranger to give you advice on where your business has been and is gone wrong. It’s hard not to be offended by suggestions that the auditor makes as it suggests to you that you are not capable of managing your own business. What if we change the word business in the above paragraph and change it to TRAINING or LIFE. Now this becomes a lot harder to comprehend to me … [Read more...] about Clean start-Audit time
Training Plan
Training Plan Ashley Jones Just finished a workout and thought you may be interested in what we are currently doing. My dear friend and colleague, Damian Marsh, has asked me to use more commas and full stops in my writing, so here goes. Firstly, why do I strength/power train. Simply because I believe that all strength coaches should do as Dave Tate says and “spend time under the bar” and even better try and compete at least once, in one of the strength sports. Whether it is power lifting, … [Read more...] about Training Plan
Warrior Princess
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 is an insult to their strength potential. I train a woman, Cathy, who has developed great strength by applying time honoured principles of intensity, hard work … [Read more...] about Warrior Princess
THE GOOD AND THE GETTING BETTER. Part 2
“You cannot force change, but change must be forced” “What do you plan and intend on doing for yourself and for the team to ensure a good outcome for the game this week?” I asked. “Yeah, Nah,….I’m hoping that I can get out there and try to give it my best, you know,…… do my best I guess, that’s well,…. you know,….. What I’m looking to do.” If I asked you, if you thought or believed that this above statement sounded like it came from someone that was overly confident and raring to play, what … [Read more...] about THE GOOD AND THE GETTING BETTER. Part 2
Speed & Agility Training for Rugby – The Warm Up – Damian Marsh
Introduction A general warm up can be used to increase the core temperature of the body consisting of general running, stretching and dynamic range of motion exercises. However, the latter stage of the warm up can be made more productive by incorporating drils that aid in technical development or specificaly lead into the type of speed or agility session to be performed. The folowing drils are some examples of drils to use in the warm up that have a specific focus. Where possible they can be … [Read more...] about Speed & Agility Training for Rugby – The Warm Up – Damian Marsh