Ashley Jones Head Strength Coach Crusaders Super 14 Rugby Lose Fat and Maintain/Build Muscle After almost 30 years in the fitness and sports performance areas, it is still the simple things that elude most people in their quest for results they want. Intensity is and always will be the key for those who have a…
Category: Strength Training Articles
“A ten-person painting”. PART 2 – CULTURE By John Rahme.
“What is it that you see when you look at the painting? what story does the painting tell you?” I asked the gentleman sitting opposite of me in my lounge room. Sitting in the lounge room with a gentleman who has being a client of mine for the last couple of months, who’s profession is…
A – Z OF MY LIFE IN WEIGHT TRAINING THUS FAR………
A – Z OF MY LIFE IN WEIGHT TRAINING THUS FAR……… Ashley Jones Thirty two years ago this year as a nervous but excited 14 year old boy I climbed the steps of Vince Basile’s gym, American Health Spa, in Brookvale a suburb of Sydney. I guess that was one of the first contradictions…
Some Random Ideas and Thoughts – Ashley Jones
Author Ashley Jones I hope that this article will cause some interesting comment and debate. I have been a trainer of some sort or another for 30 years, for the last 15 years I have been involved in the physical preparation of professional athletes, I am just learning to ask the correct questions and I…
Weight Training, Conditioning & Weightlifting
The fundamentals required for most sporting codes include: 1. Speed 2. Stamina 3. Suppleness 4. Skill 5. Strength Speed is inherent in a person and can maximized through technique and focused exercises. Stamina (or fitness!) is acquired through distance or high repetition work. Suppleness (or flexibility!) is acquired through stretching and repetitive exercise. Skill is…
Building a Better Strength and Conditioning Coach
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 organize then every other qualification they have is useless. Personally, I do not think you need…
Twelve Week Challenge – Old School Style
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…
Program variations – Ashley Jones
Author Ashley Jones From reading various posts over the last few weeks I thought I would add this to the mix for comment and consideration, an attempt to train at various positions along the force velocity continuum to ensure that all aspects of strength are trained concurrently, particularly in light of posts in reference to…
Advanced bench training techniques
Advanced bench training techniques By Steve Lousich NZPF President, Best Bench 250.5 Kg @110kg Bodyweight