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 training age from which to cope with the severity of workouts that will garner the best results. … [Read more...] about EPOC is the Answer
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 an athlete. We were going through their belief and his belief system, which he had developed from a very young age from all different influences and encounters. We were in the process of defining or re defining … [Read more...] about “A ten-person painting”. PART 2 – CULTURE By John Rahme.
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 I experience throughout my life so far both in and out of the gym. Since Vince was a Canadian and a former Mr Canada, why American Health Spa, I never did get to ask him that question, but I digress. … [Read more...] about A – Z OF MY LIFE IN WEIGHT TRAINING THUS FAR………
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 am far from finding the answers but a few concepts I have come to believe are 100% truth: … [Read more...] about Some Random Ideas and Thoughts – Ashley Jones
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 acquired through coaching and drills, analysis and review. Strength is acquired through exercises specifically … [Read more...] about Weight Training, Conditioning & Weightlifting
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 a degree to do this job, it helps when things are not going right to have something to fall back upon to rationalize but it is not the be all and end all or the first thing … [Read more...] about Building a Better Strength and Conditioning Coach
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 ready for a competition in 12 weeks. With the range of new programs out there many of us may have moved away from the grass roots, to trial other programs, but every once in a while … [Read more...] about Twelve Week Challenge – Old School Style
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 post activation potentiation and the development of lower body power and strength. … [Read more...] about Program variations – Ashley Jones
Advanced bench training techniques
Advanced bench training techniques By Steve Lousich NZPF President, Best Bench 250.5 Kg @110kg Bodyweight … [Read more...] about Advanced bench training techniques