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Rugby Workout Program .pdf [2025]
Building the Complete Rugby Athlete Rugby demands everything. Before we get into that though – in the UK exercise program is spelt “programme”. I got told off for spelling it the American way/software way – “program” in Uni. Just FYI. Turns out micro-trauma helps you remember stuff. Ok – carrying on… You need explosive power…
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Red Light Therapy for Muscle Hypertrophy (2024)
The use of red light therapy (RLT) to encourage muscle growth has been researched and examined in several academic studies, with a mixture of results. Studies Supporting the Effects of RLT on Muscle Hypertrophy The study found that RLT improved muscle strength and reduced muscle soreness after exercise. Whilst this doesn’t show a direct increase…
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Intrinsic Goals vs Extrinsic Goals – How they can hinder success & happiness
Goals have been associated with sports psychology and general high-achievers for several decades. They’re also inherently tied to personal development and Positive psychology. The type of goal you set is in many ways, as important as the outcome. Coaches and athletes tend to set outcome/extrinsic goals. However, according to Hardy, Jones and Gould (1993) elite…
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MMA Strength & Conditioning Infographic
Bit of a work in progress…see our MMA strength and conditioning program and pdf here I would also recommend doing a lot of single leg work, such as Bulgarian Split Squats, single leg plyometrics (be mindful of injuries with plyometrics) and single leg squats, in addition to traditional squats and/or deadlifts. Most MMA techniques involve…
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MuscleTech Gakic Review
Made an emotionally based purchase last week, and shed out £30 on Muscletech Gakic – 2 months supply. Bought it off ebay. I’ve been training with weights for 18 years, and think I’ve maxed out my genetic potential on most bodybuilding style exercises like bench press, so any improvement in strength would be amazing. I’ll…
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Great Paper on Natural Bodybuilding
http://www.jissn.com/content/11/1/20 Adequate protein consumption during contest preparation is required to support maintenance of LBM. Athletes require higher protein intakes to support increased activity and strength athletes benefit from higher intakes to support growth of LBM [5,22–28]. Some researchers suggest these requirements increase further when athletes undergo energy restriction [13,16,22,28–33]. Furthermore, there is evidence that protein requirements are…
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How to ‘start back at the gym’ in January and not be a bellend