Momentum

We now know how energy gets into our bodies via the food we eat, we also have an understanding how the anaerobic and the aerobic energy systems utalise ATP stores (see Energy System Training – Part 2). Energy production (ATP) is both time and intensity related.  For example, sprinting at a very high intensity is only possible for a very... [Read more]

Engineering will soon be changing in the new year with a slightly different format which will bring you even better results. Our aim here is to teach and practise the fundamental movements to get you moving like a champion. If we lack the experience the main classes can seem a little fast pace. However the Engineering classes are aim to... [Read more]

Tuesday 3/11/2015 warm up "warm up for snatches 10mins A. Snatch Pulls. B. Muscle Snatch. C. Power Snatch. D. Deep Power Snatch. E. Snatch with a three second pause in the bottom position" (more…)

Week 16 of 16 Olympic Lifting and Russian Squats COACHES COMMENT: Week 16 of the Olympic lifting and Russian Squat program is here.  It is going to be a BIG week with squat judgment days (Monday and Saturday) - has your squat improved over the last 16 weeks?  You will also get the chance to test your Olympic lifts this... [Read more]

The secret to all the GAINZ you are seeking is right beneath your skin, are you ready to unlock this secret? “Long-term potentiation” (LTP) is the process in which the connection between two nerve cells is strengthened.  You might like to think about LTP are muscle memory. We often compare the nervous system to a computer network, but individual nerve... [Read more]

Heavy Met-Con Date 28/10/15 Warm up 5 rounds 5 wall squats 5 goblet squats 10 air squats 5 staic walkout 5 press ups 10 mountain climbers (more…)

  Tuesday 27/10/2015 warm up Wall squats 5 Goblet squat 5 air squat 10 alt lunges 20 stick OHS 10 x3 rounds (more…)

In Energy System Training – Part 1  we had a quick introduction to energy systems training (EST) and the two primary pathways - aerobic and anaerobic.  So where does this energy come from, and where does it go? (more…)

Week 15 of 16 Olympic Lifting and Russian Squats COACHES COMMENT: The first rule for intelligent eating in the modern world – Part 2 In part 1 last week we talked about “Is it food, or is it food stuff?”    To continue on from this we need to begin by shelving conventional wisdom: -       Forget the food pyramid / food... [Read more]