In order to make long term progress with our strength goals, we need to do the basics better and better over time. Simply lifting more weight on the bar is not going to cut it, especially if there are underlying factors that are constantly holding you back. Mobility and pain are 2 key areas that need constant reassessment and without doing this, you are setting yourself up for failure. Whether it be through video analysis or through a watchful coaching eye, you need to care about how you lift as eagerly as how much you lift.
Month: June 2020
Concurrent training:
A topic that has always been of interest to me is concurrent training. By definition, concurrent training is a training cycle where by both strength as well as endurance exercise is performed within the same training cycle. This is inevitable within both individual as well as team sports, but also popular with the everyday punter who knows it is important to be both fit as well as strong. The question is though, as an athlete or as a coach, how do you get the most out of your training cycle and be the most prepared for your sport?
High reps versus low reps:
Within this blog post I am going to dive into the science behind a low repetition effort versus a high repetition effort, and give you an understanding as to what you will achieve by doing either. There is no right and wrong, but the question really should be “which repetition range is going to help me achieve my goals, whatever they may be?” If we can understand what we are trying to achieve, we can build a better pathway towards achieving those results long term.