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Nov 13

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Circuit Training For Size!

By William Badenoch | Bodybuilding, Sports Training | No Comments

This week’s article is a guest post from up and coming Strength and Conditioning Coach Bradley Westell. Bradley has recently returned from a weekend shadowing the Strength and Conditioning coaches at one of the UK’s biggest Premiership Rugby clubs where he witnessed the methods this elite club uses to pack muscle onto their academy players. In this article Bradley outlines what he learned about the use of Circuit Training to transform the Rugby stars of tomorrow into some of the biggest and fastest athletes on the planet!

Nov 02

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Circuit Training For Strength!

By William Badenoch | Sports Training, Strength Training | No Comments

Circuit training (CT) is as old as training itself, in recent years it has become a dirty word in some circles and taken the place of all other forms of training in others. As per usual my personal philosophy on the subject falls somewhere in between.

Mar 05

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The Science Side 3: Strongman vs Traditional Training

By William Badenoch | Sports Training, Strongman | No Comments

This month I’ll be analysing a study entitled Strongman Vs Traditional Resistance Training Effects on Muscular Function and Performance by Winwood, Cronin, Posthumus, Finlayson, Gill and Keogh published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2015).

Feb 05

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Run Faster and Jump Higher with Plyometric Training!

By William Badenoch | Sports Training | No Comments

This article outlines one of the progressions I use to introduce plyometrics into my programmes here at PPG. Plyometrics (“plyos”) are often described as the bridge between strength and speed and are a great way to develop explosive power.

Jan 24

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The Science Side 2: Hex Bar Jumps vs Olympic Lifts

By William Badenoch | Sports Training | No Comments

This month I’ll be analysing a recent study entitled Optimal Loading Range for the Development of Peak Power Output in the Hexagonal Barbell Jump Squat, by Turner, Tobin, and Delahunt, published in The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (2014). (Check out the picture below to see what a hex bar looks like.)

Dec 06

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Squatting with Chains and Bands: Should you be doing it?

By William Badenoch | Sports Training, Strength Training | No Comments

Squats are one of the greatest exercises known to man. They help build massive strength in the legs and core and have helped athletes to run faster, jump higher and hit harder for decades. I’m not disputing that. This article is not meant to malign the squat in any way but it is a simple fact that they, like all exercises, are not perfect and there may be a way to improve upon them in certain situations. If you want to know how, read on.

Sports Training

Circuit Training For Size!

Circuit Training For Strength!

The Science Side 3: Strongman vs Traditional Training

Run Faster and Jump Higher with Plyometric Training!

The Science Side 2: Hex Bar Jumps vs Olympic Lifts

Squatting with Chains and Bands: Should you be doing it?

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