by snuadmin | Mar 11, 2014 | Strength and Conditioning
“Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevate” has for years been the accepted and oft quoted way to address injury. You roll your ankle and quickly you run for the ice/peas, sit down and place it on the injured ankle. However, what if current research is starting...
by snuadmin | Feb 18, 2014 | Strength and Conditioning
For this month’s new phase of training we are about to take on is a strength phase. We have done many of these in the past but this particular program is called contrast training, which we have not done before. In this particular program we are touching on...
by snuadmin | Nov 11, 2013 | Strength and Conditioning
Welcome to part two of my stretching blog. To bring you up to speed on what we touched on with last blog, I am not a big believer in static stretching, I left the last blog with the following conclusion: “At this point, the research that I have covered suggests...
by snuadmin | Nov 9, 2013 | Strength and Conditioning
Static Stretching is believed to be an essential part of any warm up, warm down and during most exercise regimes. It is widely accepted that stretching minimises injury, decreases delayed onset muscle soreness (the soreness you feel after working out) and in some...
by snuadmin | Oct 8, 2013 | Strength and Conditioning
Matt Ham’s thoughts on a fitness movement that has gotten his attention. He shares his opinions, not to marginalise himself, but to shed light on the positive and negative evidence and to provide a holistic view in order to provoke thought on the topic. You’ve...