Written by Kristine Ham and Matthew Ham In a recent rant[i] by an industry colleague, it was pointed out that the fitness industry as a whole was providing a disservice to the general population. It was claimed that fitness professionals in general (PT’s, coaches, even nutritionists) were not doing their job, and despite the growing…
Starts 25th May 2013 Here is your next ‘kicker’ for the year. The Hammer Performance Athlete Development Program (ADP). Don’t let the name scare you, if you don’t consider yourself an ‘athlete’ it’s ok – you are going to train like an athlete would train, you will eat, be measured, tested and coached the way…
As we finish up on our current program (contrast training) I think I can say most of us have seen some impressive gains when it comes to strength. I have witnessed and received messages of many personal bests, but it has come time to start to change our program because if we keep pushing our…
“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 to challenge the accepted norm? At this point, I know…
Strength and Conditioning for children is a topic that lies very close to my heart as it is something I intend on dedicating the rest of my professional career to. The intention of this article is to communicate that strength and power activities for children have an incredibly advantageous effect on their development, so long…
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