With the summer 7's series well underway and the upcoming ARC competitions, I thought I would share some ideas on how to structure a proper warm up for your team's training and competitions.

I will be home soon!! Here is my last article of our trip to Russia!!!

Moscow, part 4 and full of sarcasm!

We lost a tough one to the home nation of Russia.  Along with 5 other teams, we are still in the hunt to win the World Junior Trophy Event.

Hi everyone, here is a quick recap of the last couple days in Moscow! Hope you enjoy and feel free to email anytime!

I've only been in Moscow for 2 days, but it feels like 2 months!  Here is my little synopsis to date. 

I am off to Russia with Candian men's under 20 National Rugby Team next week to compete in the World Trophy Tournament in Moscow.

With both the Sun Run and great weather just around the corner, I thought I would pull out one of my older articles to help any of you that may be dealing with shin splints.

      The atmosphere was electric at Level 10 Fitness today as Maelle Ricker took the Gold in Women's Boarder Cross today (in convincing fashion I may add).

 

I am touching on a couple conversations I have had with a few of my clients over the past few days with regards to the health of our world!!!

The strength and conditioning coach has many roles to fill when travelling with a team.  This is my approach when travelling with teams.

Happy New Year everyone!  Here are a few steps to help you set and achieve realistic goals, along with some surly and snide comments.

 

                The squat is a great movement for developing power and strength for all athletes.  Regardless of sport, all athletes should be using some form of this movement in their training regimen (load and style may be altered to fit different athletes).

There are many different ways to train the elite athlete.  But which one is best, or is there only one way to do so?  I have broken down which methods that I feel most strength and conditioning coaches draw knowledge and have gained experience from.  I believe that there is an infinite amount of knowledge out there for us to draw from.  We should learn from each other's successes and mistakes and take a little information from everyone to make the best possible product for the athlete.  Read on for a brief breakdown!

7 Mental Toughness Keys Every Olympic Athlete Should Know

By Jim Murphy, Performance Coach

Author, Inner Excellence: Achieve Extraordinary Business Success through Mental Toughness

 

 

I get a lot of questions and comments regarding the use of agility ladders for training purposes.  Many physiotherapists and strength and conditioning coaches believe that ladders actually de-train the athletes and serve no purpose in developing agility and speed. While others feel the complete opposite and can't live without them.  I will try to break down the use of the agility ladder so that you can see both sides and make an informed decision for yourselves.

I can now understand why our government is making all these cutbacks!