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Recovery 1%er’s

In a previous post about recovery (Recovery Essentials), we spoke about the importance of recovery after competition/training, and the fundamentals of recovery. Recovery is a

June 3, 2020 No Comments

Running Phases Part 3: Speed Endurance:

Now that we have spoken about both acceleration and maximal speed running it is time to turn our focus to speed endurance. Speed endurance, when

June 3, 2020 No Comments

Running Phases Part 2: Max Speed:

Following on from our acceleration post we move into maximum speed or velocity. Maximum velocity is reached after our acceleration phase (after 4-6 seconds) where

June 2, 2020 No Comments

Running Phases Part 1: Acceleration

Acceleration is a hugely important part of most sports, whether that be leading for a mark, accelerating to hit a drop shot, running from a

April 28, 2020 No Comments

RUNNING AND OVERUSE INJURIES:

With COVID-19 impacting our lives in so many ways now, it is so important that we keep some form of routine. For so many of

April 21, 2020 No Comments

Refocusing Athlete Goals During COVID-19

Gyms are closed, pools are closed and almost all sporting competitions have been cancelled or postponed. It is an interesting world we are currently living

April 6, 2020 No Comments

Designing an Effective Warm-Up

The warm-up is arguably one of the most important components of an athlete’s physical preparation, however can be severely neglected. The primary aim of the

March 10, 2020 No Comments

Strength Training for Cyclists: Injury Prevention and Performance

Cyclists, as with all athletes, need to ensure a level of robustness able to withstand the maximal demands that the sport can (and will) throw

January 14, 2020 No Comments

Cycling – Injury Prevention

With the FedUni Road Nationals on in Ballarat this week it is the perfect time to talk cycling with many of us inspired to jump

January 7, 2020 No Comments

Top 5 exercises for Netball

TOP 5 EXERCISES FOR NETBALL – Netball is a sport played at high intensities with many accelerations, decelerations, changes of direction, jumping and landings

December 27, 2019 No Comments

Injury Prevention for Rowers

With rowing pre-season schedules starting to heat up it is important that we acknowledge the potential increased injury risk that athletes may have. With the

November 28, 2019 No Comments

Junior Athlete Development

As professionalism in sport continues to grow in Australia, greater demands flow through to youth athletes in order to raise the standard and produce ready-made

November 21, 2019 No Comments

Returning to Pre-Season Training: 5 Key Exercises

Pre-season training is nearly back – that time of year where local footy and netball club’s gruel it out and seem to destroy their body

November 11, 2019 No Comments

Jump Specificity – Understanding Different Vertical Jumps

Vertical jumping or jumping for height can be seen in a range of sports. Think of a basketball player jumping for a dunk, a netball

October 23, 2019 No Comments

Travelling Athlete Tips

Want to travel as an athlete? As a young athlete today the lure of travel can be quite compelling when finishing school or university; the

October 22, 2019 No Comments

Work Station Stretches

‘Sitting is the new smoking’. Not only is sitting terrible for your posture, however it has been proven to increase your risk of chronic health problems

October 21, 2019 No Comments

Recovery Essentials

Recovery is an important consideration for athletes at any level, whether you are an Olympic athlete representing your country or a community level player with

August 18, 2019 No Comments

Running Strength Training

The importance of single leg strength for runners: It doesn’t matter if you are a runner competing over short distances around the track or a

August 7, 2019 No Comments

Hamstring Injury – Part 3

How to rehabilitate your hamstring strain injury Author: Leo Bell (Physical Performance Coach) In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series we identified the

July 11, 2018 No Comments

Hamstring Injury – Part 2

Hamstring Injuries Part 2 – How to strengthen your hamstrings Author: Leo Bell (Physical Performance Coach) In part 1 of this series we discussed

June 20, 2018 1 Comment

Hamstring Injury – Part 1

Author: Leo Bell (Physical Performance Coach) Hamstring strains are one of the most common sports injuries, with lots of time and money lost in the wake

June 7, 2018 2 Comments