Todays episode is an update on training for the sprints squad coached by Stew during the lockdown 2.0 in the UK and discussions around competition opportunities that may occur. We take a look at why Hills have been re-introduced into the training
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Good title, you think? Hard to really think of a better one… But it does what it says on the tin!! In todays episode we discuss the use of Sticks when sprinting, not to be confused with acceleration sticks/wickets, we are talking
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In this edition Stew and Aid simply rant! As we enter a second Covid lockdown the uk government have allowed “Elite” sport to continue, unfortunately the definition of what is elite across different sports is so massively disproportionate there is an element
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In todays episode we go into the role of Hip Internal Rotation and running/sprinting and some compensatory cues you can spot and how you can work to rectify. We momentarily discuss a recent paper highlighting the development of glutes and sprint speed.
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Todays episode, we take a little deeper look into GPP considerations for athletes with this time a bit more emphasis on the gym, but of course unless your sport is gym based its should always take into consideration the sport itself. We
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In this episode Stewart takes a look at the GPP, a traditional time for coaches and athletes to layer fitness into their athletes, but is this really being done correctly and what the athletes need? A GPP should really be part of
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In our last episode Stew and Aid made some bets on the speed power events at the british athletics championships, so who won on the track and off? — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sports-performance/message
Stew and Aiden go face to face in their gambling predictions for this weekends British athletics championships being held in Manchester. A bet of £1 on each of the speed power events… who will win the money? only one way to find
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Todays episode we discuss the role of track side therapy in keeping athletes moving during sessions and even those playing games. What quick interventions can a therapist or coach do help the athletes. And also how to recognise how sever the issue
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Today we take a quick shallow look at how to develop speed. Speed development is simple right? getting faster is as simple as just sprinting often and at maximum intensity. Well, actually there are 3 main elements to getting faster: Neurological Physiological
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