Rugby

IMG_1153.mp4 Plyometric activities like those seen in the video aren’t new, they were first introduced in the 1970’s in the USSR (the former Soviet Union) and then introduced and disseminated throughout the US in the 1980’s throughout running and jumping based sports. Yet in 2015, many people are still unaware of what, how ...

So, let me start by apologizing for such a lengthy delay since our last update. The team have been researching, trailing, dreaming about exciting new concepts to bring you. The one we have been most excited about is the idea that all top level athletes share the same common feature. ...

Yesterday Alan out through a session which can only be described as F***ing disgusting! Here’s the session plan. It’s was all designed around a 7min timed duration. Aiming to complete as many rounds as possible in 7mins. This type of training is as much of a mental training session as ...

Having had a pretty turbulent couple of weeks where training hasn’t gone as scheduled. This week I have ensured that my diary allows me to train for at least 45mins a day. It must be said though. Although I haven’t done as much as I have wanted to over the ...

So the last few weeks haven’t really gone according to plan! My work load is mental due to a lot of new clients during the Summer holiday rush!  I haven’t been able to do anyway near as much as I would have liked to! However, what I have managed to ...

This has been a very busy week this week with work and training so I haven’t had time to sit down and write up my progress. Last week I had the undeniable pleasure of training with Ash Flood (@ashleyFloodPT). His main focus was to deliver a session that improved my ...

Food has been going really well. I’ve been sticking to my breakdown as closely as I can. There have been a few slips along the way. Went out for dinner to a lovely Turkish restaurant this weekend with some friends and may have got a little drunk! Ok, a lot ...

This afternoon Alan and I ran through a very dynamic explosive power session. This is no way need as intense as the conditioning session from Monday but still very relevant to my needs for 7s. The nature of the session today was to get quality work, not just balls out ...

After having a long discussion with my coaches, we decided that anaerobic conditioning and power endurance should be my main focus on a Monday. Strength is on a Tuesday morning before rugby training at Macclesfield RUFC Tuesday evening. Wednesday is all about speed and agility. Thursday is a recovery morning ...

Tomorrow I sit down with my coaches to discuss my training programme structure for the next 8 weeks in the build up to stage 1 of the 7s trials on the 28th February. (follow my coaches on twitter – Alan Wilson – @AWperformancePT, Faye Tomlinson – @fasoja, Ash Flood -@AshleyFloodPT ...