Here I go over what I learned/the key takeaways from episode 176 of the Just Fly Performance Podcast with Justin Moore. Here we discuss why knees in are such a common occurrence on movements like the squat and jumping as well as when/why/how you might work on “improving” this.
Read MoreThe first post where I breakdown what I learned from a recent podcast I listened to. This first post looks at what the “movement miyagi” Shawn Myszka believes about how movement should be taught and our role as Strength and Conditioning coaches in this.
Read MoreA post explaining what grit means to me and a bit of background on why it is important and how to develop it.
Read MoreA post about why adherence is the MOST important training variable and how to achieve it.
Read MoreThis post talks about what I have learned from these quarantine lockdown as well as what I want to take out of lockdown with me.
Read MoreA quick recap regarding what I learned from a podcast I listened to recently. Eric Cressey and Nick Winkleman are two world-class strength and conditioning coaches and communicators. Here I give some of the concepts regarding effective athlete communication which Nick Winkleman has learnt in his career and is now sharing with the world.
Read MoreThis post is inspired by a Joe Rogan clip from one of his podcasts regarding how we should motivate ourselves and build good habits. The importance of building some grit, just getting started, and then running off of the momentum created by this.
Read MoreThis is a post regarding what I have learned so far about the importance of specificity in training when athletes are training for specific performance outcomes. I write about what specificity is, why we need it, how it can be achieved, and give some examples of how it can be applied.
Read MoreI have been reading Stephen R. Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and I got to the concept of the second quadrant of tasks which are important but not urgent. He talks about the importance of these tasks and why you should work towards an ideal world where this is a majority of what fills your time. Here I talk about what this means to me and how I believe that it can be applied.
Read MoreThis post talks about the pivot that I believe we need to take regarding the COVID lockdowns. With quarantine just beginning for those of us in Australia it is important to consider the seriousness f the disease as well as what we may need to focus on in this time.
Read MoreI have been asked recently how you can try to motivate yourself to train when you really just don’t want to. This is a common issue which everyone deals with at some point or another. Here I cover a couple of key points to be aware of when starting to exercise and build new habits.
Read MoreHere I cover some goals I have for myself for 2020. I also talk briefly about the importance of having goals and how they help you.
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