Nothing in my opinion looks cooler than a big, heavy snatch! Slick, smooth movement that just exudes power. Amongst all that triple extension and dropping down to meet the catch you have to really analyse your weak points on this classical great. Once again this quick blog is just an insight into common assistance exercises [...]
Here try my workout from today... It is strength based training session focusing on the skill exercise first, the Snatch, followed by strength development in the major exercise, Squat, followed by assistance exercises to supplement the main movements. Give it a try, see how you get on! Format is Sets x Reps. %'s are of [...]
5S are proud to announce that we will be providing Shaun Wilde with full use of the new 5S Facility all the Specialised Strength & Conditioning he needs to achieve the highest results! Shaun is a diehard OCR (Obstacle Course Race) enthusiast and has quickly rose to becoming one of the best athletes out there. [...]
Started my first book - 5S Strength & Conditioning. In this book I aim to put across the 5S concept of Strength & Conditioning... It will not be referencing any academic journals or articles, which may steer many accomplished S&C practitioners away... However, It will hopefully make for an easy read for those that don't [...]
So I have not done any ‘blogging’ in a while and lately I have really looked into ‘Regression’ this is mainly because this is my ‘current state’ I have not fully regressed but I have gone back a little bit. Of course we are all different in every way from Size, shape, weight, height, what [...]
Just like the deadlift there is no where to hide with the strict press. Just like the deadlift there is no eccentric movement to prime and assist the muscles. And just like the deadlift you have to be immensely strong to put up some serious weight. Pressing a big weight overhead forces your entire musculature [...]
Got John Gartland (The Morphman) in today for a Sports Massage session. John is attempting to run 7 Marathons in 7 days and so is currently getting a lot of miles added up on the legs... Realistically the defining factor in him completing this challenge is not going to be his fitness levels, but instead him [...]
Often debated against the squat as the king of all exercises, the deadlift will build transferable strength like no other. The kind of rate of force production required to pick up a heavy deadlift is quite unlike any other exercise, this is largely due in fact to the lack of the eccentric factor. Eccentric muscle [...]
Alright if its squats for athletes, then its guaranteed to be bench for the gym rats. The most commonly available equipment in the free weights, the bench press has been slammed in the past for being the dreaded 'non-functional', however pushing is pushing, whether that's horizontal or vertical. The bench press is also a must when looking [...]
Probably the number 1 lift the majority of athletes will be seeking to improve is the back squat. Assistance exercises for the squat warrants an entire article of itself, to address every particular weakness in a muscle group that therefor relates to a breakdown in form. Here I'm just going to give an overall broad [...]
