Thinking Long Term in Pre-Season Training
Many athletes are now coming to the end of the competitive season. Those involved in traditional team sports have been training and competing for 8-9 months! It is important for
Building mentally tough young athletes
Late spring / early summer represents an intense period of the sporting year for young athletes across many different sports. Team sports athletes are reaching the end of their season,
Training Age, Specialisation and Exercise Selection
Specialisation refers to training with a narrow focus, directly linked to the actions and movements used within a sport itself. There has long been a debate as to what age
How To Programme For Strength Training: Keep It Simple
Recently I have seen a number of posts, articles, videos and all claiming to be the best "system" for X, Y or Z. These systems are generally lengthy, wordy and
Building Personal Training: One Client at a Time
In April of this year NK Fitness recorded a record turnover. This is a far cry from the first day we made a £50 quid profit back in 2011! Having
Life is Life: Dealing with Mistakes in Sport and Performance
For this blog post I am going to do something a little different. While I normally like to focus on training trends, research and more of the sciency technical stuff,
Comparing youth sports performances too early
Be careful not to write off young under performers in sport too soon. In any sport across any age group there will be a range of performance levels. From the
Personal bests aren’t just about personal records
Newbie gains. When personal bests seem to come every week. We've all experienced the rapid rate of improvement when just starting out on a fitness journey. The reason is simple.
Power Type Resistance Training Improves Explosive Performance
Many team sports and clubs are starting to incorporate "primer" sessions the day before a game. In some cases these sessions are even performed the morning of a game! This might