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Strength Training Programs for Hypertrophy, Power & Sport

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Sport Specific Approach to Strength Training Programs. The Sport Specific Approach to Strength Training Programs. Sport-specific strength training programs are fundamental to an athlete's development and success. Long gone are the days when coaches shunned weight lifting for fear that it might hinder the performance of fine skill and correct technique. It's now accepted that high levels of strength are a prerequisite to superior speed, power, strength endurance and overall sporting performance. The princ...

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Sports Nutrition Section

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There's nothing like the subject of nutrition to stir debate. It seems like the experts change their minds almost daily about what we should and shouldn't eat. In truth, scientific nutrition hasn't changed much at all in the last fifteen years. It's the constant and never-ending emergence of fad diets and weight loss programs that adds to the confusion. It appears everyone has differing opinions. Sports Nutrition Basics - Part 1. Carbohydrate. the fuel of peak performance. Sports Nutrition Basics - Part 2.

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Body Composition... What Gets Measured Gets Managed

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Body composition is an essential. Measure of health and fitness for both athletes and the general population. For sportsmen and women, there is nothing more detrimental than carrying dead weight. If you are considering a  weight loss program. Accurately assessing your body fat percentage is THE most important measurement you can take. In fact. Even if you wanted to  gain weight. And what about aging? So what is the best method for assessing body composition? What is your ideal body fat percentage? Are yo...

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Athletic Training & Conditioning

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This section of the site is dedicated to athletic training for the field events. Although many field events are highly technical in nature, conditioning is still vitally important. A common element of fitness to all athletic field events is explosive power. While training will differ for each event, the underlying, general principle of power development will remain. Follow a periodized strength training. Program that first develops anatomical adaptation and then maximal strength. The articles below conta...

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Rugby Training & Conditioning

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A rugby training program must help players to cope with the rigorous demands of the modern game. Despite its gruelling nature, amateur players perform poorly in rugby-specific fitness tests. And this may be due predominantly to poor training habits (1). Rugby is classed as a multi-sprint sport. Its intermittent nature demands that players generate high levels of speed. And explosive power, as well as possessing the ability to recover quickly between sprints (2). Although in rugby, different positions hav...

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Strength Training For Sport

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Strength training is an essential element of fitness for virtually every sports man and woman. Long gone are the days when coaches believed resistance exercises only added unnecessary bulk to the athlete, hindering their ability to execute skill. Elements of a Strength Training Program. Synonymous with most people's perception of strength training, hypertrophy. Refers to increased muscle bulk and size. This is only one aspect of a sport-specific strength training program and one that should be includ...

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Boxing Training & Conditioning

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A boxing training program must focus on reactive power, power endurance, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance and aerobic endurance. Boxers use both aerobic and anaerobic energy pathways during a single bout and must be able to tolerate high levels of blood lactate and a high heart rate (1). Both VO2max. Have been related to performance in the ring (2) with aerobic endurance playing a greater role in the professional sport. Training should develop both the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. Most bo...

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Soccer Training & Conditioning

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Soccer is perhaps the most demanding of all sports. In the modern game (at any level) soccer training and conditioning is essential. Few sports are played on as large a playing field, lasting as long and without regular rest periods. Players cover 8-12km during a match, consisting of 24% walking, 36% jogging, 20% coursing, 11% sprinting, 7% moving backwards and 2% moving whilst in possession of the ball (1). Soccer players posses excellent endurance with VO2max. For Soccer Players and Coaches of All Ages.

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Disclaimer

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Please read this health disclaimer before applying any of the information on the Sports Fitness Advisor website. Regular exercise is one of the healthiest habits you can form. But it's not always without risk, even for healthy individuals. Certain types of exercise are riskier than others and all exercise is risky for some individuals. . It's the same with diet. Some dietary recommendations are healthy for the majority of people but potentially dangerous to others. . 6 You acknowledge and agree that all ...

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Endurance Training For Sport

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Endurance training is quite a broad sweeping term. It's often used interchangeably with terms like "aerobic", "anaerobic", "strength" and "speed". This section of the website focuses primarily on aerobic endurance conditioning and the various training methods that have been developed to help athletes reach peak aerobic fitness. Factors Affecting Endurance Performance. Central to the study of Exercise Physiology. If VO2 max can be seen as an upper limit for aerobic exercise, the lacate threshold. Determin...