The sled push is a lower body exercise that develops the posterior chain [glutes, hamstrings, calves], and acceleration technique. The sled is a versatile piece of equipment that can be used to improve athleticism in a number of ways. In this post, we'll stick to discussing the sled push in specific, which in and of [...]

Imagine your health, energy and performance is a bucket. Optimising this is largely dictated by two factors — stress and recovery. Even though recovery adds to your bucket and stress takes away from your bucket; stress through working hard in the gym, and stress from school work and family responsibilities is valuable as it challenges [...]

Typically, when I ask a youth athlete about their previous gym training, I get one of the following responses: • I do HIIT (high intensity interval training) a couple of times per week, or • Monday is chest and arms, Wednesday is abs and cardio, etc Now, I am not here to bash either of [...]

Performance testing involves running athletes through a series of movements and assessing their performance. Periodical performance testing plays an important role in the development of any athlete. The tests that are undertaken as part of a performance testing session are designed to measure and assess specific physical qualities underpinning an athletes development and their sporting [...]