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Battle Rope Conditioning
The battle ropes are a great tool to use if you are looking to add some high intensity metabolic training into your training program. In the video below you will see Elite Sports Performance attendee Dave performing part of his 60 second on (3* 20 second consecutive...
Med Ball Push Up To T Stability Hold
Med Ball Push Up To T Stability Hold In the video below osteopath Heath Williams demonstrates a Med Ball Push Up to T Stability Hold. This is a great combined exercise as it requires one to maintain stability through the torso and upper limb as well as strength and...
Squat and Deadlift Variations + More
Squat and Deadlift Variations + More I was recently on the hunt for some articles on the squat and deadlift and came across this great article written by Strength and Conditioning Coach Martyn Girvan who currently works at Elite Sports Performance in Spotswood. Now I...
A Review of Ultimate Athleticism by Max Shank
A Review of Ultimate Athleticism by Max Shank 2015 has been a year of learning more about movement, stability and learning to master some fundamental bodyweight movements for myself. After many years of traditional body building exercises and recently powerlifting, I...
The Renegade Row
The Renegade Row This is one of my favourite exercises for training both trunk stability/anti rotation and the back. Start in the push up position and fully lock out at the elbows and maintain a neutral spine. Row one arm up towards the torso whilst maintain a...
Push Up To High Plank Superman Exercise
Push Up To High Plank Superman Exercise Recently I have been playing around with combined movements to get more out of an exercise in a shorter period of time. In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a push up to high plank superman. This...
Principle Four Osteopathy Meets Sage Institute Of Fitness
Principle Four Osteopathy Meets Sage Institute Of Fitness This week osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy was given the opportunity to present to the Sage Institute of Fitness educators as part of their professional...
What Is Pelvic Instability?
What Is Pelvic Instability? Pelvic instability is commonly seen in pregnant and post partum women. Often it is difficult to know who is likely to suffer from pelvic instability until the woman progresses in their pregnancy. Common signs and symptoms can include...
Taking A Look At Landing Skill Challenges For Prevention Of ACL Injuries
Taking A Look At Landing Skill Challenges For Prevention Of ACL Injuries I was recently reading the article titled "Training for Prevention of ACL Injury: Incorporation of Progressive Landing Skill Challenges Into a Program" that was published in the Strength and...
High Plank Superman
High Plank Superman The high plank superman is a great progression from the kneeling superman as it requires greater stability and control of the trunk through the longer lever greater distance (base of support) between the foot and hand. In the image below you will...
Analysing The Bench Press
Analysing The Bench Press I have been carrying out some research of late on the bench press and recently came across the article titled "an in depth analysis of the bench press" that was published in the strength and conditioning journal way back in 1982. Whilst this...
Changing Your Grip Width and Hand Orientation In A Chin UP
Changing Your Grip Width and Hand Orientation In A Chin Up Recently I have been reading a lot more with regards to strength and conditioning as part of a course that I am soon to be running in conjunction with Elite Sports Performance and thought I would discuss some...