by bodychek_admin | Jan 7, 2012 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis, Weight Loss
After nearly three weeks of re-charging the batteries it was back in the gym this week. The main goals for my gym work are to increase muscle mass, reduce body fat, increase strength and power, condition for tennis and minimise the likelihood of injury. This week, my...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 26, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Strength & Conditioning
A student of mine, Mikko Paunonen sent me a video of him and a colleague working out and I thought it was so cool, I wanted to share it. Mikko shows what is possible with a functional body. You’ll soon see on the video that I taught him all his best moves (just...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 26, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
Signs of over training include: Resting heart rate five beats per minute above or below normal (base) Unintentional or unexplained reduction in bodyweight of 3% or more Reduction in appetite Poor sleep quality for two days in a row or more Prolonged fatigue Muscle and...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 26, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
In Part 2, I have included a Training and Recovery Diary that you can use to ensure you do not overtrain:
by bodychek_admin | Dec 26, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
In order for performance to improve, you must train the body to go beyond its current capacity. In order to do so, the S.A.I.D. principle needs to be understood. S.A.I.D. stands for – Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. What this means is that if you want to get...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 26, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Chronic Fatigue, Strength & Conditioning
You may have seen on a previous post that I met Jade Johnson in San Diego at The CHEK Conference. Jade has been Britain’s top female long jumper for the best part of the last decade. As a fan of athletics and a former school-boy longer jumper myself, I have been...
