by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Chronic Fatigue, General Health, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Weight Loss
People are becoming more and more aware that they may have an insensitivity to wheat and are therefore restricting it from their diet. Food insensitivities or intolerances have been shown to cause many common ailments and diseases known today. So if you restrict or...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Strength & Conditioning, Weight Loss
You may have seen on ITV last week a programme entitled Fowl Play. It investigated suppliers of organic chickens to Asda supermarkets. Unfortunately, I missed most of the show, but managed to see sections where they highlighted chicken farms that were supposed to be...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Professional Courses, Strength & Conditioning
You may remember in a previous post I mentioned that I took the UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA) Accreditation assessment at Bisham Abbey. Well, yesterday I received the news that I had passed with flying colours. The UKSCA are attempting to improve...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Professional Courses, Strength & Conditioning
This weekend I spent in Bisham Abbey taking an accreditation exam for the UK Strength & Conditioning Association. The accreditation process has been set up to ensure that strength and conditioning coaches working in British sport have a standard of skill and...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Strength & Conditioning
In my last post I indicated the potential benefits of using Olympic Weight Lifting to improve performance. But how can you incorporate it into your exercise programme? Without question, you need to learn proper technique from a properly qualified person in Olympic...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Professional Courses, Strength & Conditioning
Last weekend I attended a course on Olympic Weight Lifting run by The UK Strength & Conditioning Association. My aim was to improve my own technique in The ‘Clean & Jerk’ and The ‘Snatch’ and to improve my own coaching skills of the...
