The former US NCAA Division 1 athlete started performing the exercise in their program, the single leg stiff leg deadlift, for the first time under my supervision. As they bent forward their non-support leg began to lift backwards. I asked: ‘Why are you lifting your leg?’ They replied: ‘Because that is how I was taught […]
In the second phase of the game, only a minute or so in, one of the players successfully bumped off the attempted tackle of an opponent. The attacking player whooped so loudly you could hear him a mile away. The celebration continued for another minute. This is a real live, 2017 example, in a state […]
Australia’s sports performances are in decline. Yes, it’s a generalization, and if this is not the case in your sport, I am happy for you. However. to showcase this suggestion, I have selected five sports or sporting events that possess a proud and long history of international dominance or success. Sports interwoven in the Australian […]
In 1999 I wrote the first edition of the book ‘So You Want to Become a Physical Preparation Coach’. It was the first and only book of it’s kind at the time offering professional and business guidance to physical preparation coaches. Twenty years later this guidance is as relevant as it was then. However little […]
In the late 1980s a European coach brought me a North American winter sport gliding athlete and told me that the athlete lacked certain skills and asked that I create them in the gym. I did my best to keep a straight face, assuming that this was an isolated case and I would not likely […]
More athletes are having their athleticism destroyed, their careers shortened, and their long term quality of life threatened because of the way they are being trained than ever before in my lifetime. The athlete training world has lost the plot. Not concerned or don’t buy into this statement? Then you don’t read any further. There are heaps of more […]
On a Saturday morning, I watched a group of girls aged approximately 6-8 years old performing walking lunges in their warm-up for club sport. It was early morning on a winter’s day, and every single one of them was using both hands on their lead knee as they struggled to come out of each rep. […]
In my fourth decade of professional involvement in the sport and fitness industry I have reached many conclusions. I acknowledge they are generalisations, however these hypothetical models help all of us understand human behaviour. Based on both my own personal experience and my experience seeking to help, educate and guide others professionally, I have formed […]
I received an email from a young man on the subject of stretching, a classic case of humans choosing conformity over thinking. The email went like this: “Recently I purchased your Legacy book. The book is full of training gold, especially important information is about stretching. You should spread the truth about stretching. I can`t believe […]
(Professionally and your lifestyle) I recently met a young man whose chose to move into the personal training industry from a non-related industry by managing a team of trainers. It didn’t work out (no surprises there) and he was to reduced to earning the income that his competence dictated. Very little. Now he is dealing with […]