At a time of year when giving is on the mind, I want to share that in my opinion the best gift a physical preparation coach can give is the gift of quality of life. And whilst the cardio-vascular benefits have decades of support, and the muscle density has now been raised to the same […]
Paul Briggs is a fighter whose career took into to the top in two disciplines – Muay Thai kickboxing (2 time World Champion) and boxing (fought twice for a World Title). His combined Fight record of 109F (97W 2D 10L and 56 KO’s) makes him one f the most successful fighters to come out of […]
In the late 1990s, Jason was first exposed to Ian King’s writing. Then in 2000, at the annual SWIS Convention, Jason was live in Ian’s presentation and enjoyed some in-person exchanges during that event. Jason then went off on a journey of self-discovery, moving through experiences in the physical preparation industry and allied professions. […]
Psychological transfer from training to sports performance – how, when and why with dual champion combat athlete, Paul Briggs Paul Briggs is a former 2 times Muay Thai World Champion and fought twice for the WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship crown. Now retired from fighting Paul is focused on sharing his experiences with other fighters […]
I was receiving requests from some of my coaches to write about the barbell hip thrust. They knew I didn’t buy into it, yet I had remained silent. They were tiring of the market pressure for them to conform, and wanted me to make a statement. So I began to prepare, to research. Didn’t take […]
Prior to the publishing of the Lines of Movement concept in the late 1990s no-one gave a ‘rats-arse’ (an Australian colloquialism) about the glutes. At least no one outside of a therapy clinic. Twenty years later the glutes have been given the same prime time rating as the Swis ball got in the late 1990s. […]
The Golden State Warriors were 1-3 down to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals Playoffs when Kevin Durant made a return to the court after about a month layoff with a calf injury. His presence made a difference and the Golden State won the game, taking the playoffs to 2-3. Kevin paid the […]
In Australia the name Brian Kerle is synonymous with basketball. Here are a few reasons why – Represented Australian in basketball including the 1972 Olympics Assistant coach Australian team 2nd on all time NBL Championships won as coach (4) 2nd (Equal) on all time Grand Finals Games as coach (12) 3rd on all times NBL […]
During the 1980s I began to research methods of categorizing strength exercises. By the end of this decade I had developed a concept I called ‘Lines of Movement’. After trialling this method for about ten years, I released details of this and other methods I had developed for categorizing exercises. I structure this organization under […]
In the 1950 and 1960s strength training began to appear in US sport. In 1969 Boyd Epley became the first full-time strength coach hired in the US college system. However the dominant belief at that time about strength training was that it made you slower. As an excellent example of this are the words attributed […]