A modern day training/performance dilemma for many. I think in order to answer this question, you must first determine what your goal(s) are. If you look back at my Instagram post here, this blog can be seen as an extension to that.

This blog could have started and ended with, sleep, mobility, nutrition, and hydration, but I understand these can be quite tricky to align in a fast-paced society. My suggestion is to attempt to get these important recovery methods right first, then maybe add or replace new methods if you can’t seem to make it work.

Over the last couple of years, I’ve been more open to the concept of sprinting more as a training method, and it just makes so much sense. Whether you play a team sport or individual sport, integrating a regular dosage of sprinting in your weekly training schedule will do you, and particularly your hamstrings and tendons a world of good.

I’ll start this off with a statement that I think will resonate with many.

‘If you want to go to the next level, you have to train like you are already there’.

This is a topic that has been doing the rounds for many years in the world of strength & conditioning and general fitness training for kids. I think there has been miscommunication in what coaches in the space believe is best for long term athletic development (LTAD), and what parents understand about strength & conditioning is for their children.

I’ve had the chance to coach a small number of female athletes, younger and older, and these coaching experiences combined with the recent research around training the female athlete have taught me so much.

Before any strength & conditioning program is written for an athlete, there needs to be an understanding of what the demands of their sport are, and an assessment of the athlete’s current athletic ability.