strength coach Daniel Lonsdale

Nick talks to his friend and collaborator Daniel Lonsdale on how best to integrate outside specialists into the coaching team. For example: nutrition, psychology of winning, medical, etc.

Daniel is a multi-sport Strength and Conditioning specialist.

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leg strength & power training

Dr. Dave Tilley:

I typically keep the repetitions on the lower end for the more intense/explosive4 drills, say 3-6 repetitions, to help encourage maximal effort and high quality on each set. …

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Shift Movement Science

improving active hip extension flexibility

Over the coming weeks I’ll be posting a number of important progressions for beginners videotaped at Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

Thanks Kim McHardy and Head Coach Adriana Forde.

As always, evaluate the exercise, not the kids demonstrating.

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Beginners are often better at passive flexibility (e.g. splits) than active flexibility which is needed for skills.

Our conditioning program should include active flexibility training exercises like this one.

90-year-old John Carter

New Years inspiration.

I often link to extreme sport videos by devinsupertramp.

This time they flew out to Trail B.C. to follow John Carter.

He challenges any other person his age to match his feats.

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John’s not planning to slow down until at least age-100. 🙂

age of gymnasts at 2017 Worlds

Montreal.

… 46% of (female) gymnasts competing at the 2017 World Championships were over the age of 18. And 27% were over the age of 20 …

Score for Score

Ellie Black strength training

Click PLAY or watch some work in the weight room on Twitter.

LOW rope climb conditioning

I’m always looking for rope challenges done at low height. It’s stupid to repeatedly put young kids WAY up high.

Kyle Shewfelt once fell, for example. Happily he was OK.

Some up-and-comer named Chellsie has one for us.

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tumbling & acrobatics in West Africa

It’s amazing what people can do despite having no mats or equipment. The guys here laid out woodchips to soften the earth … a bit.

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