Does Stretching Impair Strength and Power?
Stretching is quite an emotive topic, with many people having strong opinions about its utility, or not! The development of evidence over time and its contextualisation within different settings has meant there’s been quite a bit of discussion over the years whether stretching has a place in training, and perhaps even in rehab. In this […]
RFD And Exercise Progressions
Hi there. In this short post on RFD to exercise progressions I’m going to provide a whistle-stop tour of explosive force production. Specifically RFD (rate of force development) versus muscle power; the need for these capabilities in older populations AND an idea of exercise progressions to develop these performance characteristics. RFD vs Muscle Power So […]
How to Avoid DOMS; The Repeated-Bout Effect
Amazingly our musculature posses a remarkable ability to protect itself from a repeated bout of exercise that brings about soreness and losses to performance. Welcome to post 69 of S&C for therapists. In this post we’re going to look at the dreaded DOMS and the amazing phenomenon that can protect us. We all know that […]
Resistance Training and Mortality Risk
Hi there and welcome to post 68 in the S&C For Therapists series. In this post we’re going to expand on the previous post that explored the evidence base of increased mortality risk associated with muscle weakness. Specifically we’ll be looking into resistance training and mortality risk and trying to understand if by engaging in […]
Which Joint Position Is Best For Strength Gain?
Hi there and welcome to post 67 of the Strength & Conditioning For Therapist blog. Slightly out of synch as last time we considered the effects of muscle weakness on all-cause mortality. Don’t worry, we’ll come back to part 2 very shortly. Here we’re considering which joint position is best for strength gain following a […]
Muscle Weakness & Mortality Risk
Hi there. I’m excited to be writing this 2-parter on understanding muscle weakness and mortality risk. The aim in this part 1, is to unpack and explore if there really is an an association between muscle weakness and all cause mortality (i.e. dying). In part 2 (here), we evaluate if muscle strengthening interventions can influence […]
Using Periodisation in Rehabilitation
Hello and welcome to post 65 of the Strength & Conditioning for Therapists series. Last time we explored the fundamentals of periodisation within training programmes. In this post we’ll delve into using periodisation in rehabilitation. Specifically, why we should not only consider it but how we can simply, and must, achieve its integration. Periodisation as […]
Understanding Periodisation
Hi there and welcome to a new post in the of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists blog series. Post 64 in fact. I’ve been teaching online and in person a lot recently and a recurrent theme of questions that I get a lot focus on periodisation – so that’s what we’ll be covering over the […]
Do we need to resistance train to fatigue?
Welcome to post 63 of Strength and Conditioning for Therapists!. I’ve loved writing this post: do we need to resistance train to fatigue? It’s a provocative topic and I hope that you enjoy the read. Please feel free to tweet, tag me, comment, add to the debate; I’d love to hear your thoughts. Training to […]
Rehabilitating the Female Patient
Hi there and welcome to post 62 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists. I’m delighted to bring you something a bit special this week. Before I do, please forgive the rather long interlude between posts. Things have been tremendously busy here at Get Back To Sport – you may have noticed we have a new […]