Is Heavy Strength Training Safe For Older Adults?
Hello and welcome to post 50 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists – we’ve reached the half-century. Wahoo. I hope you’re still doing well and that you’re back to work. As a therapist or someone involved in exercise prescription I imagine that you’re pretty busy, or will be in the very near future. In your […]
Are Compound Exercises More Effective Than Isolation?
Hello all. Welcome to post 49 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists. I hope you’re well. Today we’re going to look at types of resistance exercise, specifically are compound exercises more effective than isolation exercises? I wrote a post about this just over a year ago, but I get asked this question a lot, often […]
Therapy Live; 14 S&C Questions Answered
Hello everyone. A slightly less hectic week for me this week, how about you? So, did you manage to attend the MASSIVE Therapy Live conference last Friday? Jack Chew and his team did an amazing job of coordinating approximately 90 speakers to deliver sessions to 22,000 delegates. Yes, that’s right 22,000 people all online at […]
Exercises For Muscle Power
Welcome to post 48 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists and the second in a two-part series on muscle power. Last time we explored rate of force development (RFD), muscle power and the underpinning determinants. This week we’re going to build on that and look at the optimal kinds of exercises for muscle power development. […]
[LECTURE] When to Focus on Muscle Strength, In Rehab?
Hey There. How are things with you today? I hope you’re well. As you may have seen, I’ve been busy on the webinar circuit recently. It’s been delightful to connect with so many different people from all over the World and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed delivering a multitude of different sessions for several esteemed colleagues. I […]
Training Muscle Power
Welcome to power 47 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists. I hope you’re all still keeping well, sane and enjoying a sensible and gradual return to activity. I’ve been asked several times over the last few weeks about rehabilitating or training muscle power; how to do it, how does it differ from strength training, the […]
S&C For Therapists Sponsored Place; Meet Santiago
Hi everyone. Today we’re going to do something a little different on the blog. You may be aware that I run an online Strength & Conditioning For Therapists course and on each launch I sponsor a place. This specifically means that a therapist from a developing country or who is in a position of financial […]
Isometrics For Strength Training; Good or Bad?
Hello all and welcome to post 46 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists. What to focus on today? Well as you can tell from the title it’s Isometrics; Isometrics For Strength Training; Good or Bad ? I’m really fortunate to receive e-mails every day from therapists from around the globe asking me questions about strength […]
How to Avoid Detraining And Limit Strength Losses In Lockdown
Hi there and welcome to post 45 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists. How are things with you today? Did you enjoy last week’s post? Hopefully you felt reassured that not all is lost during this period of lockdown, even if you do stop exercising. This week we’re going to take a more detailed look […]
Reversibility Of Training; Deconditioning In Lockdown
Welcome to post 44 of Strength & Conditioning for Therapists. We’re approaching 4 weeks into lockdown here in the UK and I’m sure the situation isn’t too different for you if you’re base elsewhere. Clearly we’re not all sunning by the pool, but we are in a different time when it comes to exercise. Something […]