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Minimising Losses & Maximising Gains in Lockdown
Hi everyone and welcome the third in this three part series on the effects of lockdown on physical and psychological health and number 53 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists. Last week Serena Simmons talked about the psychological impact of lockdown, the...
How Has Lockdown Influenced Psychological Health?
Welcome to post 52 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists and the 2nd is a series of 3 exploring the effects of COVID-19 and lockdown. Today, I'm delighted to welcome Serena Simmons, Chartered Psychologist to the blog (her 2nd appearance). She's taking up the...
COVID-19: Effects of lockdown on physical health
Hello Everyone! It's been a few weeks since I posted on the S&C for Therapists blog. I'm delighted to recommence with a 3-part series on the effects of lockdown on physical and psychological health, and what some of the key interventions might be to deal with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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[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...
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;...