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Train muscle hypertrophy or strength first?

Hypertrophy or Strength First?

Hi there. Welcome to post 76 in this S&C for therapists series. In this post I want to talk about priority of rehabilitation. Something that comes up a lot in my conversations and teachings is

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5 Reasons To Use Velocity-Based Training

Hello and welcome to this second post in the series focussing on explosive force production. Last time we looked at muscle power for successful ageing. Here we’re focussing on a specific training technique and some

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Muscle Power for Successful Ageing

Hi and welcome to this first in a series of posts on muscle power. Here we’re going to consider muscle power for successful ageing – is muscle power important for older populations? I talk a

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Stretch Training Is A Waste Of Time

Okay, so last time we covered the effects of acute stretching on strength and performance and we learnt that strength and power might be impaired with stretch durations 60s/>. Now, let’s look at  the longer

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runner sitting and stretching his leg

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

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