What’s the best way to measure strength?
I’m asked this question: what’s the best way to measure strength quite a lot and a more specifically what’s the best strength testing position? Given that these recent posts are focussed on dynamometry, I’ll focus on the specific question of strength testing positions in this post. Clearly any answer here would relate to the muscle […]
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 […]
Did You Get The Strength & Conditioning Training That You Needed?
Welcome to post 58 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists. I hope you’ve been enjoying the recent posts on adjuncts to rehab. Today and in line with the upcoming enrolment to the online S&C For Therapists course we’re going to go a little philosophical and explore whether or not strength & conditioning is needed in […]
Blood Flow Restriction Training
Hi there and welcome to post 54 of Strength & Conditioning For Therapists and the first in this sub-series of Adjuncts To Rehabilitation. Firstly, thanks to all of you who responded to my e-mail with suggestions of what to cover. There were lots of suggestions for things like blood flow restriction and electrical stimulation and […]
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 […]