Jonny Parr Training

If you have an hour to spare, Joe Defranco pretty much sums up what training is or should be all about in his documentary film 'strong'. Below is a short video teaser.

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First off, i'd like to start this blog post off with a big congratulations to my friend Andy Tsang for his performance in the Scottish Western District Olympic Lifting Competition (85k weight category). Andy's lifts included the Snatch (86k) and Clean and Jerk (110k). This gave him a lifting total of 201k which was enough to come first place. This is a massive achievement and what makes the matter even more impressive is that it was his first competition. Unfortunately I couldn't be there, bu...

External Rotation...All good coaches know it's importance particularly for those who play sports involving alot of internal rotation (i.e. tennis) but how many of you actually incorporate it?

When you externally rotate, you primarily activate the infraspinatus and teres minor (See Below)

Strengthening these areas is not only a good exercise for injury reduc...

There is little doubt that the human body is amazing. Amazing by design, amazing by function. This is particularly the case when a new training stimulus is introduced. Your body is so adaptable (particularly for beginners) that it will react accordingly depending what methods or ways you decide to train.

A basic example of the body's ability to adapt is resistance training whether it be in ...