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The Relationship Between Resistance Training and Sprint Performance
Whether we look at football, hockey, rugby, or even middle and long distance running, one thing becomes apparent – the ability to run at speed (aka sprint) is paramount. Training to improve sprint performance therefore becomes ever increasingly important, however the relationship between resistance training…
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CPD Courses – Running Conditioning & Biomechanics Review
Last weekend Chris Baird delivered our Running Conditioning and Biomechanics Course in Leeds. And what a course it was! This CPD course is geared up for already qualified personal trainers to gain valuable CPD points, however non-personal trainers who are simply into their own running…
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Implications of Rope Training
Selecting exercises that are effective and interesting to personal training clients can be problematic. In the personal training industry their are numerous certifications and courses offering qualifications in TRX training, Kettle bells, BOSU, boxing to name a few. Then there are even combinations of these…
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Advanced Weight Training Course Review
We held our first Advanced Weight Training Course for personal trainers yesterday, and what a success it was! Providing CPD for personal trainers and fitness instructors has always been part of our company business plan and we were recently endorsed by Skills Active so…
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The Wingate Sprint Protocol; What Is Research Saying At The Moment?
HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is becoming more and more popular in the fitness industry. HIIT consists of brief to moderate periods of high intensity work followed by active or passive recoveries (Laursen and Jenkins., 2002). It is well established that HIIT protocols can induce…
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Cardiorespiratory Responses Of Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women During Resistance Training
Pregnancy causes numerous changes in the client, including anatomical, metabolic and cardiorespiratory, which ultimately result in physiological changes, similar to the changes that occur during exercise. It has been suggested that pregnancy may develop into a circulatory stress (Almada et al., 2015). Current recommendations relating…
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Win a place on our running course with FitPro
M8CPD is offering one lucky FitPro reader the chance to win a FREE place on our Running Conditioning & Biomchanics course. Entry closing date is 29th May 2015 so go and grab your copy of Fitpro today!
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Starting with the overhead squat
We currently live in a very anterior dominant world; a lot of work in the gym is completed on the front portion of the body with the posterior chain being treated as a second thought. Not to mention that most clients work in environments that…
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Improving Running Performance… Let’s Raise The Lactic Threshold
Improving running performance can be achieved through the development of three components. Maximal Oxygen Uptake Lactate Threshold Running Economy It has been suggested that these 3 variables alone account for over 70% of the runner’s variation in long distance running performance. Running programs have therefore…
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Rep Schemes For Developing Functional Hypertrophy
Muscle hypertrophy can be defined as the increase in size of the muscle; this can be achieved though two main mechanisms. Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy– which refers to increasing the sarcoplasmic fluid in the muscle cell, such as increased glycogen stores around the muscle fibre Myofibrillar hypertrophy–…