As an athlete is the programme the most important part of your training or is it the coaching? Let’s look at programming. A programme will get a person fitter, no matter what programme it is, as long as it’s consistent and progressive. It also has to be relative to what the athlete needs; there is…
Rule13 strength and conditioning are going to do a study using the Functional Movement Screen (FMS). There have been a lot of studies done on the FMS and it is widely used as a predictor of injury when screening athletes. One of the issues with the FMS is that it is performed unloaded and it…
Over the past number of years that I have been coaching kids classes or working with the youth athlete, I have had at least one in the group that has or is on medication for, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There has been a noticeable increase in the number of kids who have ADHD; though,…
This isn’t so much a fact finding blog post but more a challenge to coaches and trainers. It’s also for people who pay for coaching or training. It’s more a post about the importance of continuing to learn and realising the level you currently are. So you have become a trainer and got your certificate…
All gyms have their new members fill in ParQ’s or at least they should. These are usually generic and have questions about general health and injuries. They are filled in by the athlete and then just filed away and never looked at. The part I want to focus on is the injury or previous injury…
Rule13 is offering a year of sponsored training, coaching and or mentoring to any athlete or coach no matter their sporting back round or experience. We will also throw in a years worth of nutrition coaching to help you reach your full potential at your given sport or training goals. We will provide this opportunity…