Behind Jeff Fenech I rate Robbie Peden as Australia’s greatest boxing export of all time. He was a two time Olympian in 1992 and 1996, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist in 1994, winner of numerous Australian titles and most significantly World Super Featherweight Champion. Peden must be respected for, unlike Fenech and other Australian greats, all […]
Everyone is going sick for ‘super’ foods at the moment. In my opinion, it’s mainly to justify avoiding ‘super’ training. But hey, whatever blows your hair back. I heard about this supposed ‘King of the Super Fruits,’ Boabab. It’s resume is very impressive: 6 x more vitamin C than oranges (it’s hard to […]
In sports, having confidence in yourself and faith in your preparation is 90% of the battle. This quote by champion jockey Shane Dye was at the ‘Breakfast with the Champions’ prior to the running of the 1996 Cox Plate. Asked whether tactics would play a big part in the race, his exact reply was […]
I’ve been banging on about running technique for a while now and if you want to avoid injury, you’re best off just getting this thing right otherwise you’ll be in the ‘sick bay’ before you know it. The general rule of running is the maintain a cadence of 180 strides per minute. Too many […]
We have started sparring training at the gym. It’s pretty low key and friendly, I’m trying to get more people to come so I can mix up the opponents for everyone. I’ve been doing all the partner work and my head has had more hits than Slim Dusty. Watch the ‘Best Hits’ from last week’s […]
February is here and the grind of 2013 is starting to take hold. Athletes remembering what it’s like to wake up with sore muscles and have to go train again anyway. Volume is starting to ramp up and intensity is climbing. There’s a saying in the A.F.L. about young players getting “second year blues,” after […]
I read today that beetroot is the new ‘legal blood-doping.’ Apparently it was widely used by the very successful Team GB (Great Britain) in last year’s Olympics. Rich in Potassium, Folic Acid and Anti-Oxidants, beetroot has also been proven to help lower blood pressure. Though the reason why beetroot supposedly increases performance, is nitrate, which […]
“It’s never pretty, it’s never perfect. But it is us.” These were the words from the head coach of the victorious Baltimore Ravens in yesterday’s Superbowl as he described his team’s heroic performance that saw them stand atop the winner’s dais in New Orleans. The Ravens skipped away to an early lead and held a […]
Rest is one of the most important points of any training program, no question. Athletes often complain about fatigue, having no energy and feeling tired. Which begs the question are they ‘over-trained’ or ‘under-recovered?’ (Whatever those two terms mean). People from both schools of thought will argue about over-training and under-recovering until the cows come […]
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