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Welcome to the Excelsior blog. It is a mix of current research and thoughts on Athlete and Coach Development, Strength and Conditioning and personal reflections.

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Mental toughness
15/02/2008 - 13:00

A review of the maintenance of mental toughness in elite performers was published earlier this year: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a781710092~db=all~order=page

The authors found that 3 things were required:

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Trunk Strength
15/02/2008 - 08:39

I am currently reading the up to date literature on trunk strength training. Mainly from the US, there appears to be more research being done on exercises relevant for strikers\ throwers. One interesting point is that increased trunk strength will lessen the forces on the shoulder and elbows. Another is that throwing medicine balls that are too heavy leads to increased balance and strength, but decreased throwing velocities.

I will put this all together once I have finished and publish it.

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Cricket Fitness Training
13/02/2008 - 13:15
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Past blog posts
12/02/2008 - 15:59

23T09:35:00.003+01:00NEWRECORDMadden on Injured versus hurtNEWCOLUMNMaddens distinguishes between being hurt and injured as follows:

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LTA- bottomles pit?
11/02/2008 - 14:15

Looking at recent British tennis results, we find a litany of excuses and master plans over the last 10 years as explained here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A32193902 Poor performance and low world rankings are rewarded by being offered a wild card place at Wimbledon, where you can earn thousands of pounds for losing in the first round.

Compare that to the recent Welsh rugby results who have a new coaching team and have kick started the competition within the squad in a matter of weeks, not 5 years!

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Rugby Agility
08/02/2008 - 18:35

Working with some rugby players on their agility I noticed how some of them do artificial movements in the hope that it makes them more agile. What I mean by artificial is a pre programmed series of steps\ head movements \ shoulder shimmies, rather than natural reactions.

Steve Morris pointed this out in my own movements, and I have used his underlying principles in going back to basic movement patterns and then training them. We will then work on putting in unplanned scenarios and small game situations to work on the patterns under pressure.

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Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Strength and Conditioning for Sport
08/02/2008 - 10:51

Excelsior has become an approved centre for the Level 1 CCSCS. We are running the first course starting in April at Exeter University, Streatham Sports Centre.

This is an ideal opportunity for coaches, students or physiotherapists wishing to learn about strength and conditioning.The Level 1 course will help you in delivering warm ups and sessions in the gym and in the field. It can also be used as a stepping stone tofurther voacational qualifications.

The course has a theory and practical element to it.

Dates: April 8\9
Assessment: May 27

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Row workout
07/02/2008 - 14:46
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Pancake Day
05/02/2008 - 15:18

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Happy Pancake Day,
try this healthy pancake recipe out:

Low-fat Whole Wheat Pancakes
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Core stability training
04/02/2008 - 13:12

I don't like the phrase core stability, instead just using the term core strength. A recent study looked at trunk muscle activation during 3 stability ball exercises and compared that to 50-100% of maximum deadlifts and squats.

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