Alex Nurse

Use the Dog Bone as a tool to improve your ability to grapple with, hold, and otherwises control opponents.

Any type of stressor be it emotional (eg. relationships); be it mental (eg. examinations); be it physical (eg. training); or be it dietary; elicits the same physiological response. . Be sure to include daily measures in your program to counter that response and put the breaks on your pumping of adrenaline and cortisol.

Saunas and Recovery . For those who find this too extreme, you can work your way there with two 20min. sauna sessions at 80degrees separated by a 30min. cooling period to increase GH levels two-fold. Still great bang for tour buck, and a little less suffering. . Contraindications? Avoid hitting the sauna immediately post-training, as the natural, training-induced increase in body temperature combined with the sauna may induce a catabolic effect. Instead, use this technique ...on off-days. Perhaps in the mornings, when the body temperature is slightly cooler. . Research from: 1. Haemodynamic and hormonal responses to heat exposure in a Finnish sauna bath. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology. 1989 . 2. Benefits and Risks of Sauna Bathing. The American Journal of Medicine. 2001 . #recoverytb #recovery #athlete #basketball #football #lacrosse #hockey #mma #boxing #baseball #soccer #rugby #gymnastics

In-season monitoring of an athlete’s (or your own) strength levels does not require difficult/risky 1RMs during the season. . Instead, keep tabs on the athlete’s ability to produce force with 3-5RM sets in the desired exercise, and use the following formula to calculate the 1RM (One Rep Maximum): .... 1RM = (.0333 x Reps x Load) + Load . Higher intensity lifts should be included throughout the season any way, and this formula allows you to turn those days into general or informal evaluations. . This enables us to keep the athlete within range of their pre-season numbers and set them up for a more successful In-Season and subsequent Off-Season as the year progresses. . #athletes #hockey #football #basketball #lacrosse #rugby #baseball #mma #boxing #wrestling #soccer #training #strengthcoach

...Eat up. #sportsnutrition #hypertrophy #recovery #mtor #athlete #training