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There are no golden cows here!

Did anyone hear the torrent of abuse that came out of the Kiddie Krippler’s mouth last night? I thought I was making a very good point about pressure in the knee on belly position but in fact all people are going to remember is that he thinks I’m a dickhead and so on. Maybe he … Continue reading

Some random thoughts on training the young uns

No session yesterday, but one tonight. I’ll be doing a strength test with the teenagers tonight. Whenever I say things like that, immediately people climb upon their high horses. Why shoudl kids strength test, blah blah blah immoral blah blah strength training stunts growth blah blah. Which is of course absolute bullshit, but for some … Continue reading

Moral support…

Isn’t it great to have team mates? Here’s Olli doing his pull ups pre-training and the lads are only too happy to give him all the support he needs… as long as they don’t have to get off their asses and the couch. Yous is excluded from this criticism as he was working in with … Continue reading

This is what it's like to unload round here

This week is an unload week, which means no circuits, no conditioning, a tiny bit of strength work and lots of light sparring and technique work. Unloads, for those who don’t know what they are, are vital for preventing injury, and can probably be best described as fun. Basically they’re the easy week in your … Continue reading

Well, let's get started

So now that I’m officially a blogger, I suppose I’d better introduce myself, the blog, the gym, the athletes I work with and all of that stuff. First of all, I’m 30 years old, and living the dream of running my own gym in Glasnevin in Dublin, coaching kids and adults. What this really means, … Continue reading

Why?

Dear me, I’ve started a blog.