Strength and Conditioning Essentials:Part 2 – Activation.

Following on from my previous article on my top mobility drills (READ HERE). I would like to show three drills/exercises that I consider to be “strength and conditioning essentials for Activation. While I don’t particularly like the term “activation” to describe a form of exercise, it’s a widely used and accepted term that I’m describing. I’m […]

Strength and Conditioning Essentials: Part 1 – Mobility.

In part 1 of what will be a multiple part series, I look at strength and conditioning essentials, and things that I believe are vital for all the athletes I currently work with. It is very important for each coach to establish their own philosophies, and this philosophy should be ever changing and expanding with your […]

Basic Benefits Of Kettlebell Training

What are the benefits of kettlebell training? Well lets first begin by saying there are always trends when it comes to fitness and weight training – particularly when beach season is around the corner – and usually they involve specific methods, practices, or even diets. However, in recent years there has been a surge in […]

Home Workouts – 5 Exercises To Keep You In Summer Shape

The Olympics being in my home town of London is a once in a lifetime event. I am so excited to see some of the athletes I have worked with over the past four years get ready to take the world’s biggest stage as Olympians and put all their hard work to the ultimate test. […]

Gain Functional size with effective hypertrophy for athletes.

Duncan Ogilvie (MSc, CSCS, ASCC) – Director of DO Training Even though the weather in London is pretty abysmal right now, and the only holiday I will be taking this summer is trekking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, for some of my readers it is nearly summer time and that means one thing….holiday time. You may have […]

Effective conditioning for today’s athletes.

Duncan Ogilvie (MSc, CSCS, ASCC) – Director of DO Training Over the last few weeks I have been asked by a lot of athletes that I work with about off season conditioning and what they should be doing. Many of my athletes have recently finished their competitive seasons and now have 6-8 weeks ‘off’ before […]