Things you love to see. Big shoutout to my client @jjjames.white . After winning a premiership with Tea Tree Gully FC topping off the year with a BnF and players MVP. Massive reward for effort, can’t wait to see where another massive off-season can go!
Coaching at it’s finest with @cread_performance 💪
DM us or reach out to Cal if you want expert coaching with a side of good vibes and results that speak for themselves 📈
Acceleration & 120% MAS Session with @cread_performance
Today’s session was working on sprint acceleration and some anaerobic/non-oxidative conditioning with Cal, HPM of Glenelg Footy Club.
Post prep, we dove into sled sprints over 10m, helping to produce efficient force application to propel horizontally.
We then went into a drop in 20m acceleration sprint, replicating the 4th to 5th step of a straight line sprint effort, being able to explore bigger strides in the earlier stages of acceleration/takeoff without needing to generate high amounts of force from a static start.
Post sprinting, we completed 15 sec on at 120% Max Aerobic Speed (MAS), 15 sec rest in shuttle fashion. This burnt towards back end of each set🥲
G3 Athlete @teamnickolas 🥊
Part 1/3 - The Build Up
Terry is just 5 weeks out from his next pro boxing card, and been training with Gameready as part of our new G3 System, with coach @cread_performance 💪
This is the Hype 🔥
Stay tuned to hear him talk about his experience, how he has been loving G3 so far, and some testing and results over the coming weeks 👀
Athlete: @teamnickolas
Coach: @cread_performance
Partners: @hawkindynamics
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IN-SEASON SPEED EXPOSURE:
Hamstring strains are one of the most common reasons for games missed for field sport athletes, with a large amount of strains occurring during high velocity actions.
Small frequent exposure to max velocity sprinting (>95%) is one of the BEST ways that athletes can improve their capacity to tolerate the high eccentric forces involved in sprinting and prepare themselves for the demands of their sport. It is also suggested that we can lose speed in as little as 10 days without exposure to max velocity.
Therefore sprinting regularly in-season will keep you fast and keep your hamstrings healthy.
Do You Know What You’re Chasing?
There are many ways to skin a cat, and many ways to get a desired adaptation in the gym.
Outside of bodybuilding, the smith machine is often looked at as a dust collector. However, when it comes to chasing pure strength, the smith machine can be a fantastic option that essentially eliminates the stability component of a lift all whilst adding load.
Shown here are two examples of a unilateral knee dominant movement that have more similarities than differences.
Both chase strength - one demands stability.
How do you use the smith machine in your training?
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SERGE ADP TESTING (PART 1/3) ✅
@cread_performance took @sergsapic out to the oval to perform some testing for his 12 week results!
The results were HUGE 🤯
Using @vald_performance smartspeed system we captured several key testing points for Serge 💪
We will share the journey and what it’s like to be an ADP member with @gameready_performance and hear from Serge himself on his program, and plans for his next block of training as he is off to represent SA in gridiron soon! 🏈
If you want to level up too, pay attention to this mini series and get in touch with us to see how we can get you GAMEREADY 🫡 🔥
#inspireyourinnerathlete
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Skills Dictate Strategy: How do you want your athletes to move in and out of rehab? 🤔
Often when it comes to rehab, Change of Direction (C.O.D) can look as follows:
1. Pre-Planned C.O.D low intensity
2. Pre-Planned C.OD high intensity
3. Reactive C.O.D/agility
4. Chaos/Training
But when refining athletes to a drill and aiming for perfect/pain free movement; are we really understanding how they move in the game? Or how they WILL move when they return?
As early as possible, guided by the physio’s, I like to include skill based work into our pre-planned C.O.D.
And there are some key things I want to understand;
How do they move with vs without receiving/distributing the ball from varying angles?
How can this information support exercise selection and focal points of their program?
What position specific considerations must I make to drill selection in C.O.D/Contact/End stage work?
A great example here in these progressions that demonstrate how skill inclusion can change the movement strategy in the same drill.
No Football ➡️ 1 Football ➡️ 2 Footballs + Late Receive ➡️ 2 Footballs + Early Receive
What did you notice? 🤔
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Isolate ➡️ Integrate ➡️ Immerse your conditioning options ✅
As team sport begins to approach the season, pre season conditioning starts to shift from set conditioning to more match play, but what does this progression look like and how can we keep it simple?
1️⃣ Isolate = singular emphasis drills e.g conditioning anaerobic/aerobic specific, MAS runs, Fartlek, 5-0-5 etc
2️⃣ Integrate = multiple physical qualities e.g tackle technique, skill execution, combination drills etc
3️⃣ Immerse = modified match play. E.g small sided games, varied possession drills, match sim etc
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Plyometrics are exercises which involve our stretch shortening cycle (SSC). SSC is characterised by a movement that has a rapid stretch of a muscle (eccentric phase) followed by immediate and rapid shortening (concentric phase). Plyometrics can be used in training to improve strength, power output, coordination, rate of force development (RFD) and tendon stiffness. All qualities that field based athletes should improve to better their athletic performance.
Low level plyos are lower intensity options of plyometrics. I use low level plyos as part of warm ups to stimulate the CNS, as a way to build tissue tolerance for pre/rehab purposes and prep for higher velocity training such as maximal jumps/ sprinting. Above are just some examples of low level plyometrics I use with my athletes.
Looking to increase your running/ jumping ability? Try adding low level plyos into your training and get springy!
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL:
“After 2 years of constant hamstring issues, working with Cal has helped me immensely both physically and mentally. My strength has improved and I’m feeling better on the footy field than I have in a long time.”
Kayne has been a client of mine for 10 months now and in that time has taken great strides in his strength and power development. He’s gone from having constant soft tissue and neural hamstring issues to stringing together a full season so far and is currently playing great footy. He’s a hard worker in the gym and has learnt the importance of consistent training to keep the body strong.
Are you looking to get more out of your performance on the footy field? Send me a message and let’s work!
