Strength has a positive correlation to EVERY other physical attribute. That means, if you are strong, it helps you be quick, run fast, jump high, have better endurance, speed, and everything else. That is why any good training program should have phases where strength is ...
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May 21, 2009
Strength Training Singapore – 170kg Back Squat x3
May 14, 2009
Fat Loss Is The Thing Most Singaporeans Want But…
Many of my clients have been through other training locations, gyms and fitness centers here in Singapore. It is no secret that most clients are going to aim for some kind of fat loss, but how many of them have actually had their fat measured ...
May 04, 2009
Sports Specific Training Course Recap
I just got back from Halmstadt in Sweden yesterday night. The seminar was good. We trained 2x/day and for a resonable fee, the Eleiko Sports Center where the course was held even provided good quality food. Wonderful and I actually gained 3kg of muscle in ...
It’s no point knowing. Knowledge is useless till it is applied. And that is where the art of coaching meets the science of training. There are 4 general types of clients that we see, either as kids, children, youth or adults. And each type requires ...
I was thinking about this recently. Most of us have degrees/diplomas/certifications in many things. But when it comes to the true value of education, I find many people lacking. The love for life long learning is WAY more important than the degrees we hold. Nothing ...
March 08, 2009
Singapore National Athletes – The World Champion Silat Team
The Senior Instructor of Genesis Health & Performance, Coach Edwin Chew (the only person of Chinese descent in that photo!) just wrote his first article! woohoo. This one is about his experiences coaching the National Singapore Silat team as their strength and conditioning coach. They ...
I like American football. In fact I went to play with a group this past weekend right here in Singapore. 2 of them were nursing hamstring injuries. This is common in sports where there is a lot of sprinting. But why do hamstring injuries happen? ...
One of the key roles of a strength coach or personal trainer is to teach exercise technique. This is actually not a “difficult” thing to do. As a personal trainer or coach (fitness coach, sports coach, pretty much any coach at all) we have to ...
March 06, 2009
Singapore Personal Training – Athletic Fitness And Agility
I recall a story about Paula Abdul and how she hurt herself pretty badly trying to avoid stepping on her dog. While I don’t mean to laugh or poke fun at the misfortune of others, there is a point we can learn here. Agility is ...
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