SW7 Academy

Thinking that more is better, is not the answer! Rest and recovery are absolutely vital in order to develop physically and importantly perform optimally! A deeper dive into the training schedule and the need for quality rest and recovery days to go alongside the training stimulus. Adaptation occurs away from training. Training is the stimulus. Recovery days is where the magic happens. The three main pillars of recovery; Sleep, nutrition and hydration.

If we could only perform 10 exercises as an athlete for the rest of our lives and split them into 2 sessions what would they be? After 3 decades in professional sport, Chris tells us what are the exercises where you get the most ‘bang for your buck’. A fascinating episode which will certainly educate you on how you should plan & maximise your time in the gym. You will also be surprised how well you can progress in the gym and on the pitch using just a few exercises.

In this episode we discuss how the use of Velocity Based Training (VBT), and it's role in maximising adaptation for Strength and Power using optimal loads with the integration of technology. This is where our programming focusses on the variety of bar speeds you need to employ on a weekly basis to maximise strength and power gains but with VBT, it allows you to hit the sweet spot every time. As an athlete and trainer, fatigue means extensive recovery, and a loss of training stimu...

In this episode Sam and Chris discuss everything around elite performance. They chat through all attributes that a person needs to have to make it to the very top of the game. A lot can be said for having the correct training programmes to follow, both in the gym and the training a rugby player does on the pitch. But that only makes up 3-4 hours a day for a professional. It's what you do in the other 20-21 hours that really sets the elite apart from the rest. Correct nutrition a...