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Below is a great read about intervals and when to use them. I have had great success with following this advice for footy and general running fitness. I am not the fastest, but I gained a lot of speed in the off season working with these principles and the principles on this site...

Seriously though this idea that eating something in the morning is going to cause you to not lose weight is ridiculous. Its calories in, calories out man not hourly, more like weekly. If you eat 14000kcals a week all in the morning vs 14000kcals a week spread out through the day it will be of...

If you are adding weight every session and hitting a PR everytime, this might be a bit too much volume for in-season. Depends on how well you recover, how much you eat, how much you sleep, what you do for a job, if you hitting the AOD-9604 etc. This year I have been doing something like this...

Ive basically just switched to a higher reps lower weight setup instead of trying to set my PR for Squat/Press/Pull 3 times a week. Something like 5min row(ergometer), (squat warmup) to 20xbodyweight squats (back/front), (straight to press warmup) 20xbw bench / military press(less than bw...

Think of Creatine as a vitamin. That link shows several studies that indicate Creatine increases Anaerobic Running Capacity, Fatigue Resistance, Muscular Endurance, Increased Power Output in Novice Athletes, Vo2 max and more, so I would say it is definitely useful for footy players, and its the...

Take 5g (1 teaspoon) per day, don't worry about loading it or anything. Loading it (3 times a day for the first week) just gets you up to the level faster but you will probably get sore guts if you dont drink enough water / eat right. I go once a day, sometimes just put a teaspoon in my mouth...

Try to end your meals with a piece of fruit, this might help you beat those sugar cravings and reaching for that candy bar. Someone told me this a long time ago and it totally works for me and my wife.. Eat your lunch.. then have some juice or eat an apple and that should get you through...

While I dont really agree with the tone of Firestorm, I agree completely with what he is saying. Even kirky has said before getting your deadlift to x2, your squat to 1.5 and your press up there is a great target for afl players. I have never been a fan of working out for vanity so bodybuilding...

Full Essay By Henry Rollins: http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/strength-articles/iron-henry-rollins

The crux of my post was that if there are specific features of VC Pro you are looking it at, it is worth the money as there are no real alternatives to it, I have a mate who is a professional sports team trainer and I asked him about it just to be helpful as I know nothing about it and he...

Start with what part of your fitness base needs the most work. The different systems that you use at different parts of the game (e.g repeat efforts of hard chasing the ball (anaerobic), or just longer distance running (aerobic) ) are covered in the chart I previously posted. Follow that...

As much as I disagree with the way kirk just spouts off with no reasoning over and over again on this forum I do agree with him here. Its shit! This quote completely sums up why I think its shit. "Crossfit is BY FAR inferior as a training system for EVERYTHING except Crossfit" Show me an...

I guess I am luckier than I thought having an awesome huge agonizing hill to ride up nearby.. Seriously though I just did this ride again yesterday and its absolute torture, riding a bike up a hill has got to be one of the better ways to harden your mental edge up. Running up hills is fantastic...

I would love to know what you guys with these split programs are capable of squatting/deadlifting/power cleaning. I personally dont train like this and wonder if concentrating on the big lifts makes me stronger in these split-workout areas or the other way around. I would guess the latter...

Re: Weight Training: Building Muscle Great advice about the ankle mobility, I found out I have terrible ankle mobility and it has lead me to all sorts of foot problems. 15cm is a huge number for most people, I see him do it in the video but I honestly think most people would be happy with 10cm...

Strict from the floor ZlRrIsoDpKg Thought I should add the link to an article with more info about doing this row correctly Stronglifts Article

I wanted Walker to win as much as anyone else and that Skywalker photo makes me drool with athletic envy. Looking at the marks again though I think Krakouer must've won it based on the bravery of his mark. Walker was 1 on 1 and jumped up on the guy in front him, which amazing as it was is...

:confused: How fast? How intense? If you flat out sprint the 200 you will need more rest than if you 75% it. For those who dont want to goto the article: For footy we need all of these energetic pathways at different times so I work on improving all of these goals, some sessions I do...

Re: Optimal Exercises and Optimal Techniques for Muscle Gains Get put in prison.. nah just kidding.. Good starting place: http://www.simplefit.org If you want to buy/research some programs look at: Convict Conditioning Naked Warrior Never Gymless Read this thread for more...

Get a decent pushbike (one with gears), find a big hill and ride up it once or twice a week. A big hard hill, something that takes a couple hours to get up and gives you a rewarding feeling of accomplishment, most communities have a hill like this around. Get in a lap pool and swim once or...

Here is a link to an article thats the final part of a big series on endurance training.. At the bottom of this page there is a table that I think is an accurate work/rest/intensity ratio for the different goals of HIIT. Have a look/read and hopefully it helps you decide what you are looking for...

Decline Pushups. I rate pushups and all the varieties as probably #1 chest exercise(s)

I agree, you should get all your running on training nights and game day if you can.. My current (in-season) week is something like sat - game sun - AM walk, PM gym or swim mon - 10-15min light-medium interval running and some weights tue - team training (usually heavier running) wed -...

I reckon this mindset problem you speak of is very common around footy clubs as well. Some guys have their heads in the right place for training, they train flat-out at max intensity then you have some guys who are happy to go through the motions not work hard for possession, stop and walk cause...

In an effort to have an actual conversation about this instead of just being smug for no reason ("no im not") I will attempt to clarify my opinion on the 2 points.. #2 Obviously if you start squatting when you are 8 you will not be shorter(that would be ridiculous), BUT there is scientific...

I completely agree that weight training will not stunt growth in young people BUT there are definitely a few things any young person should consider when training for sport.. Some of the important ones: - The risk of bone fractures, growth plate and soft tissue injuries increases during...

Squat down without the bar.. With your hands together put your elbows on the inside of your legs and push your legs apart with your arms, pull your chest up and look at yourself in the mirror sideways. Make sure your stance is wide enough so that your knees are not turning in/out but are going...

I do "fighter" pullups.. Palms out, look straight ahead and get the chin over the bar, touch the bar to the chest/neck and descend slowly to pause at the lockout.

I love the SS program, made some great strength gains in the offseason which are now starting to show on the field as the season is getting closer.. A couple things I reckon Do the power cleans, they are important, you can swap for rows but you should be trying to alternate(I usually clean...

I use circuit workouts in-season, but dont have like an organized program consisting of 12 different circuits or anything.. Seems a bit over the top and like Syph said that would be a pain to compare / keep track of progress IMO. The load of this program would be next to impossible to add to...