Learn How To Land
We know getting stronger helps reduce injury. While most of our time in the gym is spent learning how to create more force, we also want...
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AJ Smith
May 25, 20182 min read
AJ's Random Ponderings #1 - should lifters jump & throw more?
My hope is that this little spiel can spark some discussion and thought. Things are never black and white, and this isn’t a “this or...
AJ Smith
Mar 28, 20183 min read
A Few Thoughts From The Weekend
Recently I was lucky enough to coach/hand out/wrap/be the warm-up-monolift-bitch etc at WA’s biggest ever Powerlifting competition (120...
AJ Smith
Feb 14, 20182 min read
Hammy Injuries - Lengthen & Strengthen Religiously!
Hamstring injuries are one of the most recurring injuries we see in sports and we should be proactive in preventing them. All field sport...
AJ Smith
Feb 12, 20182 min read
Every Diet Can Work But Also None Of Them Do.
A quick little blog today to highlight a few things about common diet trends and nutritional strategies and why all of them are based on...
AJ Smith
Feb 7, 20184 min read
Dealing With Injuries Is Shit! just don't be shit at it.
Managing injuries is a multifaceted. At times it’s not just a physical hurdle to overcome it’s also a mental barrier which halts our...
AJ Smith
Feb 5, 20182 min read
Training Doesn't Happen In Isolation
Training doesn’t happen in isolation! By that I mean, your performance for a given physical task is highly influenced by a number of...
AJ Smith
Jan 31, 20183 min read
Training With Knee Pain (PART 1)
First up, I have to highlight that I am talking about non-eventful knee pain. This is any nagging knee pain that comes and goes and...
AJ Smith
Jan 27, 20184 min read
Circuits Are Your Best Friend
Why Circuits Are Your Best Friend. For some reason when people think of cardio (or conditioning) they always think of running, treadmill,...
AJ Smith
Jul 24, 20172 min read
"I Was Sceptical At First But Then......"
“I was sceptical at first but then…..” If you’re a fitness professional you have heard these words before, either online, in an email, an...
AJ Smith
Jul 12, 20173 min read
Fine Tune Your HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training isn’t a new thing, but the term “HIIT” has become a bit of a fitness buzzword, meh, that happens a lot...
AJ Smith
Jul 5, 20173 min read
Structuring Your Training Week
In today’s article I’ve highlighted a few weekly training templates and a couple of ideas behind their structure. Whilst training is a...
AJ Smith
Jun 7, 20174 min read
Strength Training For Surfers
I’ve just finished writing a program for my brother-in-law to help with his surfing and it got me thinking; From an athletic point of...
AJ Smith
Apr 3, 20172 min read
The First Step
Learning to Move Our first step in getting stronger is to develop movement literacy throughout fundamental movement patterns. By that I...
AJ Smith
Mar 28, 20173 min read
Practical Weight Loss For The Average Joe
We all know that we are being constantly inundated with all types of tricks, fads, diets, supplements, clothing, workouts and whatever...
AJ Smith
Feb 1, 20172 min read
Consistency Breeds Condition
One of my mates and old gym members Josh has a notebook, a regular notebook, it’s about 200 pages, A4, double sided, 7mm ruled. So what?!...
AJ Smith
Oct 7, 20163 min read
10 Strength Tips
Train movements more often Training frequency is a key to mastering a particular movement. If you become more technically proficient you...
AJ Smith
Sep 11, 20161 min read
Skinning The Same Cat.... Wait, What?
As a fitness professional I have seen and heard it all when it comes to weight loss and diets. Just like I like to tell people about my...
AJ Smith
Aug 29, 20163 min read
How We Get Better
**How we get better** For the sake of this article let’s just pretend the task is a Barbell Back Squat, because I love to squat of...
AJ Smith
Aug 12, 20163 min read
What We Can Learn From Strength Sports
A lot of coaches continually stress that athletes aren't lifters! It is true, most definitely, we aren't trying to turn footy players...
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