Training at home
Training at home with no or minimal equipment is not equivalent to going to the gym. If you are a professional athlete, training at home can't be your first choice unless you have a professional home gym with everything you [...]
How Useful is Prilepin’s Table for Weightlifting Training
How many times did you ask yourself if you were doing the right amount of reps at a given load? Often, athletes without a coach make the mistake of doing too many total reps, or too little at a certain [...]
Q&A With Daniel Brack
Born and raised in Gold Coast, Australia, S&C student, Daniel, grew up in with a love for strength training and bodybuilding. In just a few short years, he has gone from qualifying as a pilot to becoming an S&C and [...]
WGPA Player Welfare Workshop: Test Results
In preparation for our next performance workshop in conjunction with our proud partners, the WGPA (Women’s Gaelic Players Association), we have decided to take a look at some of the testing data gathered at the inaugural WGPA performance workshop held [...]
David Moriarty: Integration of Conditioning into Sports Related Activities
Do the expectations of the role of a strength and conditioning coach differ on what title they are given? Setanta tutor, David Moriarty, draws on his own experience as an S&C coach with the Limerick Footballers and Hurlers, Tipperary Footballers [...]
Transitioning to Training The General Population – Why Now is the Perfect Time to Start
S&C coaches live their lives split between two places - the gym and the playing field. Strength coaches’ primary concern is getting their athletes in top shape to perform on match day, and that involves a lot more than standing [...]
Olympic Weightlifting 101 – The Clean, Jerk and Snatch
Olympic weightlifting isn’t just for elite athletes. The clean, jerk, and snatch are great ways to teach movement and coordination under load. When coached and performed correctly, they contribute to fitness and natural movement patterns in ways most exercises don’t. [...]