Nutrition - The Truth
- Carbs are bad for you.
- Sugar makes you fat.
- Fat causes heart disease.
- Over consumption of protein will damage your kidneys and liver.
- You can only digest 20g of protein in one sitting.
Nutrition - The TruthWhen it comes to nutrition there's a tonne of places putting out information, but is it the right information? We have big TV companies producing shows but are they recruiting the right people to share that information. The reason I say this is because how many times have you been told something by someone in relation to nutrition, only for someone else to tell you something else contradictory a mere 60 minutes later? Trust me I hear it all the time.
There isn't many things I haven't heard when it comes to nutrition from a variety of different people. But don't worry, once you've finished reading this (trust me you're going to want to keep reading), you'll know almost all you need to know about nutrition. Then you can get on with the more important things in life like enjoying yourself and not worrying about whether you can have that chocolate bar or ice cream at the weekend if you're trying to lose fat!
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Force-Velocity Curve: Stop Training Like A Bodybuilder and Start Training Like an AthleteThe rise in access to information regarding health and fitness over the last several years can only be described as a good thing right? Yes, to a certain extent. If your an athlete, then it may be doing you more harm than good to pay too much heed to most of this information. What I'm referring to is the tendency for athletes involved in sport to mould their own training programme mirroring that of their favourite insta star or youtube sensation. The problem arises when they start training more like a bodybuilder focusing more on body composition and less on developing the necessary components that will contribute to athletic success. This latest addition to our blog is going to cover one major detail that very rarely gets discussed in relation to athletic development and sports performance, the Force-Velocity curve (below).
Branched Chain Amino Acid Supplementation.When it comes to macronutrients, protein is king. The role of protein in the diet is critical for both health and sports performance related reasons, reasons for which do not get discussed enough in the media unfortunately. One of the main reasons for ingesting protein is to stimulate a process called muscle protein synthesis (MPS), which is responsible for the construction of new muscle fibres. It achieves this, along with a whole host of other things but for simplicity of reading and understanding I am going to right this in respect to building muscle.
Getting the Most Out of Your Off-SeasonSo you've come to the end of your long season and now your looking at 2 months off and your wondering what you might do. Some people continue to play throughout their off-season, some people take a complete break. Is there a right or wrong thing to do? It depends, if your looking for recommendations on what you can do to fill in the gaps or to get the most out of your break then this is the space for you.
Physical Activity, Stress & Mental HealthTopics of discussion:
The first important thing to discuss is that physical activity can take many forms. It does not have to be planned execution of a training programme. It can be spontaneous unplanned activity anywhere that involves physical exertion. Following on from a short discussion on our snapchat recently, it lead to the development of this article to highlight some of the issues that our society now faces. With the explosion of social media, the constant comparisons to instagram stars and the pressure of ones social status with their peers gives exponential growth to the amount of people suffering from mental health issues. Read on below for more.
Landing Mechanics & Athletic DevelopmentLanding mechanics are exactly as they are implied, the mechanics of movement during the landing phase of a jump-landing movement. The importance of these are that nearly every sport (bar a select few) involve some sort of jumping-landing manoeuvre. The more prevalent these movements are, the more important correct landing mechanics become. These can also be extended to any movement which follows a land like changing direction or sprinting as your landing sets the foundation for the movement that follows. The following discussion will take you through exactly what you need to know both as a coach and as a players so you can better understand why they are significant.
Core Training - The What, Why and How: Part 2In part 1 we spoke about what the core was. We gave a detailed outline of the muscles/actions involved in the core musculature to set the foundation for the following discussion. It is recommended that if you haven't read it, you get over and read it right now by clicking here.
Core Training - The What, Why and How: Part 1The human body is a wonderful, complex and organised machine. Movement is at the heart of everything we do from 60” box jumps to sitting down breathing watching game of thrones. Movement is achieved by the interaction between bones, ligaments, tendons, muscles and of course the brain. With so much attention placed on certain exercises to improve the strength and function of certain muscles, it’s important to understand the fundamentals of movement. These include the origin and insertion of certain muscles and the roles and functions that those specific muscles have. Understanding these concepts are key to understanding the why and how behind movements and not just the what.
ACL Injuries and Female AthletesThe anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured areas of the knee. For those of you who have sustained one, will know it's a difficult (but not impossible one to come back from). There are roughly 1000 new ACL injuries every year in Ireland. So with approximately an 80% success rate from surgery, that's almost 200 people every year who may not play sport again! Not even beginning to talk about the implication to movement alone, work etc. So let's talk about it in more detail.
Weight Training Stunts Growth?The human body contains many types of bone. Long bones, flat bones, short bones and sesmoid bones. For the purpose of this explanation we will focus on one of the long bones of the leg, the femur (or the thigh bone). Bone itself is made up of spongy bone (found within the bone), compact bone (the material that gives bone it's strength) and the marrow cavity found within.
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