Entries by darren.drake

Gil Stevenson Workshop Lesson 2: The Science of Strength and Power

What is Strength Really?     Gil didn’t actually start with this question on his presentation.  He actually showed us a picture of an Olympic weightlifter doing a Squat Snatch and asked us to list ALL of the qualities of fitness required to initiate the movement AND more importantly complete the full catch.  (See Lesson […]

Gil Stevenson Workshop: Burning Questions

    October 19th  saw APA hosting it’s first guest speaker, Gil Stevenson for a thoroughly enjoyable morning discussing Gil’s  philosophy on speed and power development in the context of the sport of Tennis.     Aside from the UKSCA annual conference (which I will discuss my thoughts on in another blog post!!) it’s difficult to get […]