Entries by dazdrake

Get a Years Worth of Training Programmes FREE right HERE!

Yes that’s right- I’m giving a year’s worth of training away for FREE.  I thought I would give my regular blog readers a treat and record some of the programmes to video we have been successfully using with our Adult Group Fitness training session on a Tuesday night. Background on APA Training Philosophy Want to have […]

Perception is the new frontier of athletics?

Perception not practice makes perfect I have been wanting to write about this for a few weeks. Lately there has been a lot of press again about the next ‘new’ predictor of athletic performance.  It seems deliberate practice has been replaced with new hype on the importance of ‘perception.’ If I sound a little derogatory […]

How to make millions as a pro athlete

Hopefully that title grabbed your attention.  The truth is anything that sells the dream of making millions grabs everyone’s attention.  Now some sports are more lucrative than others- for example even at the elite level the very best footballers in the world earn significantly more than the very best rugby players. And in my sport […]

If I lift weights in the gym it will slow me down- fact or fiction?

Last week I unpacked a few nutrition myths about calories- not all calories are created equal.  This week we are talking about football- and a myth about strength training. So many sprints but so few injuries Football is a hot topic right now.  We recently witnessed a football miracle- Leicester City winning the Premier League title. […]

A Calorie is not a Calorie

I wrote a blog recently about my fat loss exploits as I got ready for my Charity boxing match.  As regular readers of my blog will know, I’m not afraid to experiment on myself and will often try training and nutrition plans on myself. Recently I have decided to invest in researching some of the best […]

No Nonsense Muscle Building Review

Check out the new REVIEW video I have recorded below of the Number 1 On-line Muscle Building product- No Nonsense Muscle Building (NNMB).   Click ‘PLAY’ Below to Watch My Full No Nonsense Muscle Building Review! In summary, I DO RECOMMEND IT.  It is a good product that is worth the investment and is actually something […]

Injury Prevention strategies- Norwich City FC Academy

Hi there, It’s been a while since my last Blog but I was waiting for something worth sharing and I think this Blog will certainly get us all thinking.  I had a great morning at a workshop organised by Kirk Bowyer of Creating Athletes and the East Region Lawn Tennis Association. LTA East Region Strength & […]

Should we be doing core stability training?

I have just come back from my second workshop with Biomechanics Education, ‘Spine Biomechanics.’ This workshop focused on core stability which is an area I was more familiar with than the previous workshop on Pelvis Biomechanics.  One of the key questions that raised my interest was, Should we be doing core stability? It’s a good […]

How recovery can help you lose weight and gain strength

As I write this blog I have just finished two of the most difficult sessions I have done physically for quite some time- both boxing sessions.  I am without question pushing myself and no doubt getting in better shape than ever.  This blog will give some of my reflections on how I think recovery can help […]