Sports Massage and Injury Treatment
 
With 10 years international athletics experience Paul has been to many medical practitioners, with the aim of avoiding/fixing injury problems. All the time he was learning and through time was able to distinguish between good treatment and poor treatment. Paul realised that the area of pain wasn’t always the problem area which [...]

1)     No short cuts.
If you’re lazy and not prepared for some hard work you will never reach your potential i.e. when it comes to any sport where being fast makes you better.
 
2) Technique
Correct technique will significantly increase power output and as it is more efficient will actually help speed endurance qualities. YES fitness performance [...]

 
64 children aged between 13-16 yrs old turned up to UCD (University College Dublin) to improve themselves at Gaelic Games. Each kid experienced top quality coaching in: strength and conditioning, nutrition, football skills, hurling skills, speed testing and best of all speed training!
 
From the start I quickly realised that the young enthusiasts had not received [...]

Speed Training for Team Sports - What is it?
Well first the questions that needs to be asked is - speed for what? Speed for a 100m sprint? this could be the ability to accelerate and reach top speed as quickly as possible, maintain this maximum velocity for as long as possible (usually 30mts) and then decelerate as [...]

Understand how the Glycaemic Index works, and you can make simple changes to your daily diet to eat healthily and be full of energy. It can help you to overcome food cravings, and avoid overeating and possible weight gain. And it can help to avoid the possible onset of diabetes.
What is it?
The Glycaemic Index (GI) [...]

This is my first post Internet post and it sure won’t be my last. As those who know me will tell you, I like to speak my mind especially when it comes to sport, exercise and nutrition.
I accept comments on my blog and I welcome any questions, queries, and even compliments.
Thanks,
Paul