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Wrestling for Rugby Fitness and Technique

Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling is excellent fitness and rugby specific strength and conditioning work. Here is a video of the England Team with wrestling coach Paul Stridgeon Rugby Wrestling Coach before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.     In Oxford you can participate in Wrestling at Oxford Martial Arts Academy with Classes for Kids [...]

An explanation of what goes on at the Indoor Rowing Championships

Here’s a great article that was in the Daily Telegraph.about the British Indoor Rowing Championships that is my main race of the season Out of breath but full of admiration – Telegraph

British Indoor Rowing Champs 2010

Here are some video highlights of my race at this years BIRC

Oxford town and gown 10 K

Running in the town and gown this morning my mate chalky has predicted a 42 min 30 sec time, not done a 10K for 20 years so will be interested to see the time. Running with a couple of the personal trainers from Vida my local gym so that will get the juices flowing. Quick [...]

Blenheim triathlon results

    I’ve just done a review of the results: Overall I came 796 out of 3326. Which is in the 23rd percentile. I’m fairly pleased with that. The results aren’t categorised yet so I can’t see where I came in the 40-45 category. It probably won’t be too different I should imagine Swim 2000  [...]

stretching with resistance bands

I really like this video that’s come from one of my clients. Dave Schmitz, he’s the band man Tags: stretching, resistance band training, dave schmitz

Sports Nutrition- getting organized 5 meals in 15 mins

Matt Lovell demonstrates in this fun video how you can prepare 3 meals and 2 snacks in 15 mins as part of your daily routine read more | digg story

Meeting with Steve Backley, Calvin Morriss and Matt Lovell Pac training

I met with Steve, Matt and Calvin today from www.pactraining.co.uk. It was a really exciting meeting to catch up and talk about the possibilities that exist, for helping grow the pac business. Tags: pac training, www.pactraining.co.uk, calvin morriss, matt lovell, steve backley

Race Replay from Indoor Champs

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Evesham Golden Mile – Indoor Rowing Competition

I competed at the Indoor rowing competion on Saturday and was pleased to come away with 3rd place. It was my first erg, (that’s what we call the rowing machines) since November and I went 3 seconds faster than I thought I was going to do. I had a bit too much left in the [...]