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You may have heard either myself or people within the industry refer to something called the Stretch Shortening Cycle. But what is it?

The interference effect refers to a phenomenon in which two simultaneous stimuli applied to the body activate different signalling pathways, creating a level of “interference” in the adaptations produced by each stimulus.

If you have been with me for a while, you know I am an absolute sucker for some good data on performance testing. You don’t need to have testing protocols in your training program to make progress, but it sure does help accelerate the process. Here’s why.

Whether you’re an athlete or an everyday gym-goer, there will be times when a calorie deficit is introduced. Whether it’s to improve body composition, make weight for competition, or enhance your strength-to-weight ratio.

You don’t become a bodybuilder by completing a phase of muscle hypertrophy or doing exercises that don’t directly look like your sport. Bodybuilding is a sport. The act of building your body is a physiological adaptation that is crucial for development.

You can train the house down, but when push comes to shove the way you fuel yourself will be the key difference on game day.

Most runners focus heavily on piling up the kilometres, often 120–140km per week -while strength training gets pushed to the side. But for many athletes, the biggest missing piece in their performance puzzle is simple: Strength training.