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The Big 3: Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift Workshop

August 24, 2017

THE BIG 3: SQUAT, BENCH PRESS, DEADLIFT WORKSHOP The Big 3: Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift Workshop is aimed at personal trainers, sport specific coaches, PE teachers, undergraduate students and anyone looking to gain an in depth understanding of strength training. >https://trainwithpg.com/…/the-big-3-squat-bench-press-dead…/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12XLt1grwQ8&feature=youtu.be On September 16th, participants will learn the...

Your Quick-Fire Guide To Plyometrics Podcast

August 22, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Plyometrics is a training method that is often misapplied. We've been on the Shredded By Science Radio to talk about how not to screw up your plyometric work and provide you with a quick fire guide. And to thank all the Shredded By Science followers for...

Beginner Pull Up Progression Guide

August 21, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Why Perform Pull Ups? The pull up is a vertical pull, compound exercise utilised to develop scapula control through shoulder retraction and depression, improve posture and enhance strength development targeting the lats and biceps as well as other key back musculature. Pull ups don't require a...

Levern Spencer Olympian High Jumper

August 14, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Levern Spencer, Saint Lucian high jumper and Olympian, visited us at Performance Ground last week while she was in London to compete at the World Championships. It is a great honour to have athletes of the calibre of Levern Spencer visiting our facility. You can find more...

Improve Sprint Start Technique With These Broad Jump Variations

August 14, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Use Broad Jumps To Improve Your Sprint Start Technique A sprint start requires extremely high forces to be applied to the starting blocks and the ground as fast as possible to enable the athlete to rapidly build up speed. In order to do this the athlete...

Tim Nedow Canadian Shot Putter And 2016 Olympian

August 11, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

A DAY WITH CANADIAN SHOT PUTTER TIM NEDOW AT PERFORMANCE GROUND Tim Nedow, Canadian shot putter and 2016 Olympian visited us for a training session and got to go through our performance assessment standard. THE VIDEO: A glimpse of Tim Nedow's 10 yard dash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbcqRhzWacA...

September Workshop Series For Athletic Performance

August 11, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Join our leading athletic performance workshop series for fitness professionals and stand out in the over crowded fitness industry! >>https://trainwithpg.com/workshops/ Our September workshops are: - THE BIG 3: SQUAT, BENCH PRESS, DEADLIFT The Big 3: Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift Workshop is aimed at personal trainers, sport specific coaches, PE...

Explosive Speed Training Best Full Body Dynamic Warm Up

August 7, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Explosive speed training with this full body dynamic warm up that will shave seconds off the clock If you are an athlete at Performance Ground or you follow our blogs, you will know how much we value a progressive warm up. The warm up is consistently...

Gym Owner Of The Month Gym Owner Monthly Magazine

August 3, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Gym Owner Of The Month - Gym Owner Monthly Magazine We've been featured in Gym Owner Monthly Magazine as Gym Owner Of The Month! Massive congratulations to the whole team at Performance Ground and the hard work all the staff members have put in and a massive thank...

Ben Hobson, Digital Editor of Runner's World, trying out the Performance Ground Performance Assessment

Ben Hobson Runner’s World Digital Editor

August 1, 2017

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by Ioanna Karelia

Ben Hobson, Digital Editor of Runner's World, trying out the Performance Ground Performance Assessment Runner's World Digital Editor Ben Hobson joined us for performance testing yesterday. We tested his movement competency, explosiveness, sprint capability and change of direction ability. Overcome performance plateaus, recover faster and find your edge...