We had the pleasure of having GB athletics coach John Shepherd at Performance Ground today. John Shepherd is the coach of our elite triple jumper Jonathan Ilori and his squad includes long jumpers, triple jumpers, sprinters and multi events athletes ranked very highly on the...
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BECOME AN EXPLOSIVE TAEKWONDO ATHLETE Dominant taekwondo athletes are able to over-power and out-manoeuvre their opponent using explosive footwork, movement and striking patterns. By bouncing and staying on the balls of their feet fighters maintain a constant state of tension and readiness in their muscles, ready for...
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Taekwondo made its debut in the Olympics as a fully medaled sport in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The aim of the sport is to strike your opponent and win points whilst guarding yourself from your opponents strike. There are different points systems for specific strikes...
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We recently had the pleasure of having The Food Medic, Dr Hazel Wallace, at Performance Ground to try our performance assessment. We are looking for fitness bloggers to try our performance assessment, the ONLY elite level performance assessment available to the recreational athlete and performance driven...
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After an incredible weekend featuring 64 of the best players in the country, 72 exciting matches and 163 sets of top-class beach volleyball, we present you the winners of last weekend's SideOut London Open (VEBT 5-star) tournament! We are proud to have sponsored this beach...
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We had the pleasure of hosting the practical session of Shredded By Science: Personal Trainer Education Provider 's Strength and Physique Conference with Eric Helms from 3DMJ and Dr Mike Zourdos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion of Florida Atlantic...
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Last week, we looked at core training for Muay Thai and how it can help your fight. In this week's blog article, we are talking about injury prevention for the hips in Muay Thai specifically, transferring power into your limbs to protect your body from...
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Sprinter and 2016 British Indoor Silver Medalist Kimbely Baptiste visited us at Performance Ground to do our performance assessment that is designed with the athlete in mind. Kimbely smashed the 10 meter sprint time with a new record of 1.55s placing her 1st on our...
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We had a great time meeting The Strength Guys this week, who came down to Holborn, London, to Performance Ground for a strength training session. It was a pleasure to spend time and talk all things strength training with Jason Tremblay, The Strength Guys President...
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Job Title: Performance Coach Reports To: Performance Director Employment Status: Full time employee Hours: 40 hours per week Start date: August 2017 Salary: £20, 800 per annum basic salary plus commission on sales achieved plus funded CPD bonus of up to £1,000 per annum. We are looking to recruit a Performance...
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