This week I’ve been working on eccentric loading for the posterior chain (calves and hamstrings featured here). 👌🏻 Eccentric training is pretty simple - it just involves focusing on the part of the rep that puts the muscle under load while it lengthens 🔛 In my opinion it’s one of the most powerful tools in the training armoury, as it can can: ✨Increase both flexibility AND strength at the same time ✨Build strength more efficiently than concentric training ✨Protect

If you have PowerPlates (or similar technology) at your gym, you may have noticed people performing all kinds of weird and wonderful moves on them, from stretching, squatting, doing push-ups or swinging kettle bells, to simply standing in Mountain Pose. The theory behind whole body vibration (WBV) training is that the rapid vibrations coming from the platform are transmitted through the body, causing your muscles to contract between 20 and 25 times per second. These micro-con