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Sports Injuries | headaches

The case of the ex-rugby player with a mysterious headache

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Psychometric tests: a case study focusing on rugby league side...

The role of sports psychology in sport

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training for football and rugby

Football and rugby teams pre-season training

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underperformance syndrome

Underperformance Syndrome - how youth rugby coaches are using psychology to raise their players' game

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strength training for children

Strength Training For Children : Why young athletes should be encouraged to work out with weights

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Powerful, Accurate and Injury Free Kicking - A Mental Guide

Kicking Training for Rugby and Football

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Ladder Drill: Two Feet in Each Rung

A progression from the One Foot in Each Rung drill, challenges the speed of co-ordination of the athlete. Have the athlete perform the drill correctly by asking them to start off slowly to get a feel...

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Sports psychology: Post-game recovery for rugby players

Is exercise better than rest for psychological recovery after a game of rugby?

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Women's Rugby: Resistance training for rugby

A women's rugby trainer divulges her rugby conditioning secrets from the World Cup

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Preventing Injury: Risk factors for rugby players

Previous rugby injuries predict in-season problems for rugby players

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Fitness Training for Rugby Union

Rugby conditioning: the fitness standards rugby players and coaches should be aiming for

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Weight Training Routines for Rugby Players

A rugby tackle requires explosive power – here are some strength training tips on how to get it

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Rugby Training: Secrets of the Rugby World Cup Players

Scotland's Rugby Fitness Coach shares his rugby training tips

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Rugby training- how professional rugby players improve their strength and...

Peak Performance talks to Sean Lamont, Josh Lewsey and Mark Bitcom

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Rugby training: conditioning techniques

With Ian Burbedge 1) Press-up, sprint and alternate ball carryPlayer sprints with ball under one arm 5 yards, then does one press-up, puts ball under other arm, sprints another 5 yards, does one more...

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Rugby training: in-season strength and conditioning work

A training programme for rugby players that will enable maximum benefits from limited training time

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Sports Drinks

When sports drinks don’t work

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Sleep deprivation

Sleep your way to better performance

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Ageing and Performance

Muscle power and strength

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Warming up: the latest research into stretching

There’s increasing evidence that stretching before exercise doesn’t improve performance or reduce injury risk

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Fatmax: fat fact or fat fiction?

The loss of excess fat isn’t just aesthetic – it almost always produces enhanced performance

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Maximising the Anabolic Response to Training

Nick Tiller presents six evidence-driven but seldom practised methods by which athletes can promote the anabolic process to maximise training adaptation, promote recovery and improve athletic performance.

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Caffeine: old friend, new findings!

Andrew Hamilton explains new research about training and competing with caffeine supplements

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Focusing attention on concentration

Attentional control in sport

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Interval training: good for health as well as performance!

Intervals benefit performance at all levels of sport

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The psychology of speed training

Mental preparation to enhance speed training and improve performance

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Resistance training and muscle protein synthesis

Latest research to increase strength and muscle mass

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Athletes: Posture comes before training

The components of posture and its importance for athletes

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Recovery: Cold water immersion (CWI) and the importance of sleep

The role of sleep in recovery

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Carbohydrate drinks, gels and bars

Why two carbs are better than one

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