Your Adductors Are Groin-Grabbingly Important
So when we're training for speed and power, we generally overlook the adductors in terms of specifically training and strengthening them....
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thebrakeman
May 7, 20205 min read
Drills One. Brief Thoughts & 7 Drills To Turbocharge Your Sprint Warm Up
As we all know, in a sporting context, drills pay the bills. If you are technically poor, your likelihood of injury, crap performance,...
thebrakeman
May 4, 20202 min read
3:5:3 SESSION, IDEAL FOR DELOAD OR PROGRESSIVE RETURN
So this session is something I’ve been doing in my garden as I get further along my achilles rehab (now at a stage where light jumps...
thebrakeman
May 4, 20203 min read
3 Plyometric Exercises Brakemen Use For Push Power
Bobsleighing tends to attract a lot of track and field athletes. We have a strong crossover with training modalities and, after all, like...
thebrakeman
May 1, 20204 min read
Plyometrics 101 - What The Hell Is It?
Ok so this is truly a 101 article so I will try not to go above all our paygrades with scientific jargon, (a personal pet peeve I have)....
thebrakeman
Apr 28, 20203 min read
Stretch Still-Strong? Pre-Session Stretching
There's a tonne of research out there for stretching before training, but how reliable is it? The Brake's verdict... Want to hit the...
thebrakeman
Apr 28, 20202 min read
5 Ways Bobsledders Use Power Bands For Performance
If there's one thing bobsledders know, it's how to get creative when training and developing speed and power. Seen bands in the gym and...
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