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Programming For Power | Part IV. Plyometrics
The final part of The Brakeman's 'Programming For Power' series culminates with a quick dive into the world of plyometrics and how they...

thebrakeman
Jun 23, 20214 min read


Programming For Power | Part III. Weightroom
Now we get into the fun stuff. In this article we'll attempt to explore a broad range of weightroom-based training modalities you could...

thebrakeman
Jun 23, 20215 min read


Programming For Power | Part II. Individual Characteristics
It sounds obvious but you'd be surprised how much individual characteristics are overlooked when creating and implementing a performance...

thebrakeman
Jun 16, 20217 min read


20 Random Ramblings From 20 Years Coaching Bobsled. Stu McMillan
ALTIS CEO and all-round speed coaching guru provides bobsled insight from 20 years experience.

Stu McMillan
Jun 11, 20218 min read


Prowler Warm Up
Here's a cool little way you can use the prowler to warm and mobilise yourself for a pushing session. It gives you standard dynamic...

thebrakeman
May 25, 20211 min read


Programming For Power. A 4 Part Series | Preface.
This article was originally included with Part II (Individual Characteristics) but made it unbearably long. Plus the information within...

thebrakeman
May 25, 20217 min read


Competition Motivation. Canadian Physical Performance Lead - Jamie McCartney
Coach Jamie McCartney made a bit of a name for himself this season, lifting the Canadian crews with his bombastic motivational yelling....

thebrakeman
Feb 17, 20218 min read


Fails. 4-Man Loading Is Not As Easy As It Looks
Want to see 2 minutes of big blokes struggling to get into a bathtub together? No, us neither but this isn't quite the same...

thebrakeman
Nov 19, 20201 min read


Thorsten Margis. Double Olympic Gold Medalist Brakeman, And A Heart As Big As His Ass
We've been wanting to catch Thorsten after interviewing his co-gold medal winner Alex Kopacz back in June. He talks about how he found...

thebrakeman
Nov 3, 20208 min read


Nick Gleeson. GB's Youngest Bobsleigh Olympian, Reg Bloke, Owns A House Rabbit
Big Glees made the seamless transition from full-time soldier to full-time athlete and his hard work was rewarded when in 2018, he became...

thebrakeman
Sep 3, 20206 min read
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