Month / January 2015

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  • Carbs and competition.

    First off, I am not a dietician, nutritionist or even self proclaimed food guru. There are plenty of folk out there willing to preach about what you should and should not eat…

  • Post Activation Potentiation

    Also referred to as a PAP response, Post Activation Potentiation has been a tool in an athletes training arsenal for decades. The basic theory is that if you lift a heavy weight…

  • Make it quick!

    An issue I have encountered with younger athletes is the issue of bar speed during lifts. Typically younger athletes that I’ve worked with have come from school sports. In some cases these…

  • Everything works!

    I heard a really good quote recently from rising UFC star Conor McGregor. He said “Everything does work. There’s a time and a place for every single move”. I think this really…

  • Who am I?

    My name is Ross Hamilton. After completing my Bachelors Degree in Natural Science (TCD), I began sailing competitively full-time in the Olympic class Finn dinghy. I narrowly missed qualification for the London…