Jake "Caradoc Conditioning"

📖 Strength & Conditioning Coach (MSc, BSc)
📈 Making Athletes: Stronger, Fitter, and Faster
🏉 Rugby Specialist
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[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

⚡️Is Speed Training Only for Backs?

Discover why speed training is essential
for all positions.

#SpeedTraining #Rugby"

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

To Fuel or Not To Fuel?

Fasted Training for athletes…

Is there a time and a place?

#nutrition #rugby

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Hydration: More Than Just Water?

Discover the importance of proper
hydration and electrolyte balance.

#nutrition #rugby

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Training Plataus are Inevitable.

Adapt your training

or

be stuck as a novice athlete…

#gym #platau #rugby

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Resting longer doesn't always mean more gains…

Explore the cases for shorter rest-periods.

#gym #recovery

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Conditioning isn't just Cardio...

Does your body have the capacity to train
HARD and FREQUENTLY?

#gym #conditioning

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Forget what your coach is saying…

Size isn't everything in Rugby.

#rugby #size

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Recovery: More than Just Resting?

Exploring the pros and cons of:
"complete rest" vs "active recovery"

#rugby #recovery

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

🧠Mental Game:

Overrated or Underrated?

Discover the true significance of
your mental state in training AND games

#sportpsychology #rugby

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Agility?

More than just "change of direction"

Think tactical, not just technical.

#agility #rugby

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

"Injury Prone"

Challenge the notion…

What is the cause?

#Rugby #injuryprevention

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

More volume doesn’t mean more gains.

Explore the impact of volume on
fatigue, preparedness and fitness.

#Gym #rugby

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Stop skipping your sport

for gym…

If sports performance is your priority

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Don't try and find the best
"training programme/exercise"

Try and find the best "training philosophy"

#gym #strengthandconditioning #athlete

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Bigger and Stronger without getting slower?

It's hard...but possible.

#gym #strengthandconditioning #athlete

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

Powerlifting and Bodybuilding WORK for Rugby.

But you CAN do better...

#gym #strengthandconditioning #athlete

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

You're growing your ego, not your muscles...

Train 25% less heavy and with 25% more ROM

#gym #strengthandconditioning #athlete

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

"Strength at Length"

The most important training concept
you've never heard of...

#gym #strengthandconditioning #athlete

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

You aren't physically developed enough to worry about being "position specific"

Get strong, fit, fast and mobile ALL ROUND.

[Jake "Caradoc Conditioning" @caradoccoaching]

15 weekly exercises

>

30 weekly exercises …

More is not always better

#gym #strengthandconditioning #rugby