Matthew Said

Strength and Conditioning coach, Exercise Physiologist. Fire and Rescue NSW, Sydney FC Senior Academy. Husband and Father

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@drlittletom Thanks Tom, much appreciated

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@drlittletom Hi Tom. Really enjoyed your recent podcast on Pacey. Just wanted to ask what the skill based conditioning book you mentioned you still use to this day? Is it “aerobic and anaerobic training in soccer” by Jens Bangsbo?
Other resources on this topic you Recommend?

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Has anyone come across research looking into effects of overcoming Isometrics for tendinopathy rehab? Have only come across research of yielding Isometrics for tendinopathy rehab

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Final assessment of our 12 week Turnout Stronger program today for a crew from Gordon Fire station- between 7 and 15% improvement in Deadlifting strength whilst at least maintaining Functional Movement Screen scores-… https://t.co/bFTDYxjFLv

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Fantastic day observing phase 3 rescue operator certification, with particular focus on confined space rescue. This gives us great insight into postures and positions as well as joints stressed to provide preparation… https://t.co/rRnefw037X

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Understand the Positional physical demands of your sport.
From left to right here we have
1) Our 7/11 or wide attacking player/winger
2) Our number 6 or central defensive midfielder
3) Our number 8 or box to box… https://t.co/BNP1RqPbj1

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Great day observing rescue training performed by Rail Emergency Response. More important insights for us to assist physically preparing our operators for the demands of training courses
#strengthandconditioning… https://t.co/IRT38QRDek

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“Attempt to bend the bar in half” is a great cue we regularly use with our Firefighters to develop upper back and trunk tension before initiating a Deadlift to help protect the lower back… https://t.co/RoOd3iXlSh

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Rotary stability and Anti-extension on display here by Firefighter Robb of Dee Why Fire station- 2 important trunk qualities for firefighters who are regularly exposed to off-set loads-… https://t.co/cJB1xLjur5

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Repeat sprint training (speed interval training) vs maximal speed training- not to be confused as the same thing but both have their place in a program.
Repeat sprint training- the… https://t.co/zg7p7nFxd9

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Phase 3 of the Turnout Stronger Program today for crews at Gordon, Willoughby and Engadine Fire stations.
Progressing to 3 sets of 3 reps at 90% of the Individuals max. for the… https://t.co/NdzElfMhds

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@newington Football program back on deck this week. MAS variation as part of our on-field running conditioning where a football action is performed during an active rest. 15sec work @ MAS,… https://t.co/fqhOCoRrr3

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Shoulder progressing well for Station Officer gentlemen Jim Crookston of East Maitland Fire Station #strengthandconditioning #tsaca #firefit https://t.co/YWLLdQMESw

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Firefit family.
New program for Station Officer of Manly station James Outred recovering from a previous Hamstring injury requiring surgery. Jim is back surfing and enjoying life. Well… https://t.co/RAL6Nhh96u

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Great day at Engadine Fire station observing a rescue drill-cutting up a car to access a dummy. This gives our team valuable insight into the postures, positions and forces required to… https://t.co/6uNNVKOQqD

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Compliment. Larger conditioning games (8v8-11v11) will generally produce higher sprint distances but less changes of direction- on these nights we prescribe running based conditioning… https://t.co/ulqgpo1tCL

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4x5 (3+2 clusters) at 75-85% are utilised for the Deadlift during block 2 of our Turnout Stronger Program. Partner cluster sets are a great tool to ensure the rest period is adhered to and… https://t.co/BWBHlYbQVv