Ben Griffin’s Post

These are one of my favourite upper back exercises. I call them Blackburn’s (or Y to handcuffs). They’re a combination of a strength and mobility exercise. I like to include them in athletes’ warm-ups, or at the end of a session. A few sets of 10 reps, really gets the shoulders burning. #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach

These are one of my favourite upper back exercises. I call them Blackburn’s (or Y to handcuffs). They’re a combination of a strength and mobility exercise. I like to include them in athletes’ warm-ups, or at the end of a session. A few sets of 10 reps, really gets the shoulders burning. #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach

S&C coaches, what are your favourite neck exercises? These overcoming isometrics with a med ball (aka neck bridges) are one of my favourites. They’re simple, but very effective. I like to have athletes do 2-3 rounds, holding each position for 5 - 15 seconds. #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach

Dynamic hip switches. I like these. A great dynamic hamstring exercise, which somewhat resembles the action they perform during sprinting. Any other S&C coaches program these, or similar exercises, for their athletes? #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach

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"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” by Maya Angelou This is the first time in my entire running journey that I have started my speed run at that odd hour of 9:30am when it's quite sunny & not even raining!🙈 Was paranoid of my Speed drills today as had to do them with Ankle weights post my foot injury & now shoulder issue too🙈😬 But as they say 'Never say Never' Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. For an Athlete, nothing is more satisfying than doing a great run or a great workout✌🏻 Super happy to have pushed myself Speed drills with Ankle weights 400mtr in 1:59 800mtr in 4:04 1200mtr in 6:11 1600mtr/1mile in 8:24 One gets the best results when the mind and body are aligned.. I tried putting my best foot forward! As my coach rightly says "Step out of your comfort zone and face the challenge" Hope I have justified it sir :) #runner #runnergirl #speeddriven #speedintervals #ankleweights #challenging #pushyourself #pushyourlimits #faceit #neversaynever #consistencyiskey #goaloriented #focussed #positivevibes #positivemindset #beingstrong #gratitude #lookgood #dogood #feelgood

I build my athletes’ strength training programs around 8 basic movement patterns (4 x lower body and 4 x upper body): • Squat • Hinge • Bridge • Lunge • Horizontal push • Horizontal pull • Vertical push • Vertical pull I then layer velocity focused exercises on top of these; sprints, jumps, med ball throws and oly lifts. The strength exercises increase the total amount of force an athlete is capable of producing, then the velocity focused exercises teach athletes to produce that force quickly. #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach

Squat, bench press and deadlift (and variations of them), are great exercises. They tick a whole lot of boxes ✅ But, I think focusing solely on these exercises is not the best way to develop athletes. Max strength is very important, but it’s not everything. There are other boxes that these exercises don’t tick. What are other S&C coaches thoughts? #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach

Benefits Of Medicine Ball Workouts Develop explosive power and build body strength. Enhance speed, movement accuracy for physical preparedness. Provide versatile, full body workouts. Improve rehabilitation effort after injuries. #medicineball #goals #personaltrainer #reels #powerlifting #gyminstructor #strengthandconditioning #fun #bodybuilding #trainer

Rear foot elevated split squats. Every athletes’ favourite exercise 😉😂 We’re currently using these as a main exercise, in the second session of the week, for our Athlete Development Program. The first session of the week has heavy trap bar deadlifts as the main lift, so this session is more volume focused. Do you program rear foot elevated split squats for your athletes? Do you ever program them as a main lift? #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach