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Guest Blog from TrueFitness: Go All Out

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So now you know the exercises to do and the exercises that we think are a waste of time. This week we want to discuss wasting our time in a different manner. We will be discussing how we waste our time with a lack of effort. Effort means almost everything. It is generally the person … Read more

Guest Blog from TrueFitness – Exercises We Love

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So last week we blogged about exercises that are a waste of time when an athlete is training to improve sports performance and today the blog will be about the exercises that should be a part of the training program. They don’t have to be in every workout or even during every season, pre, post, … Read more

We WaNT Rugby: Blisters 101 – Sharon Blaney

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Do you get blisters on your big toe?  WNT forward Sharon Blaney has a solution! The Women’s National Team is preparing for the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup, Aug 20 – Sep 5 in England! Check out their website here. To view more YSC videos hover over the heading ‘Videos’ on the navigation bar up … Read more

A Gentleman’s – and Lady’s – Game for Ruffians

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This entry was written by Leslie Von Pless, posted on April 23, 2010 at 1:59 pm, filed under *Feature*, LGBT, Sports. Bookmark thepermalink As if female athletes didn’t have to battle hard enough already for validation. First off, take the media’s coverage of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship where the University of Connecticut Women’s basketball team was torn apart for … Read more

Fallen Rugger Needs Our Help – Phillippe “Fiji” Leka

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From the family and friends of Phillippe “Fiji” Leka: It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of Phillippe “Fiji” Leka on April 14 2010. Phillippe, aged 30, suffered a fatal neck injury during a rugby game on April 3 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Phillippe, from Nayawa Village, Nadroga Province, Fiji, is … Read more

Stop Wasting Your Time – Guest Blog from TrueFitness

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So in the past I have written about aesthetic beauty and how lifting for aesthetic beauty should not be a priority in a sports performance program. Lifting for bigger muscles or lifting to look better will not directly help with on field performance. Doing these exercises is allowable only after the necessities of sports training … Read more

Velocity Training – Guest Blog from TrueFitness

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This week I would like to discuss a training principle that should be part of every sports performance training program. It is Velocity training. Velocity training is training that is done at maximum speed where instead of doing slow and controlled resistance training exercises you do the same exercises but the focus is on moving … Read more