Canoe Polo……Should they squat or not ?
January 31st, 2012 by DNAcoachNick
Since I began to play canoe polo a mere 3 years ago at Bangor University in North Wales, I have continually tried to improve my personal kayaking through work in the gym. Now having graduated, I am training towards being a Strength and Conditioning coach and I am seeing a growing population of paddlers [...]
Performance Benefits of External Cooling
November 7th, 2011 by DNAcoachNick
To cool or not to cool…..that is the question ! Introduction Welcome to this post on the performance benefits that can be gained through the use of external cooling. As all athletes will no doubt have experienced as soon as we start to exercise we start to get warmer and as we get warmer [...]
Hydration status
February 28th, 2011 by DNAcoachNick
Welcome, this post on hydration status. First it should be noted that this blog post aims to service as a guide to current recommendations and in no way should be seen as a substitute for individual support from a qualified practitioner. Fluid loss is experienced by athletes in all sports and can play a major [...]
Muscle physiology
January 9th, 2011 by DNAcoachNick
Welcome, this post on muscle physiology as I have found myself discussing it with no end of my new athletes recently, so here goes… The word muscle originates from the Latin word mus meaning ‘little mouse’, due to the appearance of the muscle when it is flexed (Marieb, 2003). When the word muscle is [...]
Human skeletal muscle
December 9th, 2010 by DNAcoachNick
Welcome to this post on human skeletal muscle. Let’s get straight on with it then! Muscle is composed of several different fibre types that have been categorised with the use of numerous techniques however most athletes will hear the term “fast and slow twitch” at some point in their careers. But what does it all [...]
