Often considered a ’seated’ sport, the hips and legs, the powerhouse of athletic pursuit, are often ignored during off-the-broom training. This is why you’ll be a superior player, as your posterior chain and the drive from the hips will help you perform with grace and rock-hard stability simultaneously.
Squats. Heavy. Work up towards a […]
Off-broom training for Quidditch is no longer reserved for the elite teams. Although force development training was always a much lower priority than keeping the Nimbus clean and shiny or reciting protection incantations against the dark arts, the gym is starting to have a greater roll for players of all positions.
A seeker or keeper […]
Deadlift. Haven’t done good ol’ dead maxes in a while. Some warm ups and then lots of singles, getting heavier and heavier.
Pull Some Weight Challenge: super heavy lockouts (hand/thigh lifts)/moderate weight snatch grip high pulls (speed is the goal)/pullups (weighted, if you can). Reps: 1/5/5. How many times can you go through this […]
Max Effort Turkish Getups. Warm up into this one like any max effort lift, but today we’re going to go heavy with Turkish Getups. Any implement you care to use, but let me give a shout out for the god ol’ barbell.
Jerk Press. Low reps today. Go heavy. 5 sets of 3 reps.
Burpee-pullups. The jump […]
From as far away as Rhode Island we gathered, learned, shared and wept (at least on the inside). A handful of pictures of the Strength Camp can be found here:
Strength Camp Pics
and we’ll have a YouTube presentation soon enough.
Here’s some of the combos we did:
1 minute of pushups with a weighted vest.
Wall squats with […]
This weekend is the Gathering of the Tribes Strength Camp. The gym has been undergoing renovations and we’ve been busy prepping for this event. Sorry about the lack of posts here recently, but after this camp, I’ll be free to start updating the workouts and web pages. Thanks!
