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Back Training

March 19, 2016 By jayfarrant Leave a Comment

One of the most freqeunt questions I get asked regarding accessory training is how often should you train the back.  I personally program some type of back exercise every training session with my clients, alternating the volume, intensity and equipment each session. I also like to split the focus up between lower back / Upper. Barbell […]

Filed Under: Powerlifting, Strength & Muscle Building Tagged With: Back Training, Building back muscles, Improve Back in Deadlift, Improve Back in Squat, Programming a stronger back, Shoulder injury and pain, Weak Back in Squat and Deadlift

Why Everyone Needs To Strength Train!

August 25, 2015 By jayfarrant Leave a Comment

No matter what your goal is fat loss, physique or sports performance you always need to include some type of strength element into your training! Let me explain why. Let’s take a 1.2 litre engine and a 2 litre engine. Both will make a car run but between the two of them one will consume […]

Filed Under: General, Powerlifting, Strength & Muscle Building Tagged With: ABS Powerlifitng Glasnevin, Drug Free Powerlifting, Hazel Hu Jay Farrant, Irish Powerlifting Federation, Online Powerlifting Coach, Powerlifting Coach Ireland, Powerlifting Dublin, SBD Ireland, Strength Training and Fat Loss

Westside For Women

May 9, 2015 By jayfarrant Leave a Comment

This post will cover a few cons and pros from my experience of using the Westside template and principles. This post is based on training females not men and are raw, drug free with very limited if any athletic backgrounds. I also want to state that using a Westside/Conjugate style of training isn’t Westside.  Actually […]

Filed Under: Powerlifting, Strength & Muscle Building Tagged With: Bands fro women strength training, Conjugate System Females, eLITEfts, Irish Powerlifting, Westside Female Powerlifting, Women Strength Trianing

The Russian Philosophy Of Training

December 24, 2014 By jayfarrant Leave a Comment

 The Russian Philosophy of Training This is taken from Stuart McGill’s book “Ultimate Back and Fitness and Performance”. I am referencing the points he made and applying them to the sport of Powerlifting. Work Mr McGill used was by Siff (2002), Yessis (1987) and Matveyev (1981). The 8 Principles 1/ The Principle of Awareness: The […]

Filed Under: Powerlifting, Strength & Muscle Building Tagged With: Andrew Richardson IDFPA, Powerlifting Strength Priniciples, Prep Base Build Peak, Principles of Russian Training, Russian Powerlifting, The Russian Training Philosophy

Squat & Back Tightness

October 1, 2014 By jayfarrant Leave a Comment

Many people that the squat is all about lower body strength. Well it’s not, it requires massive amounts of balls, back strength and trunk strength. You may be able to leg press 200kg but then you struggle with your body weight when it comes to squatting Getting tight through your back is crucial for back […]

Filed Under: Powerlifting, Strength & Muscle Building Tagged With: Crossfit Dublin, Female Powerlifting Dublin, Gym Strength Dublin, IDFPA Coach Squat, Jay Farrant ABS Gym, Strength Coach Dublin, Upper Back Tightness Squat

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