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versatility of the CrossCore180: WarMachine pulley suspension trainer

April 25th, 2011 · No Comments

I risk going on a bit too much about the WarMachine or Crosscore 180. But it represents so much of what Balance Performance is about. Practicing movement to achieve functional movement that is fluid, flowing, accurate, precise, full of intent and purpose. Functional movement is dynamic, rotational, variable in speed and intensity: we recommend use [...]

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Tags: elite performance · fitness · injury prevention · performance · preparation · rehabilitation · sports injury · strength and conditioning · Uncategorized

The Lissom Technique at Balance Performance Physiotherapy

March 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments

The Lissom Technique is the truly innovative creation of two exceptionally gifted specialists in human movment and part of the Balance strength and conditioning team Julien Diaz & Jason Prog. Lissom is a free flowing movement technique that encompasses a combination of simple but challenging moves and stretches to build core strength, flexibility, balance and endurance.  The movmements used [...]

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Tags: back pain · Balance · bodyweight · classes · education · elite performance · fitness · freestyle · general information · home training · imbalances · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · joint stress · performance · pilates · rehabilitation · strength and conditioning · thai boxing

Race Walking International Training Camp

March 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Balance Performance Physiotherapy Sports Physiotherapist Raphael Rinaldi was invited by the Australian Institute of Sport to support a group of 29 world class race walkers during a warm weather training camp in Canberra, Australia. The group included Olympic medallists, England’s Commonwealth Champion Johanna Jackson, IAAF World Cup winners and world-c…lass race walkers joining the IAAF [...]

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Tags: Balance · education · elite performance · fitness · metabolic · metabolic testing · performance · Physiotherapy · preparation · Raph Rinaldi · recovery · soleus · speed · sports event · sports injury · strength and conditioning · ultradistance

“War Machine” Pulley Suspension Training workshop

February 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Introducing the WarMachine for the ultimate in “3D bodyweight training.” Jonathan Lewis, Cj Swaby and Ricardo Abreu will be sharing their expert knowledge and experience of how to get the most from this exciting piece of kit. They will go through basics of press, pull, legs, trunk and combined, compound movements  before “pulling the pin” and [...]

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Tags: Balance · bodyweight · elite performance · extreme · fitness · freestyle · home training · performance · personal training · Physiotherapy · power · preparation · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · strength and conditioning · swimming · thai boxing · workshops

Pose Running & Barefoot Running Workshop

February 23rd, 2011 · No Comments

Just want to make you all aware of a very exciting course coming up at Balance Performance Physiotherapy and presented by CJS Fitness on Sunday the 13th of March 10am – 5pm. The course will be presented by Naeem Akram the “Running Engineer”, click on the link below to read more and book online. There [...]

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Tags: education · fitness · injury prevention · marathon · pain free marathon training · performance · personal training · Physiotherapy · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · running performance · triathlon · ultradistance · workshops

Hybrid Bodyweight Training Equipment. The Total Package?

February 16th, 2011 · No Comments

This article was written by J.P. Brice. Co-inventor of the War Machine Suspended Pulley Trainer by CrossCore, Inc. Bodyweight training. It’s been around forever. But as the sports of bodybuilding and powerlifting really started to evolve in the 50’s and 60’s, we became fascinated with big, shiny, “muscle specific” machines and training with massive amounts [...]

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Tags: anaerobic · back pain · bodyweight · elite performance · extreme · fitness · general information · home training · imbalances · injury prevention · interval training · joint stress · kettlebells · metabolic · MMA · pain free marathon training · performance · personal training · physio shop · Physiotherapy · power · preparation · rehabilitation · retail · running performance · shop · speed · sports injury · store · strength and conditioning · swimming · thai boxing · triathlon · Uncategorized · weakness · weight loss · workshops

elite athletes suffer many of the same sports injury problems

February 8th, 2011 · No Comments

Tight hip flexors and imbalances, weak gluteals – does this sound familiar? It happens to elite ATP pro tennis players as well as the recreational athletes we see from Clapham, Stockwell and Brixton.

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Tags: Alter-G · back pain · education · elite performance · g-trainer · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint health · joint mobility · KT Tape · performance · physio shop · Physiotherapy · preparation · recovery · rehabilitation · retail · soleus · sports injury · strength and conditioning · taping · treatment

Sports physio equipment and kit, from London to Rotterdam

February 8th, 2011 · No Comments

Text and pic from Graham at the AVB AMRO World Tennis Tournament: The physiotherapy table in Rotterdam. Trigger point therapy products advised to the players – ideal for them to put in their kit bag and travel the world with them. The worlds elite tennis players are waking up to Trigger Point Performance tools thanks [...]

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Tags: elite performance · injury prevention · joint mobility · joint stress · performance · Physiotherapy · preparation · rehabilitation · retail · sports injury · store

Graham Anderson at AVB AMRO world tennis tournament

February 8th, 2011 · No Comments

News from Graham in Rotterdam: The 38th AVB AMRO world tennis tournament in Rotterdam may not sound the most glamourous event on the ATP Callander but with Soderling, Murray, Ferrer, Berdych, Melzer, and Tsonga, it is a strong field following on from the Australian Open. I’m the sole ATP physiotherapy representative to look after the [...]

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Tags: back pain · education · elite performance · fitness · injury prevention · joint discomfort · joint stress · performance · Physiotherapy · preparation · recovery · rehabilitation · sports injury

Balance Blogging

February 7th, 2011 · No Comments

There is so much going on at the moment at Balance Performance that i could be blogging daily, the reality is that its so busy the blogging activities are at a low! Stewart Laing is one of the UKs most respected Sports Physiologists, has worked with some of the worlds elite athletes but is able [...]

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Tags: anaerobic · back pain · Balance · beginners · bodyweight · classes · education · elite performance · extreme · fitness · freestyle · general information · home training · injury prevention · interval training · kettlebells · metabolic · metabolic testing · MMA · performance · personal training · pilates · power · preparation · recovery · recreational athlete · rehabilitation · running performance · speed · sports injury · strength and conditioning · technique