Alex Rae Coaching

04/07/2022

What do you think?

27/06/2022

Decided I'm going to be training pretty much exclusively to increase fitness testing scores for rugby league.

This is to share the journey the athletes I work with undergo during their training programs.

Whilst I can't improve your sports specific skills, we work together to improve certain fitness testing scores so that some physical improvements can be made.

Step 1 - find some normative data on average testing scores for elite athletes in whichever sport the athlete participates in.

Step 2 - pick some tests that are able to be changed/ that the athlete needs to focus on.

Step 3. Do the tests so that you have a baseline score to work on.

As you can see, I've highlighted 10m & 30m sprints
A standing long jump and vertical jump
As well as 3rm (rep max) for bench press and squat.

I wish I could improve the height scroe but unfortunately I'm stuck with a low score on that one.

Once we have the base scores, I can then program to improve them over 12 weeks to get a higher score.

Wish me luck!

20/06/2022

12/06/2022

How to lose 28lb in a year...

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06/06/2022

Practise makes progress, not perfect

30/05/2022

You can't get mad about the results you didn't get from the work you didn't do

23/05/2022

Best time to do it 🤣

16/05/2022

Food isn't just fuel. Putting the right stuff inside your body has a whole heap of benefits.

09/05/2022

Agree?

09/05/2022

📣 Athletes, I need you! 📣

I'm opening a few slots to help athletes of all levels improve their sports performance.

Whether you want to be able to

Move faster
Hit harder
Jump higher
Or just level up your performance.

I've got 4 spaces

* even if this doesn't apply to you, please share as it just might reach someone who is interested.

04/05/2022

Salt is commonly thought of as something to avoid entirely, as too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. And while it is true that an excess of salt in the diet increases the risk of high blood pressure and heart failure, it
turns out that salt is actually necessary for the human body for a myriad of reasons.

You need salt to maintain a healthy blood pressure, a proper balance of fluids in the
blood and optimum muscle and nerve function. That being said, most of us already
get plenty of salt in our diets that we needn’t be worried about adding more.

Additionally, when it comes to the nutritional value of salt, both sea salt and pink himalayan salt are commonly seen as the healthier alternative to plain old table salt, but that just isn’t the case.
Although salts do vary somewhat in their mineral content, pink himalayan salt and sea salt are both nutritionally very similar to table salt in how much sodium they contain. It’s a good idea to keep an eye on your salt intake, but no you don’t need to avoid it altogether.