Maximizing Performance: Nutrition Strategies for Powerlifters on Competition Day
As a sports performance nutritionist, I understand the intricate relationship between nutrition and peak performance, especially for...
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Charlotte Macpherson
- May 1
- 6 min
You are a Mirror of Your Environment
Surround yourself with negativity, lack of knowledge and a below-average standard of effort and strength and this will likely form part...
Layla Daniel
- Feb 4
- 11 min
SLEEP OPTIMISATION FOR STRENGTH ATHLETES AND PHYSIQUE COMPETITORS
SLEEP CONSIDERATIONS FOR ATHLETES From the perspective of a strength athlete, acute performance is particularly relevant when we look at...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Jan 5
- 5 min
How pain science can change programming
In this blog, we'll cover the scientific principles of pain and explore how understanding pain can reshape powerlifting programming.
Layla Daniel
- Dec 2, 2023
- 11 min
The Impact of Sleep on Performance: A Nutritionist's Guide to Sleep Hygiene for Strength Athletes
We delve into the intricate relationship between sleep and athletic performance, offering insights and practical tips for optimizing sleep.
Charlotte Macpherson
- Nov 22, 2023
- 6 min
Drop sets - what are they and how to implement them
What are drop sets? Drop sets involve performing a set of an exercise to failure or near failure, then reducing the weight and continuing...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Sep 2, 2023
- 4 min
How to approach lift analysis - a coaches guide
We’ve outlined a sequence for analyzing training footage, listed as a series of steps.
Unified Strength Methods
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
ALCOHOL AND TRAINING - WHAT’S THE DAMAGE?
Aside from the obvious effects of alcohol on our performance, there are a few other factors to consider when weighing up the cost vs....
Charlotte Macpherson
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
5 bits of advice for your first powerlifting meet
Here are 5 bits of advice we would have liked to have had before our first powerlifting meet, there’s a lot we could say here but we...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
CONVENTIONAL VS. SUMO – WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?
What do we need to look at? - What the mechanical differences are between sumo and conventional - What muscles are preferentially used? -...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
WHAT IS RPE?
RPE stands for the Rate of Perceived Exertion - how hard an exercise feels at the time of doing it. It's a subjective measure/rating of...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
ATHLETE LONGEVITY SERIES - ATHLETE RECOVERY
So we've discussed injury prevention, overtraining, and adaptability in this series. One variable that repeatedly comes up when...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Dec 23, 2020
- 3 min
ATHLETE LONGEVITY SERIES - ADAPTABILITY
Adaptability is the ability to adjust to new conditions. In a sport built around repeating the same movements over and over to improve,...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
ATHLETE LONGEVITY SERIES - OVERTRAINING
OVERTRAINING VS OVERREACHING Functional overreaching is a common concept in many training programs. A short term decrease in fatigue and...
Charlotte Macpherson
- Dec 18, 2020
- 6 min
INJURY PREVENTION – ATHLETE LONGEVITY SERIES
This athlete longevity series aims to cover topics I think should be involved in the discussion of athlete longevity – topics that I...
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