Posts by Jay Farrant
5 Signs You Need To Train Heavier
Here are 5 signs that you may need to move up a weight class or train heavier. Injuries / Niggles Are you continually suffering with injuries / niggles and finding you’re needing to drop frequency, volume and intensity to get by? If this is you, and you’ve already improved the primary recovery factors like sleep,…
Read MoreABS PRO-AM Series 9 – Info
Dear Lifter, With less than two weeks to go before you officially weigh in, we will now be looking to promote the event as much as possible and ensure you have the best experience. Series 9 will feature some new additions, such as ABS media and ABS Nutrition rehydration protocol. Let me explain a little more below…
Read MoreMore Than Hormones
The debate on trans females competing against biological females has once again come to the forefront of coaches, athletes and social justice warriors. The centre of the topic has been around the inclusion of biological Male, Laurel Hubbard who was selected for the New Zealand female Olympic weightlifting team with the main argument being around…
Read MoreWhy Training Should be Harder Than Competing.
Recently, A story came up on my feed of my old squadron training for deployment and it reminded me of all the bullshit we did ahead of deploying at that time and how in reality, the training was usually worse than the actual tour. This got me thinking about sports and why your training should…
Read MoreInjuries In Powerlifting
I am not a physiotherapist, nor do I engage in work that should be undertaken by a certified professional. But I have come across enough injuries in training to know how to deal with them when they arise and have worked in tandem with sports physiotherapists and other professionals to bring athletes back to the…
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