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IGCT Episode #73: Stuart Yule - 10 Critical Inseason Training Philosophies


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For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.comNow Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMeiStrength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.comStrength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.comStuart Yule has been a strength and conditioning coach with elite athletes across a range of team and Olympic sports for 13 years. He is currently the Head Strength and Conditioning coach at Glasgow Warriors. This is now his 6th season with the Warriors. Previously,  he was a lead Strength and conditioning coach for the Scottish Institute of sport and the English Institute of Sport.  During his time at the English Institute of sport he lead the Strength and conditioning programme for the British Judo team up to the Beijing Olympics. Prior to moving to Glasgow Warriors Yule led the SC programme for the GB and England Women Hockey team. Coach Yule graduated in physiotherapy from which he worked for a short period in professional soccer. Outside of his professional SC commitments he enjoys participating in strength sports. He is a retired Olympic weightlifter having won the Scottish weightlifting championships 9 times and represented Scotland at 2 commonwealth games. He now competes in u90kg and u105kg strongman where over the last few years he has been Scotland u90kg and u105kg strongest man and has competed internationally at the European and world strongest man u90kg.In this episode we discuss:His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.His 10 Critical Inseason Training Philosophies.Efficiency in the Training ProcessKeep it SimpleStrength is the FoundationContinual Improvement, Not Maintenance.Sharpening the edge.Train in Threshold.Coach the athlete.VariationCreate training blocksAim to increase strength potential not peak.His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendationBook - High Performance Training for SportApp/Website - TwitterQuotes:"The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender" Vince Lombardi"Its not the will to win but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference" - Lou Holtz"Being a warrior is not about the act of fighting, its about being so prepared to face a challenge and believing so strong in a cause that you are fighting for that you refuse to quit".
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