Looking Forward To WellFest 2017
Setanta College are delighted to be attending WellFest for the first time this May. You can find us in the WellVillage area of the festival where we will be on hand to give expert tips and advice and answer any [...]
Q&A with German Rugby S&C Coach Antoine Mobian
Following an exciting concluding weekend in the Six Nations, we talked to Setanta College tutor Antoine Mobian who is head of strength and conditioning for Germany Rugby - a team aspiring for inclusion into the major international tournament. Antoine holds a [...]
Sleep: The Forgotten Factor During Intense Training
Sleep patterns during Intense Training Athletes sleep patterns during intense training periods are a concern given recent findings. Here we describe the findings of 2 key studies in this area. Firstly, Killer and co-workers (2015) investigated changes in sleep markers, [...]
Technology and Readiness to Train
Many top class rugby teams will use a number of approaches to regulating their player’s training and practice workload. Firstly, some are using technology to inform them as to how their players are adapting – that is how well they [...]
Do Athletes Sleep Longer and Better than the Rest of Us?
Sleeping Patterns in Athletes and non-Athletic Population While some well known professional athletes have stated that they get between 8 and 12 hours of sleep on average per night, this is not at all typical of the athletic population. Further, [...]
The Impact of Sleep Quality on Health & Injury Susceptibility
Teenagers and Sleep In our first post in this series, we described the negative health related effects of reduced sleeping duration for adults. In relation to the adolescent population, Orzech and co-workers (2014) provide interesting findings from their studies on this [...]
How Important is Sleep in Athletic Performance?
Why sleep matters Training, diet and recovery are 3 key factors that will impact on performance. Recovery can be divided into 2 main categories: Exercise-related recovery - includes the acute and short-term rest that occurs between reps and sets. Longer [...]
Physical Characteristics of Sprinters and Runners
Sprinters are clearly differentiated from endurance athletes. Simply look at their physiques and you will note the remarkable muscle bulk of the sprinter in the key prime movers especially. What we are seeing is a sport or selective hypertrophy in [...]