Total Health Performance Centre

Are you being coached when you train?

ALL of our members are individually coached throughout every session.

They have their own program (not a generic group one the trainer comes up with 5 minutes before the session) and they have their own nutrition plan (not a print out from the internet).

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Results That Stick

August 23, 2018

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Nathan Waters - Total Health Performance

Mani came in with a shoulder injury the other week so I did a few things for him to help relieve some of the pain and gain some range of motion. Now it didn't "fix" his shoulder completely as he still has pain now but it did allow him to do some better rehab and just get around better in day to day activities.

The best part about it for me is how well the gains made stuck. A lot of treatment I have had in the past has felt good for a short period but feels like I go back to where I was a day later or sometimes even just by the time I have driven home. 

Working with so many rugby league players and jiu-jitsu athletes has given me a lot of exposure to shoulder injuries, how to help relieve some pain, and how to prevent them. We refer on to a good team who takes this further so we can always get you back to competition a lot quicker. 

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shoulder rehab

Shoulder injuries

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Rehab

Mani

Rugby league

Solid Deadlift at 14

January 31, 2018

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Nathan Waters - Total Health Performance

Many people are afraid strength training at a young age will injure young athletes. I don't find this to be the case if you program properly and stick within some guidelines. The young rugby league players I train are all getting much stronger, increasing their performance on the field, and reducing their risk of injury because they are correcting many weaknesses they have that could lead to injuries down the track suck as weak VMO's, hamstrings, and lower backs.

This morning Mani deadlifted 70kg for 5 reps with pretty solid technique. He has only done the lift about 11 times in his life and weighs 55kg. We don't lift maximally. This final set of the day was the heaviest he has gone and as you can see it was not a grind by any means. I think this is important for anyone training young athletes to keep in mind. We push hard but it is within their technical limits. It is about long term progress, so as a coach don't get overexcited and try to reach records in the first few years of training. We are building a foundation for years of lifting and competing to come. You must keep that in mind.

We are constantly talking and monitoring how the young blokes feel throughout a session and from week to week. We adjust training loads and nutrition accordingly. They have a lot going on with school, rugby league training both at school and club level, and rep teams, and many other sports such as OzTag. All these things have to be taken into account so that you don't burn them out and can keep them keen to train and progress safely. 

Its great to see the commitment levels at such a young age. I just hope they keep enjoying their training and make it a part of their life forever. 

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Mani

TeamTHP

Deadlift

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Western Suburbs Magpies

Strength training

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exercise physiologist

program design

Injury prevention

Athletic Performance

junior development

Junior reps