26.8.2022
I’m not watching you play unless you… 1. Get Best On Ground.. 2. Kick a Goal.. 3. Put Some Massive Hits On.. 4. Win The Game! Well that’s what I said to Collingwood AFLW debutante Imogen Evans before her first game… Click the link to check out the video highlights from her first game. And some of the behind the scenes pics after the game!
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24.8.2022
The best feeling in the world is when you see one of your athletes tick off one of their goals! Stoked to see Imogen Evans make her debut for Collingwood in round 1 against Carlton at Ikon Stadium this tonight! To be selected in Round 1 in your 1st Year is a testament to your Physical and Mental Preparation! Throwback Tuesday The Evolution of Immy starting out USP as a 13 year old...to one supremely fit, strong, empowered professional athlete!!
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19.8.2022
Warning! 75% of Athletes Make at Least 1 of These Crucial Training Mistakes…Don’t Be A Statistic! Check out the video in the article to ensure you're not making these crucial mistakes! 1. Generic Programs 2. No Clear Training Goals 3. One Dimensional Training Programs
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18.8.2022
The Cold Hard Truth is You’re 1 SERIOUS Injury Away From Ending Your Sporting Career! Check out the video to Learn my Top 3 Tips I’ve used to Bullet Proof & Rehabilitate Athletes who were told they’d never play at the professional level again. Click the video below to find out how you can: - Prevent Injury! - Bullet Proof Your Body! - Stay Injury Free!
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1.7.2022
Massive Congratulations to Imogen Evans Drafted to Collingwood AFLW Club! For the past 4 years I’ve had the privilege of coaching her and am humbled by the feedback. Immy would make the 3 hour round trip to train at usp a few times every week! Combine that with studying full time, working and training-that’s a solid schedule! Commitment personified! Click the link below to see Immy's USP Experience!
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30.6.2022
Weight Releasers-Eccentric Hooks. What are they? Steel Hooks that are attached the bar and loaded with weight. The hooks hang down lower than the bar, so as you lower the bar, the releasers hit the ground, making them “unhook” from the bar, releasing the weight from the bar. Weight Releasers Benefits Help break thru strength plateaus! Enhances capacity to control external force (beneficial for sports). Increase Eccentric, Isometric and Concentric strength!
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30.6.2022
Complex Conditioning Training for Fat Loss, Conditioning, Strength Endurance, Muscle Mass and Work Capacity! What is COMPLEX TRAINING? A complex is a series of lifts performed back to back where you finish the reps of one lift before moving on to the next lift. The bar only leaves your hands or touches the floor after all of the lifts are completed. A complex is a circuit using one piece of equipment, one load, and one space. Benefits: 1.Fantastic Warm Up and Strength Prep 2.Great Assessment Tool (Thanks Al Vermeil) 3.Fat Loss without Losing Muscle 4.Improved Endurance and Work Capaci
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30.6.2022
Major Benefits of Bullet Proof Athletic Feet and Ankles. 1. Minimizing risk of foot and ankle injuries 2. Improve toe, foot and ankle strength 3. Enhanced force production and stiffness Click link to see these mind blowing drills in action
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29.6.2022
Unless You’re Assessing You’re Only Guessing! For many years coaches and athletes have relied upon 1 metric for gym performance-that being load lifted, height jumped or distance thrown for maximal strength and power. Now thanks to novel sports science technologies we have amazing tools that can provide real time immediate feedback to quantify improvements in the gym-that don’t solely rely upon 1RM Testing, jump heights or distances. Check out the video to find out how our athletes are benefiting from the Push Training Device (an accelerometer that attaches to the barbell or the ath
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28.6.2022
Are you training your abs specific for your sport or doing what you've always done? Many coaches believe athletes don’t require any core or ab training outside of general strength exercises. Our thought process at USP aligns with if something is weak, we target it. The core is no different. Here are some of the core drills that we use with our athletes:
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15.5.2022
Stoked to see USP legend Trav Coleman dominate the Kingscliff Triathlon following on from a successful win at the Byron Bay Triathlon a few weeks ago! Trav epitomizes the philosophy, "The mind is like a parachute, it works best when it’s open"! Always willing to trial new methods, techniques and technologies to elicit superior results! Check out the video to see some of Travs behind the scenes training footage and what it's like to train with Joey at USP!
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15.5.2022
Grateful to work with the very best of the best like record breaking Iron Woman Courtney Hancock for the past 7 years. Shattering pre-conceived beliefs about what's possible for athletes over the age of 30.. Smart programming (0 injuries), intelligent training, an athlete with unbridled commitment and 0 limiting beliefs! Having won Iron Woman events every year for the past 7 years doing what no other female in the sport has done. Excellence, longevity and resilience personified! Humbled by Courtneys' feedback and a pleasure to coach and athlete that leaves no stone unturned!
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24.4.2022
Pumped to see USP Athlete and Perth Wildcats Basketballer Matt Hodgson in 2022 NBL!! Check out the video clip below for some of the behind the scenes work Matty performed with USP over the last 4 years.
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24.4.2022
So proud of USP Athlete Courtney Hancocks effort to finish Runner Up in Iron Woman Event at Aussie Surf Life Saving Titles. Despite being laid up on her back with Covid a few days before the event she managed to dig deep and use every ounce of resilience she had to finish 2nd. Check out the video below:
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13.12.2021
Stoked to see USP Athlete Courtney Hancock take out her 4th Coolangatta Gold Title in a come from behind win for the record books. Making her the Most Successful Coolangatta Gold Female Winner in the history of the event; having won her first Coolangatta Gold a decade ago!
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13.11.2021
One of the cornerstones to happiness is growth and progress. For an athlete that may mean; you've gotten fitter, stronger, faster, more explosive, muscular, resilient, durable or flexible. The frustrating thing for an athlete is when they put the work and the work is not rewarded...aka they have nothing to show for it... The question then is the lack of progress physical or mental?
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4.4.2021
Humbled to take part in the Manschit Podcast with Dave Kelly. The Manschit podcast purpose is to provide real life tips for men to become better men. Click link below for Part 2 where we delve into: Co-Vid 19 Impact on Sports, Business, Investors and Economy. The body doesn't lie. Why transforming your physical body has a tremendously positive impact on self esteem and confidence. The 4 Agreements; integrity, reliability and your word is law and word is bond and athlete expectations and code of conduct. The importance of your friends and circle of influence. Joeys daily routine.
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28.3.2021
Humbled to take part in the Manschit Podcast with Dave Kelly. The Manschit podcast purpose is to provide real life tips for men to become better men. In Part 1 where we delve into: My Holistic Approach to Performance Enhancement. Latest Technologies I'm currently using for Performance Enhancement and Biohacking. Mindset of elite athletes and high performers-habits, beliefs, disciplines. How we integrate mental skills training with our athletes to ensure compliance and the ultimate outcome. Importance of sleep, tracking, quality and quantity and much much more!!
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7.3.2021
So stoked to see USP Athlete and AFL Camp Special Guest Brisbane Bullets Basketballer in career best score a career high of 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block earlier today-helping the Bullets beat ladder leaders Melbourne United.
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21.2.2021
Stoked to see USP Athlete Courtney Hancock rewarded with a win yesterday at the Shannon Eckstein Classic! Gutsy, tough, courageous, resilient and composed in solid surf! A class act and well deserved!
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