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Channel 9 Exposes Joey Hayes AFL Draft Combine Methods

20.9.2017

Awesome to have Channel 9 Gold Coast News down to USP to showcase a little of what goes on behind the scenes at USP. USP Athletes and top 2017 AFL draft prospects Harry Simington and Brayden Crossley putting in the extra work, fine tuning their minds and bodies before their State and National AFL Draft Combine Testing! Click the link to check out the full video footage and a few NEW things like vision and reaction training techniques we’ve never released publicly before. It’s the mindset of leaving no stone unturned in your preparation that gives you the confidence to know you will perfor

Strongman Training Camp October 2017 Launched today!!!

4.8.2017

Announcing: The FASTEST Way to Become a Better Athlete and GAIN the EDGE OVER YOUR COMPETITION? -Develop Lightning Speed! -Super Human Strength! -Lung Busting Endurance! -Blistering Acceleration! -Precise Sporting Skills! -Stronger Marks! -Longer Kicks! -Harder Tackles! Click Here to find out more!

Heart Rate Variability HRV-never get sick again!

1.8.2017

Never get sick or overtrained again!! Introducing HRV! It’s a pretty big call to make..although we feel we can virtually guarantee it.. or at least this new technology can give you a warning before you overtrain, get sick or even injured. It’s called HRV or Heart Rate Variability and has been used by some elite athletes and successful sporting teams for the past few years. Click the link below to find out how you can use HRV to take your health and performance to another level!

Novel way to peak for games and competitions!!

13.6.2017

From everything I had learned at university, I was under the impression that training too close to competition was dangerous, increased the risk of injury and was potentially a cause of fatigue and detracted from performance…..which is definitely not what you want in competition!! However, we found the opposite..it actually, resulted in elevating Testosterone levels leading to increased strength, power, cognitive function, decision making, aggressive and motivation to compete!! Which means increased probability of winning!!! Click here to find out more.

Mucosa Butter Recipe for Supreme Gut Health

24.4.2017

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the importance of optimal gut health cannot be understated. From conquering depression to overcoming auto immune disease and chronic fatigue to enhancing elite sports performance and optimal body composition-gut health is king! Gut health and the associated biome can be compromised from a myriad of factors including anti-biotic use, poor diet, stress etc.

Lumbar jack training device

24.4.2017

As far as we are aware this is the only lumbar jack in Australia. The LumberJack device is the invention of Canadian Olympic weightlifting coach Pierre Roy, who devised it for training the posterior muscles in a manner unique from the Olympic lifts. My colleague Charles Poliquin first introduced me to the LumberJack in 2005. While the LumberJack is combination of a pull-through/power snatch and provides for a greater range of motion in which the posterior chain is activated. Due to the neutral hammer grip hand position some athletes find it easier to incorporate into their training than

USP Revolutionary Training Methods Featured on Channel 9

19.2.2017

Great feature story on Channel 9 about Ultimate Sports Performance elite training and coaching methods being successfully utilised by elite sporting couple. Australian Iron Woman Champion and Coolangatta Gold Winner Courtney Hancock and Big Bash Cricket Player Nick Buchanan-the Ultimate Power Couple and truly class acts! Clock the link to check out the video.

USP Training Methods Exposed by Gold Coast Bulletin

19.2.2017

Awesome article in today's Gold Coast Bulletin about Ultimate Sports Performance elite training and coaching methods being successfully utilised by elite sporting couple. Australian Surf Life Saving Champion Courtney Hancock and Brisbane Heat Big Bash Cricketer Nick Buchanan life partners and training partners working hard and smart at USP Gymnasium!Australian iron woman champion Courtney Hancock and big bash cricket player nick Buchanan-the ultimate power couple and truly class acts! Very humbled to be recognised. Click the read more tab to check out the full article.

Shoulder Saver Bench

19.2.2017

If you're an elite coach, trainer or serious lifter with shoulder problems the Shoulder Saver bench is ideal!! The SHOULDER SAVER Bench is SMART tool and and investment in your lifting future to safe guard your shoulders for life! All our upper body lifts have gone up-as a result of the SHOULDER SAVER BENCH. Our shoulders no longer clunk, ache and feel like death after a heavy bench session and the only difference has been the use of the SHOULDER SAVER BENCH! • Allows you to have full range when you do pressing exercises and preserve the health of your shoulders-this does not occur when

Got Pain Try This!!

8.2.2017

There is a little known remedy that has slowly been gaining momentum for joint pain relief particularly for injuries and arthritis. I was first introduced to the miraculous joint jelly by our functional medicine doctor based in The USA Dr HL Sam Queen. The joint jelly is quick to make and the ingedients are cheap to purchase and can have profound effect to help build connective tissue. Coupled with the fact it tastes great-so you don't have to force young athletes to consume it! In fact many of my elite athletes have it for desert most evenings.

Movement and Performance Video with Intergative Neuro Physio Paul Michael

5.12.2016

Earlier this year I caught up with Paul Michael who is one of Australia's only Integrative Neuro Physios to discuss all things performance related! The topics included: Joeys Philosophy Joeys Take on Supplements Joey's new techniques including neural engagement. Click the play button below to check out the youtube video:

USP Strongman Camp Exposed on Channel 9

1.12.2016

Awesome to have Channel 9 News down at our Ultimate Sports Performance Strongman Camp last Saturday covering some of talented tribe members being coached and mentored by AFL Superstars Kurt Tippett and Brent Staker!! click play button below to check out the video footage.

Masons Magic Tips for Elite AFL Performance

23.10.2016

Mason Woods never made a TAC cup or rep team until 18 years of age. he missed the majority of his under 18 season. He was lucky to get selected as a 19 year old for the Geelong Falcons TAC Cup team as an over age player. He as not selected for the first game of the season for the falcons but one of his team mates was injured and Mason got called up that morning and kicked 6 goals after busting his backside over the pre-season.

Sydney Swans Training Secrets

26.9.2016

Sydney Swans Training Secrets Yes It's true I have the best job in the world! As part of my ongoing professional development and enthusiasm to live, learn and pass on. I was fortunate enough to travel to the Sydney Swans AFL Club to catch up and talk shop with their high performance department. These were the key findings.

Wanted Female AFL Footballers October 2016!

18.8.2016

Announcing: The FASTEST Way to Become a Better Athlete and GAIN the EDGE OVER YOUR COMPETITION? -Develop Lightning Speed! -Super Human Strength! -Lung Busting Endurance! -Blistering Acceleration! -Precise Sporting Skills! -Stronger Marks! -Longer Kicks! -Harder Tackles! Click Here to find out more!

10 Things that require zero talent!

3.7.2016

My memory eludes me now-but I can’t recall if it was a coach or a teacher but the words they spoke and later wrote down relating to hard work beating talent stuck with me to this day. In fact the following 10 things require absolutely no talent at all, but can make a massive difference when applied!

Joey Hayes featured on Wellness Couch Podcast

3.7.2016

A few weeks ago I was invited to be a special guest on the Wellness Couch Podcast to chat with the natural nutritionist Steph Lowe. I discussed some of the revolutionary techniques such as Functional Neurology and Neural Engagement Therapy we have been successfully implementing to reduce pain, enhance performance and accelerate recovery time.

Training female athletes

15.6.2016

With the growing emergence and popularity of female footballers and National AFL League starting next year. I thought I’d address some of the common myths, physiological and biomechanics differences and key areas that must be addressed to ensure female athletes reduce their risk of injury and optimise their performance. I've been fortunate enough to train many elite female athletes including arguably one of Australia's best female AFL Footballers Katie Brennan..click below to read more

A day in the life of an Elite AFL Footballer

8.6.2016

One of the amazing perks of my job as a strength and conditioning coach is the ability to meet and network with an amazing array of elite professionals in the professional sporting sector..having contacts at numerous elite clubs and institutes permits me the ability to gain access to some fantastic coaches and athletes that the general public usually are not privy to. I was recently interstate consulting with some of my athletes in Melbourne and talked Essendon footballer and USP Athlete Sam Michael into letting us follow him around for the day to see what goes on behind the scenes at Essendon

USP Young Gun Breaks World Record!

29.5.2016

A few weeks ago one of our young gun footballers in our junior elite coaching program broke an unofficial world record in the Chin Ups-11 year old Kobe Cumming busted out 23 chin ups. Click below to check out the Video of Kobes breaking attempt record.