Ep 19: Resistance Training Programming Wisdom (Ashley Jones - Head of Performance for the Houston SaberCats)

No Weak Links

English - June 29, 2020 03:05 - 56 minutes - 45.3 MB
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Previous Episode: Ep 18: Speed & Acceleration Mechanics (Brandon Jones - High Performance Coach)

Next Episode: Ep 20: Youth Athlete Growth & Maturation (Walter Grandez - S&C Coach and Sports Scientist)

In this episode, I interviewed Ashley Jones who is the Head of Performance with the Houston SaberCats and legend in the strength & conditioning industry. Ashley has over 25 years of experience working with rugby union, rugby league, and basketball across multiple countries.

The main topic of this episode was how he designs his resistance training programs. This episode is great for any coach or athlete looking to improve their programming and understand how Ashley thinks when writing his programs with all of his knowledge and experience.

Some topics discussed…

A general history and background on Ashley.

How he incorporates a westside conjugate style of programming.

The different aspects of the westside conjugate style and how he makes it rugby specific.

He explains how he pulls bits and pieces form many different styles of programs to make his own style and what those bits are.

How he tries to make each program as individualized as possible.

His focus for his players that need hypertrophy work.

His focus for his players that need strength & power work.

His focus for his players that need metabolic/conditioning work.

Combining working on multiple aspects at the same time.

Differences of in season vs off season training.

How he likes to incorporate conditioning to training.