AXE Performance

“First session of pre season, we’re going a block of lactate work to start and finish off with 3 Blocks of 8 tempos…then we’ll get some hurling in afterwards.”

Block by block. Pitch work and conditioning in my opinion is the exact same as we’d approach exercise selection and prescription on volume and intensity in the weights room.

It is a marathon, not a sprint. You have time, if programmed correctly to build volume and intensity over time. You’ll see the rewards, as you come into the competitive end of your season.

Guns blazing from day one - recipe for distaste!

Quality over quantity.

This weekend just gone has made me realise you can’t let something that you love just go.

It’s easy to pack up, move on. Do you carry guilt over, forever, have I made a rash decision, second guessing myself. Is it all part and parcel of changing something that was me for so long?

I had a phenomenal weekend, with the new job and then Senior Hurlers Gala Night.

What Saturday night showed me is that, it’s just not a club. The lads are just not players, the management aren’t just someone you answer to and get on with your job.

This club and team are a tight, a unit and a family. When business end commences, we tighten up from day one and get the job started. We know what we need to do and they boys build on the foundations that management have set.

This isn’t a post to glorify an individual, a group or a club.

To the lads and lassie I spoke to on Saturday and to the main man, thank you, because if it wasn’t for them and certainly Carley - I’d be totally out of the game and that just doesn’t sit right.

So - that being said,

I’m delighted to say that the Season of 2023/2024, - I’ll be committing and staying as Lead S&C for Senior Hurling panel for my 3rd year/season.

Catch you on the field, again.

We’re back in the mix with Pres and the refereeing is still dodgy as ever 🙋🏼‍♂️

There will be some bribing going on next time to get out of those duties 🤥

Let’s just keeping coaching 🤌🏼

Trail Run 🏃🏼‍♂️ ✅

I find when I’m pinched for time and commitment to work in the am and pm, the last thing I want to do in my spare time is to go back into a gym or home gym and train.

Running has always been the go to, whether I can run efficiently is a different debate but I do enjoy it.

The basic road running - looking at pacing, getting caught up at pacings and HR zones - don’t get a kick out of it when I’m just looking to get out.

I find trail running the job - headphones or not - the various elevations, turns, where the f**k am I going literally keeps me on my toes.

The sense of being ‘lost’ gives me a thrill - how will I get back, where do I go, am I fit enough to bate on and maybe, who’s going to kidnap me.

Location; Giltspur Lane - kilrudery loop.
Distance; 5.18km
Pace; 7:03
Elevation/Ascent; 357ft

Thursday Pump Session 🔥

DBs topped with some cyclical pieces and sprinkled with the lovely 21-15-9 format 💥

Couple of ways to change and hit different intensities;

1) Change rounds to time, increased volume and output.

2) Increased rounds = progression in volume and loading.

3) Increase weight with every decrease in volume - spice the life out of it 🤝