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Welsh Rugby install Woodway Performance Treadmill into the Vale

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:25:03 GMT

Perform Better have installed a Woodway Desmo H Performance Treadmill into the Welsh Rugby Vale of Glamorgan National Training Centre. Other National Governing Bodies to have installed Woodway Treadmills include: LTA, England Cricket and England Rugby.

Heart Rate Monitoring in Football Workshop

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:46:35 GMT

Perform Better recently ran a Heart Rate Monitoring in Football Workshop at The Hawthornes Stadium, West Bromwich. The Workshop was run by Chris Barnes and Nick Adkins from WBA FC and included sessions on: why collect HR data, collecting HR data, interpretation of HR data and monitoring HR in rehab programmes. The Workshop attracted Fitness Coaches from: Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town, Millwall, Southend Utd, Peterborough Utd and Partick Thistle FC amongst others.

For information on other forthcoming Perform Better Workshops click here.

Perform Better selected to supply Parc Eirias Welsh Rugby Training Facility

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:33:35 GMT

Perform Better have been selected to supply equipment to the new Strength and Conditioning Facility at the Parc Eirias facility in Colwyn Bay, N.Wales. The new facility will be used by Welsh Rugby as a regional training facility and mirrors the facilities at the National Training Centre in Cardiff. The facility comprises a 30m x 10m Conditioning Room which includes 6 Power Racks and Lifting Platforms, a full range of disc loading strength equipment, 7 pieces of Keiser Air equipment, Eleiko and Ivanko discs and bars, Concept Rowers, Xtrainer and Ski Erg. There is also a testing area with a Force platform built into a bespoke lifting platform and a 30m sprint track with timing system.

The Parc Eirias facilty also includes a full size 3G indoor training area, changing rooms with contrast baths, rugby stadium with 2,500 capacity covered grandstand and running track.

For more information on the Perform Better range of Power Racks click here

Perform Better upgrade Manchester United's Strength and Conditioning facility

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:30:37 GMT

Perform Better have recently completed upgrading the Strength & Conditioning Room at Manchester United’s Carrington Training Ground. Two new bespoke Lifting platforms comprising five lifting areas per platform have been installed in addition a full set of Ivanko Olympic discs, bars, Technique boxes, a 2 lane 20m sprint track and an MVP shuttle. Perform Better have also installed a bespoke lifting platform to house a Force platform in the Sports Science laboratory.

For more information on the Perform Better range of Lifting platforms click here

LTA, RFL and EIS latest organisations to select Gymaware Power testing

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:44:19 GMT

Lawn Tennis Association, Rugby Football League and English Institute of Sport are the latest organisations to select the Gymaware Power Testing system. The Gymaware system connects wirelessly to an iphone/ipad/itouch to allow easy collection of data in the gym environment. Other organisations to select Gymaware include: Manchester Utd, London Irish, Worcester Rugby, Hull Rugby League and Burnley FC.

For more information on the Gymaware Power Testing system click here

Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City select Catapult Technology

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:34:16 GMT

Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City are the latest Premiership Teams to invest in Catapult Athlete Tracking Technology to monitor training intensities. Aston Villa have invested in 15 S4 10hz units, Bolton Wanderers 12 S4 10hz Catapult units and Stoke City 13 L3 units.

Other Premiership Clubs using the Catapult system include: Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Liverpool, West Brom, Newcastle and Wigan Athletic. In the Championship West Ham Utd, Hull City and Reading are using Catapult Technology.

For more information on the Catapult Athlete Tracking system click here

More Universities select Perform Better to equip Strength facilities

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:39:07 GMT

Perform Better continue to equip University Strength & Conditioning facilities- York St John University have recently converted their fitness room into a Strength & Conditioning Room. They have installed two Squat Racks with Performance Lifting Platforms along with squat stands, Olympic Bars/Discs, Powerbags and kettlebells.

Southampton Solent University have also converted a Fitness Room into a dedicated Strength & Conditioning Room and Perform Better have installed two Performance Half Racks with Performance Lifting Platforms, Ivanko Olympic discs and bars, a range of kettlebells, Powerbags and Plyometric Boxes.

For more information on Performance Power Racks click here

Scottish Rugby the latest high profile team to invest in Catapult technology

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:05:23 GMT

The Scottish Rugby Team are the latest high profile sports team to invest in the Catapult minimax Athlete tracking system. Scotland have purchased 28 units of the S4 10hz units with a wireless receiver to collect live data while the players are training/playing. They are currently using the system in their pre World Cup training camp.

Scotland join Wales in using Catapult technology aswell as other high profile Rugby users including: Canterbury Crusaders, NSW Waratahs, Melbourne Storm Rugby League and Brisbane Broncos Rugby League.

Click here for more information on the Catapult Athlete Tracking system.

England Womens Football Team invest in the Catapult Tracking system

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:28:59 GMT

The England Womens Football Team have recently invested in the Catapult Athlete Tracking system. The team are currently in training camp prior to the World Cup in Germany and will be using the Catapult system to monitor a number of parameters including: distance covered, high intensity distance, player loads and heart rate of the squad in training.

For more information on the Catapult system click here

Perform Better equip new Burnley Football Club Conditioning Room

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:39:28 GMT

Perform Better have recently fitted out a new Strength and Conditioning Facility for Burnley Football Club. The Club have converted a building previously used as a Community Sports facility- the Sports Hall has had a new 3G artificial pitch fitted and the gym has been transformed into a new Strength and Conditioning facility- the equipment includes: Performance Power Racks and Platforms, Performance Squat stands, dual stack Functional trainer, Dipping and Chinning bars, 12 Keiser M3 spinning bikes, Lifefitness Crosstrainers, Concept Rowers and two Woodway Performance Treadmills.

For more information on the Perform Better range of Performance Power Racks click here