“Iron”man (or “Iron”woman)
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Human strength has long been associated with iron. Think Ironman, the super hero, or grueling Ironman triathlons. Is this reputation based on facts? Could iron help...
Training for Squash—An Overview (Part 1)
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
In order to plan effective physical training programs for any sport there are two important initial steps. Firstly we need to understand the physical demands of the sport...
Peaking for Performance Continued
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Technical
If you need to make technical changes you need several things on your side: Commitment, expert professional help, and at least ten to twelve weeks of...
Peaking for Performance
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
So here we are in late January with Nationals rapidly approaching. Now’s a good time to organize your run in to the event—although if you are...
Everything’s Changing A forty-something goes to a movement squash camp for teens and finds...
By Will Carlin
Photographs by Damon Leedale-Brown
In my June column, I mentioned that I was an idiot. The ostensible reason for my claim was that I had signed up to go to a speed, movement, and...
Off-Season Training
By Anthony Ricketts, PSA No. 6
The season is about to draw to a close. There have been matches won, and lost, and many miles traveled. It is now time to relax and let the...
The Mind Game—Better By Mistake
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
In some sports a mistake can be the defining movement between success and failure at the highest level: missing a gate in a ski slalom event; over-rotating on...
Spotlight Cross Training
Scaling New Heights
For those who know him, he is a fierce competitor on the squash court—and everywhere else for that matter. But over the past year, he’s been a virtual no-show around the courts at...
The Mind Game—Managing Competition II
By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
In the previous article we discussed mental preparation in the build up to a match including using the warm up effectively to achieve a goal-orientated/play to win...
Single Leg Strength for Squash
By Damon Leeedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist
Single leg strength is essential to improving speed, balance and movement
in squash. Many strength programs place too heavy a focus on double-leg exercises such as squats and leg presses, or other...