JOHN McMAHON: Tapering and peaking


The Why & How…… IT’S that time of the year in the club players calendar the league is well over halfway through and the championship count down has begun. Depending on your teams’ priorities? Are you pushing for league promotion or battling relegation? These scenarios will determine your focus. However, some coaches and players at […]


JOHN McMAHON: What are you conditioning for?


By John McMahon WITHOUT doubt, the most popular topic area I have during Strength & Conditioning workshops I deliver to clubs is – What is the best way to condition our players? A few articles back I discussed how to structure your training week and monitor and manage your training loads with your teams. This […]


JOHN McMAHON: Over-training or under-training?


THE goal of training in general should be to do as much as possible, as often as possible and keep improving. Unfortunately, the reality of training is not so simple. While training does trigger positive adaptations and benefits performance in the long-term, this comes at the price of the breakdown of the body and impaired […]


JOHN MCMAHON: How to get more from less


HAVING spent years as a strength & conditioning coach/consultant working with Gaelic players, coaches and organisations, the most common problem area I have observed and encountered is the transition from the pre-season phase to the in-season phase (competitive games). The key questions have been how many times a week should we train? What session fits best […]