Dr Chris Ross
@CoachChrisRoss
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https://t.co/onGMLIsgMe Accredited S&C Coach, MSc S&C Course Director, Lecturer, PhD, @UKSCA Tutor & Assessor. You can never have enough bikes
Worcestershire, UK
Joined May 2009
Great new research investigating the effects of HIIT on competitive swimmers. Maybe it's not all about the volume.... HIIT produces consistent improvements in aerobic capacity and swimming performance in competitive swimmers. Jin, R., et al. (2026) < https://t.co/lAtDKJLvRc>
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How do you sleep at night? Early alarms. Early swims. Less sleep Research suggests that sacrificing sleep for early sessions may reduce the very adaptations we’re chasing https://t.co/PrHmHEXbMt More high-quality sleep = better recovery = better performance Be consistent!
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What’s your recovery like? When life gets busy, recovery usually gets sacrificed. Basics drive performance: ✔️ Sleep ✔️ Nutrition & Hydration ✔️ Periodisation Before chasing fads, nail the foundations. Performance is built on consistency — and consistency is built on recovery
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Masters Swimmers (non-Masters welcome too!)....Do you want to find out how swim strong and robust you are? Try our free 1-2 minute quiz to find out how S&C can help improve performance and help you to train smarter. www.strength2perform/quiz
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New launch 💪🏊♂️ Strong Shoulders — an 8-minute follow-along circuit for swimmers & overhead athletes. ✔️ Strength ✔️ Stability ✔️ Injury prevention ✔️ Long-term durability Perfect for busy athletes. Use 2–3× per week at home, poolside, or in the gym.
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Build stronger, more resilient shoulders to support high training volumes and reduce injury risk.This guided 8-min conditioning circuit focuses on:Rotator cuff strengthScapular controlJoint stabili...
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Motivation and the lure of our digital devices. I thoroughly enjoyed this thought-provoking podcast. Some messages definitely resonated with me.
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Podcast Episode · The Mel Robbins Podcast · 22 January · 1h 23m
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Masters swimmers...How strong and robust are you? Often Masters miss the strength and conditioning that protects shoulders, improves starts and turns, and helps keep speed as we age. Try our free 1-2 minute quiz to find out how S&C can help www.strength2perform/quiz
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We’re thrilled to launch our new website, https://t.co/U0Q1ylLRGf. Please visit it and let us know what you think. Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on new developments, releases and workshops. We appreciate your continued support.
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Marking 15 years of Strength2Perform today. I’m hugely grateful to everyone who’s trusted me with their training and support over the last 15 years. Your effort, consistency, and commitment are what keep me inspired to do what I do. Here’s to the next chapter.
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Fresh off 2 silver medals 🥈 in the European Aquatics Masters Swimming Championships in Poland @robertsrobson was in the lab at Coventry University completing some strength and power testing. #mastersswimming #mastersswim #swimlife
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One for the Masters Swimmers.... What’s your biggest barrier to improving performance in the pool? Drop me a comment below ⬇️
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The 2026 January Reset programme. Designed to help Masters swimmers re-establish movement quality, consistency, and intent. 4 weeks, 3 sessions per week. https://t.co/Z8AsDjLI4E This programme is free — pay only if you find it genuinely useful. Best wishes for 2026, Chris
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As we get ready to start 2026 I wanted to offer my January Reset programme. I’ve designed this programme to help Masters swimmers re-establish movement quality, consistency, and intent. Four weeks,...
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I hope that you've had a good Christmas....it's not too late to start your Christmas S&C programme to get you in the best shape to smash January! Dr Chris Ross, S2P https://t.co/06cD3uGpga
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If you're worried about training structure over Christmas then this is the ideal training programme to complete at home. Solid shoulders, efficient movement patterns, maintain power and prevent the...
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If you're worried about training structure over Christmas, then I’ve created a 12 session home training programme. Solid shoulders, efficient movement patterns and prevent the 'Christmas slump'. Also included is a free shoulder capacity video. https://t.co/06cD3uGpga Chris
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Core Temperature Responses of Male Footballers during Matches in the Heat – Associations with Physiological and Running Demands - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
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This study describes core temperature (Tcore) responses during football matches in warm to hot conditions. It aims to identify which physiological, running, and perceptual factors are associated with...
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Congrats to Rob and Katrina who scooped three silver medals at the recent European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Champs in Poland. A fantastic showing for S2P athletes. *Coming soon...Christmas training plan to help get you through the festive period and avoid the seasonal slump
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Physical Activity and Exercise Intensity Terminology: A Joint American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Expert Statement and Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Consensus Statement - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
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BISHOP, D. J., B. BECK, S. J. H. BIDDLE, K. L. DENAY, A. FERRI, M. J. GIBALA, S. HEADLEY, A. M. JONES, M. JUNG, M. J. LEE, T. MOHOLDT, R. U. NEWTON, S. NIMPHIUS, L. S. PESCATELLO, N. J. SANER, and C....
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Really interesting articles coming out of the British Journal of Sports Medicine currently looking at Female, Woman and Girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR). Some interesting observations here:
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Girls’ participation in sport is rising globally.1 2 Despite the immediate and long-term benefits of sport,3 injury rates in girls are some of the highest reported.4 5 Empirical evidence to support...
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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, experience, or application of that experience, is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad! The hardest part isn’t knowledge…it’s application... You already know why S&C works. The challenge is making it work most effectively for you.
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Power training is effective for older adults.... https://t.co/m6mZYvTxdg
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of training intensity on contralateral adaptations following unilateral power-oriented resistance training (PT) in older adults. This secondary analysis of...
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