When is an injury a problem? What factors go into the decision making behind when to keep training vs when to stop? This quick read gives a brief summary on key things to look out for!

Stress. We all know it, we all have experienced it. Athletes aren’t immune to this either. Stressors from their sport, their teammates, their supporters, their financial backers- it can come from that and much more.

Read on about how stress can negatively influence the body, and how it adapts to stimuli like training and game play.

Alcohol is generally a hot topic of conversation for athletes of all sports. “Surely just one drink won’t be too harmful for me”.

False. Read on to find out what alcohol is actually doing to your body, particularly after training or a game.

Tired of ineffective warm ups that don’t feel like they do much? Read on about some of our updates methods for warm ups, using the evidence based R.A.M.P protocol! Read on for more info!

Ever wondered why we use different recovery protocols? Read on about the many benefits of different types of recovery modalities, including contrast bathes, compression pants, and sauna.

Please note this is evidence based, but not all modalities will benefit everyone, and please consult your healthcare professional to make sure you can safely use such modalities, such as sauna and compression.

The Semi-professional Athlete blog is designed by those who work with Semi-professional sporting athletes, or are semi-professional athletes! We want to bring as many tips regarding health, injury, fitness and sport as we can, to help support those who are wanting to make it to the big time elite stage!