M&F: What training did you get the youth players to do? SC: This is the programme we followed for the under-18s. With footballers you always want to do multi-joint compound and bodyweight exercises. Isolation stuff is not sports-specific enough.


WARM-UP 10 MINUTES OF SPINNING FOR THE START


WARM UP WITH A 5 KG BAR MIMICKING THE MOVEMENTS WE ARE GOING TO PERFORM IN SESSION


OVERHEAD SQUAT, LOOKING AT POSTURE AND CORRECT FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT PATTERNS (NEUTRAL SPINE, ETC.)


DEADLIFT/POWER CLEAN/OVERHEAD LUNGE, ALL AROUND 10 REPS


MAIN SESSIONS STRENGTH SESSION DEADLIFT: 4 SETS X 5 REPS SQUAT: 4 SETS X 5 REPS PUSH PRESS: 4 SETS X 5 REPS PRESS-UPS/CHINS/WEIGHTED DIPS


Last summer I did a lot of work with Michael Owen while his physiotherapist was away on holiday. I’ve done lots of pad work with the first team. Antonio Valencia used to ask me to do some boxing with him the day before a game to get him fired up. I had the honour of training with Cristiano Ronaldo when he was at the club, which was a great experience. He was the hardest working player I’ve met. He used to be in the gym every morning before training and after—a true professional. It’s a great feeling when you see a


player like Danny Welbeck, who I have worked with for four years, getting called up for England and feeling like you’ve had an impact on his career. Danny is a great lad and professional and is now doing really well for himself at Sunderland where my brother is now training him.


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POWER SESSION OLYMPIC LIFTS IN THE 4 SETS X 3 REP RANGE CONSISTING OF:


POWER CLEANS SPLIT JERKS POWER JERKS


KEISER HYDRAULIC WORK TO IMPROVE SPEED AND POWER OUTPUTS, E.G. MILITARY SHOULDER PRESS, PULLDOWNS, JUMP SQUATS, BOX JUMPS


SPEED SESSION BATAK MACHINE


SHORT, SHARP SPRINTS FAST FEET LADDERS CONE REACTION/OVER-SPEED TRAINING BUNGEE SPRINTS CORRECT RUNNING MECHANICS CYBEX GET BACK/TRAZER


WE ALSO DO SOME KEISER HYDRAULICS WORK, E.G. FAST PUNCHING, JUMPS OVER HURDLES, SPRINTS.


FINISH WITH SPINNING/COOL DOWN


M&F: What are the two most important things you’ve learnt from your father? SC: Firstly, hard work. Training and fitness is hard—it takes time to achieve what you want. Secondly, patience and persistence.


M&F: When you compare the out- rageous pay of players and managers with what strength and conditioning coaches earn, how do you feel? SC: We’re not under the same pressure. We enjoy the one-on-one with players and seeing them get better and develop themselves. We enjoy what we do and I love to be part of a team, meeting people, and making contributions to a winning side.


M&F: Is Ryan Giggs your family’s best advertisement in terms of how taking care of your body can achieve sporting longevity?


Steven in his


playing days with Sir Alex Ferguson


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