Strength & conditioning coach Luke Vella set an unofficial new world weightlifting record in front of a big crowd at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday. In the process he has raised thousands of pounds for Bristol Children’s Hospital, who saved the life of his friend and fellow Team Bath coach Bob Smith’s baby daughter. More than 300 people – including the judo, rugby and tennis players that Vella trains at the...
A strength & conditioning coach at the University of Bath will attempt to break a world record at the Sports Training Village this week to raise money for Bristol Children’s Hospital, after it helped save the life of his friend’s baby daughter. Luke Vella is hoping to break the world record for the heaviest weight deadlifted in 60 seconds. The current record stands at 5,520kg, which Luke hopes to beat with a lift of 5,600kg. To achieve...
University of Bath strength and conditioning coach Bob Smith will run his 11th half-marathon of the year on Sunday when he takes part in the 2016 Vitality Bath Half. It is part of an inspirational fundraising effort by Bob, Senior S&C coach with the Team Bath MCTA International High Performance Tennis Academy, which will see him run a half-marathon every week during 2016 – nearly 700 miles in total. He set himself the challenge to raise money...
January featured Team Bath Talent Development Centre's (TDC) bi-annual testing day, a physical fitness assessment day compulsory for all TDC athletes to track their development. The two testing days each year, which are supplemented by ongoing in-session monitoring, are designed to assess each individual's strengths, weaknesses and areas of major improvement. The important days are run with the help of Team Bath's sports scientists and strength and conditioning specialists and also feature a wealth of information...
The Strength in Depth European Finals will return to the University of Bath Sports Training Village this weekend for the second year running. The unique competition sees 40 of the continent’s top fitness teams take on a number of challenging workouts over the course of two days in a bid to be crowned champions of Europe and claim the £5,000 top prize. Each team is made up of a minimum of seven men and five...
Title: Strength & conditioning coach Biography: With a BSc in Sport Science and a MSc in Strength & Conditioning, Nick is UKSCA accredited and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He currently works with students on the Talented Athlete Scholarshop Sschene and with British Judo. His previous work includes stints with Gloucester Rugby and the Welsh Rugby Union.
