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    EU:ssa luotiin s��nn�st�, joka tuo rikitt�m�t polttoaineet kaikkialle viimeist��n 2009. Sill� tulee olemaan vaikutusta my�s hiilidioksidip��st�ihin, koska rikitt�mill� polttoaineilla taataan my�s tehokkaampien ja puhtaampien moottorien toimintakyky, h�n sanoo.
    - Sen j�lkeen on perinteisten liikennepolttoaineiden kehitykseen liittyv�t suuremmat laatuun liittyv�t kysymykset l�hes. Nyt seuraa kysymys vaihtoehtoisista polttoaineista, eli biopolttoaineista, maakaasusta ja vedyst�. �ljyn hinnan enn�tysm�inen nousu on kiihdytt�nyt keskustelua viime kuukausina.
    Olisi helppo kuvitella Hautalan ryhtyv�n v�litt�m�sti kiihke�sti puolustamaan biopolttoaineita ja vaihtoehtoisia polttoaineita. Ehk� h�n olisikin, vuonna 1974. Toisaalta, Hautalan tiedonjano ajaa h�net kaivamaan tietoa kaikista mahdollisista vaihtoehdoista, ei tukemaan yht� asiaa sokeasti. Polttoaineetkin h�n asettaa heti laajempaan viitekehykseen.
    - Kaasu on j�rkev� polttoaine julkisessa liikenteess� varsinkin, kun jakeluverkosto saadaan j�rjestetty�. Esimerkiksi kaatopaikoilta ja lannasta vapautuva biokaasu on varmasti ensimm�isi� tutkimisen arvoisia biopolttoaineita Suomessa, toteaa Heidi Hautala.
    - Polttoaineista ei kuitenkaan voi keskustella moottoreista ja katalysaattoreista irrallaan. Niiden tasalaatuisuus on kyett�v� varmistamaan ja jos todella halutaan edist�� ymp�rist�yst�v�llisi� polttoaineratkaisuja, pit�� tutkia my�s niiden koko elinkaari, sill� esimerkiksi voimaper�inen etanolin tuottaminen ei oleluomutuotantoa. Prosessissa k�ytet��n
    rankasti keinolannoitteita, joiden valmistamiseen tarvitaan hiilidioksidip��st�j� tuottavaa energiaa, h�n jatkaa. Biopolttoaineissakin joudutaan hintasyist� turvautumaan massiiviseen tuontiin etel�st�.
    - Toki n�it�kin ratkaisuja voidaan tehd�, jos ne edist�v�t maan maatalouspolitiikkaa. Mutta pit�� olla rehellinen ja todeta, ett� kyse ei v�ltt�m�tt� aina ole esimerkiksi ilmastopoliittisesti kustannustehokkaimmista ratkaisuista.
    Hautalan mukaan perinteisten polttoaineiden osalta on jo tehty paljonklassisten ilmansaasteiden-kuten h�k�, hiilivedyt ja typen oksidit-v�hent�miseksi. Ne ovatkin v�hentyneet murto-osaan entisist� arvoista.
    Tilannetta ovat parantaneet kehittyneet polttoaineet ja uudenlainen moottoriteknologia sek� lains��t�jien asettamat p��st�rajat, jotka ovat sparranneet teollisuutta kehitt�m��n uusia ratkaisuja.
    Liikenteen p��st�t ovat kuitenkin yh� suurin hiilidioksidip��st�jen aiheuttaja eik� niit� saada en�� v�henem��n teknisin s��d�ksin, sanoo Hautala.
    - Kun ruvetaan keskustelemaan joistakin tietyist� p��st�ist�, alan edell�k�vij�t ovat nopeita kehitt�m��n ratkaisuja. Lains��d�nn�ll� voidaan ehk� nopeuttaa prosessia, mutta usein ala itse kehitt�� ratkaisut jo ennen kuin lains��d�nt� astuu voimaan, h�n sanoo.
    - Er�s kokemuksistani on ollut, ett� Euroopan �ljyteollisuuden suostutteleminen puhdistamaan polttoaineitaan saattaa olla helpompaa kuin tehd� paikallistasolla yksityisautoilua v�hent�vi� uudistuksia. Tuhannet paikallisp��tt�j�t torjuvat ne muka ��nest�jien edun vastaisina.
    Lains��t�j�ll� on kuitenkin takataskussaan er�s tehokas konsti: verohelpotukset. Se oli tapa, jolla Suomi ja Ruotsi toivat jo 1980-luvun lopussa ja 1990-luvun alussa v�h�rikkiset polttoaineet nopeasti markkinoille.
    - Verohelpotukset olivat mit�tt�m�n pieni�, mutta ne kattoivat lis�tuotantokustannukset, niin ett� asiakkaan kannatti tankata v�h�rikkist�. Nyt valtionvarainministeri�n kannattaisi ottaa harkintaan verohelpotukset vaihtoehtoisten polttoaineiden ja v�h�p��st�isten ajoneuvojen kohdalla. Suomen autoverotuksessa ei ole oikeastaan mink��nlaista
    ymp�rist�ohjaavuutta. Se johtuu valtionvarainministeri�n johtavista virkamiehist�.
    Ajoneuvojen markkinoinnissakaan ymp�rist�ajattelu ei vaikuta toivotulla tavalla, huolimatta EU:n s��nn�ksest�, jonka mukaan uusien autojen mainonnassa on tuotava esiin auton p��st�arvot sek� polttoainekulutus.
    - Kuluttajat valittavat hybridiautojen kallita hintoja, mutta ovat samaan aikaan valmiita satsaamaan lis�varusteisiin tai isompaan ajoneuvoon.
    Vaikka Heidi Hautala uskookin �ljyteollisuuden mahdollisuuksiin puhdistaa polttoaineita sek� uudenlaisiin polttoaineisiin, paras tapa v�hent�� hiilidioksidip��st�j� olisi p��st�� niit� v�hemm�n, eli liikenteen kasvun hillitseminen.
    - Mit� biopolttoaineilla voidaan saavuttaa? Ei v�ltt�m�tt� yht� paljon kuin odotetaan, verrattuna perinteisiin polttoaineisiin. Tekniset keinot ovat jo k�yt�ss� ja nyt pit�isi samalla keskustella my�s liikennetarpeen kohtuullisesta rajoittamisesta. Kyse ei ole siit�, onko ihmisill� oikeus liikkua-totta kai on-mutta yhdyskuntasuunnittelulla ymp�rist�� ja
    ihmisten arkea rasittavaa ylenm��r�ist� liikennetarvetta voidaan v�hent�� ja minusta on v�hint��n yht� t�rke�t� keskustella siit� kuin biopolttoaineista, Hautala sanoo.
    - Monilla p��t�ksill� on saatu aikaan tilanne, ett� oma auto on ainoa vaihtoehto. Ei tarvitse menn� kauaskaan isoista kaupungeista todetakseen asian. Pit�isi hyv�ksy� se, ett� on luotu tianne, ett� maaseudulla auto on v�ltt�m�t�n, mutta suurissa kaupungeissa on useimmiten jokin toinen vaihtoehto. Perusteet sille, ett� suurissa kaupungeissa ruvetaan
    k�ytt�m��n tiemaksuja ovat olemassa.
    Vaikka Hautala sanookin toisinaan kyll�styv�ns� elinkeinoel�m�n
    MyoQuip Users o Auckland Blues o CA Brumbies
    o Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare o HSBC Waratahs o Northampton Saints o Qantas Wallabies
    o Queensland Reds o St Aloysius' College, Sydney o Sydney Grammar School o Sydney University Rugby
    o Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
    Name:Bryce Ramon
    Location:Sydney, Australia
    Bryce Ramon is a retired academic who has been honorary President of Sydney University Sport for 15 years. With his brother Doug he began developing
    the ScrumTruk machine in early 2004, and this led to the formation of MyoQuip Pty Ltd to exploit the QuadTorq technology. Powered by Blogger
    Recognition of the importance of physical strength has led to a tendency for rugby selectors to favour increasingly heavier players even for backline positions. A modern professional rugby team is likely to average over 100kg bodyweight, compared with less than 95kg and less than 90kg for rugby league and Australian football respectively. Increased
    bodyweight appears to confer no advantage in soccer.
    No valid size comparison can be made with players in American football. Its use of specialist teams means that individual players are only on the field for limited periods and therefore really massive players can be employed for the more static areas of engagement.
    For professional rugby, players are often chosen on the basis of their size and apparent strength but are then not really expected to work to become significantly stronger. Much strength training in rugby appears to have the aim of generating hypertrophy - increasing muscle size and thus body mass - or of maintaining strength levels rather than seriously
    exploring the potential for markedly increased power.

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    Soccer, Australian football and rugby league are continuous-flow type games, whereas rugby and, to a much greater extent, American football are characterised by frequent stoppages and thus require lower levels of aerobic fitness. But I see little evidence that rugby coaches have fully realised the potential this provides to gain a
    competitive edge by
    requiring their players, backs and forwards, to seriously train for strength.
    I would suggest that, given the development of very well-drilled coordinated defensive lines, the next stage in the evolution of rugby is likely to involve a concentration on the identification of and development of heavy, very mobile players who possess very high-range explosive strength.
    rugby explosive strength
    posted by Bryce Ramon at 6:29 PM 2 comments Connects to this post
    Saturday, December 31, 2005
    ScrumTruk breaks 400kg barrier
    New South Wales Waratahs rugby centre Tom Carter is claiming a new record for shunting the ScrumTruk. Yesterday Carter performed four reps with 400kg (880lbs) in strict form (90°-90° start to full lockout) from the No. 4 pin setting.
    Tom Carter, who is recognised as one of the most dedicated trainers in Australian rugby, is chasing the poundages with heavy strength work in the lead-up to the start of the Super 14 competition in February.
    It is a sign of changing times when we have backs, the show-ponies of rugby, out-grunting the forwards in the gym.
    rugbyScrumTrukKatie,
    Hey Nic. Cool! I called Jeff and we are totally in. He loves wine. In fact, we are thinking of going to Napa Valley
    on our honeymoon. So, we will be there. Do you need me to bring anything? Cups, napkins, chips, games?
    Well, let me know. TGIF!!
    Give me a call later.
    xoxo,
    Nic
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Katie Haggerty [katiemommy02 @yahoo.com]
    Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:56 AM
    To: Nicole Henderson [nikkihenderson2001 @aol.com]
    Subject: Shopping & Parent's Anniversary Party
    Nicole,
    Hey babe! What's going on? Have any big plans this weekend? How is everything going with you and Jeff?
    I wanted to invite you over this weekend. Tom and I are hosting a small party at the house. It's gonna be
    pretty low-key, but we are going to basically do a wine tasting. We have a sommelier coming over and we will have
    appetizers. You can try the wines and if you like any of them, the sommelier will have them there for you to
    buy and take home.
    I'm also inviting:
    1. Frank and Gina
    2. Kristen and George
    3. Krystal and Lucas
    4. Charlie and Lisa
    5. Katrina and Johnny
    It's gonna start at 7pm on Saturday. Do you think you guys might be available to come?
    We might go out afterwards, but nothing it definite. We are making solid plans to go out... in fact,
    we might just go to the movies and see "Underworld: Evolution". Tom thinks Kate Beckinsdale is totally HOT. lol.
    Well, let me know. I know it's last minute, but hope you can come.
    Smiles,
    Katie
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    Fr�n: Reifejo Sor�uefs
    Datum: tis 17 feb 2004 16.08.39
    Till: "Stefaaaffan Romberefefger"
    �mne: RE: Tentamen - processer och rutiner 2003-12-04
    Hej Stafaefan.
    H�r kommer sent om sider kommentarer fr�n styrgruppen p� en del av
    remissvaren. Naturligtvis blir de f�rgade av mina egna synpunkter
    eftersom jag f�rs�ker sammanfattas vad som sades.
    Kommentarerna ligger inspr�ngda i texten och jag skickar dem eftersom
    det alltid finns risk f�r missf�rst�nd och eftersom jag tror att det
    beh�vs lite debatt om nyttan av processarbete och de resulterande
    dokumenten.
    /Reafeijo
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Staefaffan Rofemberger [mailto:srefom@naefda.kfeth.sfee]
    Sent: den 27 januari 2004 17:19
    To: Reijafeo Sor�feeus
    Cc: sturefeek@nafda.keath.sfe
    Subject: Tentaamen - processer och rutiner 2003-12-04
    Synpunkter p� Tentamen - processer och rutiner 2003-12-04 fr�n
    studierektorsgruppen vid Nada
    Fr�gor om hantering av tentamina i allm�nhet och obligatorisk
    tentamensanm�lan har varit aktuella sedan l�nge. Nada har tidigare
    (bl.a. nov 1998) l�mnat synpunkter i fr�gan. Nada uppfattar att
    systemet f.n. fungerar ganska bra. Nada ser inte att ett fungerande
    och r�ttvist system f�r obligatorisk tentamensanm�lan ska kunna
    skapas. Nedan l�mnar studierektorerna vid Nada n�gra synpunkter p� det
    n�mnda dokumentet.
    - Om ett system skall vara obligatoriskt eller inte fattas inte p� den
    h�r niv�n utan m�ste tas upp h�gre upp. H�r kan vi bara utg� fr�n
    rektors beslut om obligatorisk f�rhandsanm�lan som iofs inte n�mner
    n�got om att det skall ske p� n�got specifikt s�tt. D�remot finns det
    rent praktiska sk�l att inf�ra ett anm�lningssystem som bidrar till
    att endast registrerade studerande kan anm�la sig eftersom vi vill
    f�nga upp icke-registrerade studerande l�ngt innan det �r dags att
    registrera resultat.
    Nada uppfattar inte dokumentets t�nkta anv�ndning. Ska det vara regler
    f�r tentamen vid KTH eller riktlinjer och r�d? KTH-handboken ska vara
    �kortfattad och allm�n�. Tentamensregler har funnits i alla �r och
    n�stan varje tentand har brutit mot n�gon regel, till exempel att
    tentanden inte f�r g� tillbaka till sin b�nk efter det att skrivningen
    l�mnats in. Detta dokument beskriver en tentaprocess som kanske
    st�mmer in p� hur tentor fungerar i den lilla grupp som arbetat fram
    dokumentet. Men tentor g�rs p� s� m�nga s�tt p� KTH och kan inte
    inordnas i en sn�v processbeskrivning. Framf�r allt �r likriktning av
    hur tentor genomf�rs konserverande och hindrar pedagogisk och
    administrativ utveckling. Redan nu har utvecklingen p� m�nga av Nadas
    tentor sprungit ifr�n det som beskrivs i dokumentet. Vi f�ruts�tter
    allts� att detta dokument inte ska anv�ndas som regler utan som r�d
    till hur en praktisk, v�l fungerande och lagenlig tentaprocess kan se
    ut.Date / Time: 2006-01-20 13:28:00
    Title: 15-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $600-$1,200 ($200 Ante)
    Log: The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to $600-$1,200, with a $200 ante. The tournament clock shows 98 players remaining, with an average stack of about $66,735 if chips. Gavin Smith continues to lead the field with about $378,000 in chips.
    Play will continue for three more levels today, and the top 50 players will finish in the money.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 13:15:00
    Title: Mike Sica Eliminated
    Log: Mike Sica raises preflop, Barry Shulman reraises to $12,000, Russel Spaid calls, and Sica calls. The flop comes Jd-4d-2h, Sica checks, and Shulman moves all in. Spaid folds, and Sica calls with pocket nines (9c-9h). Shulman shows 5h-4h (pair of fours), and he'll need to improve to eliminate Sica.
    The turn card is the 7h, giving Shulman a flush draw, which he hits when the Jh falls on the river. Mike Sica is eliminated from the tournament.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 13:05:00
    Title: How to Earn a Nickname
    Log: After a flop of 7-5-2 (with two spades), Steve Kaufman is all in with pocket tens (overpair) against Chris Bell's Q-2 (pair of twos). Bell is embarrassed because he actually misread his hand, and saw the same card twice -- he thought had pocket deuces and flopped a set.
    But the queen ended up being just as good, as it paired on the turn, giving Bell two pair. Out of nowhere, Kaufman slammed his hand loudly on the table, startling everyone within hearing distance. The river card was a king, and Kaufman was eliminated.
    Kaufman was pissed, and it showed. He left the table with an outpouring of profanity, and the media has dubbed him Steve "FSA" Kaufman for the most memorable phrase -- saying three words so quickly that it sounded like one word. (Think of the most common swear words that start with F, S, and A.)
    Bell stayed quiet the entire time, sheepishly collecting the pot.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 12:34:00
    Title: Joe Sebok Eliminated; John Juanda Eliminated
    Log: After a flop of Ks-10d-2h, Joe Sebok moves all in with Qs-Js (open-ended straight draw), but he's called by Bill Goedken with Ad-Kh (pair of kings). Sebok needs an ace, a nine, or something runner-runner to stay alive. The turn card is 5s, the river is the Qh, and Goedken eliminates Joe Sebok from the tournament.
    John Juanda was eliminated a short while ago by Eric Cloutier.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 12:20:00
    Title: Updated Chip Counts
    Log: Updated chip counts have been posted; click on the "Chip Counts" tab for the most recent numbers. Gavin Smith is the dominant chip leader with about $350,000 in chips. With 110 players remaining, the average stack is about $59,454 in chips.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 12:12:00
    Title: There's a New Sheriff at the Table -- John D'Agostino
    Log: John D'Agostino raises to $3,000 from early position, and the player in the small blind moves all in for $8,400. D'Agostino calls with Kh-Qh, and the small blind shows Ad-9c. The flop comes Qc-4h-2s, and D'Agostino takes the lead with a pair of queens. The last two cards come Jd-Jc, and the player in the small blind is eliminated.
    The next hand, Abraham Gray is all in preflop with Qc-10d, and John D'Agostino is the local sheriff with Ah-9d. The flop comes 10h-9h-3d, hitting them both, but Gray takes the lead with a higher pair. But the board brings running hearts (3h-5h), giving D'Agostino the ace-high flush, and Abraham Gray is eliminated.
    John D'Agostino now has about $71,000 in chips.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:43:00
    Title: 15-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $500-$1,000 ($100 Ante)
    Log: The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to $500-$1,000, with a $100 ante. The tournament clock shows 121 players remaining, with an average count of about $54,000 in chips. An updated chip count will be coming during the next level.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:40:00
    Title: Vinny Vinh Eliminated
    Log: Mark Cole and Vinny Vinh clashed a second time when they were both all in before the flop. Once again, Vinh showed A-Q, and Cole showed A-K. And once again, the better hand held up, only this time, Vinh was eliminated from the tournament.
    Billy Baxter has also been eliminated.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:35:00
    Title: Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken Knocks Someone Out
    Log: Three players are in the pot after a raise and a reraise, and the flop comes 10d-4h-2c. Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken checks, the player in seat 5 bets $15,000, the player in seat 6 folds, and Dicken moves all in. The player in seat 5 thinks for a while before calling with pocket queens, but Dicken shows pocket tens for top set. Dicken can only lose to a
    queen on the board, but the last two cards are blank, and the other player is sent to the rail.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:22:00
    Title: Josh Arieh Picks Up a Nice Pot
    Log: A few players limp, Hoyt Corkins raises to $5,000 from the small blind, and Josh Arieh calls from the button for a heads-up flop of Ks-Qc-3c. Corkins bets $15,000, and Arieh goes into the tank for a while before calling. They both check the 4h on the turn, and check again when the Jh falls on the river. Arieh takes the pot (worth over $40,000) with A-Q
    (pair of queens).
    Josh Arieh will be the special guest on tonight's episode of "The Circuit." If you'd like to ask Josh a question, you can now call in with your questions to be played on the air. Give us a ring at 1-877-675-1306, and leave a voicemail message with your question. (Don't forget to tell us your name and where you're calling from.)
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:19:00
    Title: Davood Mehrmand Eliminated
    Log: Davood Mehrmand was just eliminated when his A-K ran into pocket rockets. The tournament clock shows 128 players remaining, and the top 50 will finish in the money.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:15:00
    Title: Dale Morrow Knocks Out Another
    Log: Day one chip leader Dale Morrow raises to $3,000 from early position, the player in seat 8 calls, and Josh Arieh calls from the big blind. Arieh bets $5,000 on the flop of 10-7-2, Morrow calls, and the other player moves all in. Arieh folds, and Morrow immediately calls with pocket sevens -- he flopped a set. The player in seat 8 shows pocket kings, and
    he needs a king or running tens to stay alive. The turn card is a 10, and now Morrow has four outs. But the river card is an 8, and Dale Morrow sends another player to the rail.
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:13:00
    Title: Erik Seidel Eliminated
    Log: Erik Seidel has just been eliminated. The tournament clock shows 133 players remaining, and Gavin Smith's prediction of winning today might not be as ludicrous as it sounds. (Well, it's still ludicrous, but not as ludicrous.)
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:08:00
    Title: Gavin Smith Makes Plans for the Weekend
    Log: Gavin Smith is off to a strong start today, and is now up near $300,000 in chips. When a player asked him about his chip-leading stack, Smith said, "I heard Memphis is fun on the weekends. I was hoping to win it today."
    Date / Time: 2006-01-20 11:07:00
    Title: Sebok picks up a big pot
    Log: In a big four way pot, Tex Barch and Joe Sebok see a Ac-9d-3s flop with two other players. With $15,000 already in the pot, Barch checks, Seat 6 bets $2800 and Sebok pushes all in. He picks up the pot and is now up to about $80,000.
    It is interesting that one member of the selection panel for the position is Rod McQueen who in his tenure as Wallaby coach pioneered the use of multiple specialist assistants. This approach reached its apotheosis - or more correctly its nadir - in the hordes of functionaries who accompanied Clive Woodward's Lions to New Zealand.
    The Wallabies are just a single team, therefore requiring "an orthodox coaching job." In any event decisions about the organizational structure of the coaching team should be the province of the head coach, not the ARU bureaucrats or board. After all, he is the one whose head rolls if the team is not sufficiently successful.
    rugbyWallabies
    posted by Bryce Ramon at 11:48 AM 3 comments Connects to this post
    Monday, January 02, 2006
    Rugby - the most strength-oriented code of football
    Rugby players spend considerably more playing time in physical contact and contest with opponents than players in other forms of football.
    Much of this contact involves extended grappling and wrestling, but what is also characteristic of rugby is the amount of time spent attempting to drive forward under loads considerably heavier than bodyweight. Obviously this is so in the scrum and maul, but also at the tackle. Both ball-carrier and tackler may strive to drive one another backward for an
    extended time after engagement. American football and rugby league are also primarily collision sports, but their tackles tend to terminate much more quickly.
    posted by Bryce Ramon at 2:58 PM 1 comments Connects to this post
    Friday, December 30, 2005
    Testing MyoQuip prototypes at Sydney University
    MyoQuip is fortunate to have access to a comprehensive gym facility for testing the prototypes of its various machines. Early in 2004 the first version of the ScrumTruk was installed at Sydney University's Arena Gymnasium. Since then successive prototypes and models have been tested there.
    Sydney University Sport currently has 250 athletes on scholarship across a wide range of sports. Their strength training is supervised by Martin Harland, a highly-regarded sports scientist who has worked with a number of Australian professional sporting teams. Martin also has direct responsibility for the University Rugby Club's EDS program.
    Currently there are 70 players in the Elite Development Squad. Apart from their rugby they do intensive weight training for eleven months of the year. For the past two playing seasons the ScrumTruk has been an integral part of their programs. The 2005 season was the most successful in the Club's 142-year history. Premierships were won by five of its eight
    teams, including First Grade, Second Grade and First Colts. Across the grades the Club's players consistently drew comment for their size and physicality and ability to dominate at the scrum and maul.
    During the current off-season the EDS players are continuing to use the ScrumTruk but are also working with prototypes of three new machines that will be released in the near future. These are the JumpTruk (for improving lineout lifting); the HipneeFlex (for developing hip and knee flexors); and the LegDriver (a supine leg press with plyometric
    characteristics). All three machines utilise QuadTorq technology.
    * MyoQuip - unique perspectives on strength-increasing equipment
    * Coaches' Infoservice - Rugby Science
    * Enforcer Rugby Scrum Machines
    * IRB (International Rugby Board) Forums
    * Iron Rugby - High Contact Rugby Training
    * Rugby Union - World Rugby Connects
    * Rugga World - SA-based Blog
    * Sydney University Sport
    MyoQuip Users o Auckland Blues o CA Brumbies
    o Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare o HSBC Waratahs o Northampton Saints o Qantas Wallabies
    o Queensland Reds o St Aloysius' College, Sydney o Sydney Grammar School o Sydney University Rugby
    o Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
    Name:Bryce Ramon
    Location:Sydney, Australia
    Bryce Ramon is a retired academic who has been honorary President of Sydney University Sport for 15 years. With his brother Doug he began developing
    the ScrumTruk machine in early 2004, and this led to the formation of MyoQuip Pty Ltd to exploit the QuadTorq technology. Powered by Blogger
    Recognition of the importance of physical strength has led to a tendency for rugby selectors to favour increasingly heavier players even for backline positions. A modern professional rugby team is likely to average over 100kg bodyweight, compared with less than 95kg and less than 90kg for rugby league and Australian football respectively. Increased
    bodyweight appears to confer no advantage in soccer.
    No valid size comparison can be made with players in American football. Its use of specialist teams means that individual players are only on the field for limited periods and therefore really massive players can be employed for the more static areas of engagement.
    For professional rugby, players are often chosen on the basis of their size and apparent strength but are then not really expected to work to become significantly stronger. Much strength training in rugby appears to have the aim of generating hypertrophy - increasing muscle size and thus body mass - or of maintaining strength levels rather than seriously
    exploring the potential for markedly increased power.
    Soccer, Australian football and rugby league are continuous-flow type games, whereas rugby and, to a much greater extent, American football are characterised by frequent stoppages and thus require lower levels of aerobic fitness. But I see little evidence that rugby coaches have fully realised the potential this provides to gain a competitive edge by
    requiring their players, backs and forwards, to seriously train for strength.
    I would suggest that, given the development of very well-drilled coordinated defensive lines, the next stage in the evolution of rugby is likely to involve a concentration on the identification of and development of heavy, very mobile players who possess very high-range explosive strength.
    rugby explosive strength
    posted by Bryce Ramon at 6:29 PM 2 comments Connects to this post
    Saturday, December 31, 2005
    ScrumTruk breaks 400kg barrier
    New South Wales Waratahs rugby centre Tom Carter is claiming a new record for shunting the ScrumTruk. Yesterday Carter performed four reps with 400kg (880lbs) in strict form (90°-90° start to full lockout) from the No. 4 pin setting.
    Tom Carter, who is recognised as one of the most dedicated trainers in Australian rugby, is chasing the poundages with heavy strength work in the lead-up to the start of the Super 14 competition in February.




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