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Interview with Johnny “Sticky” Budden: Professional Freerunner

Interview with Johnny “Sticky” Budden: Professional Freerunner

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Johnny “Sticky” Budden is one of the UK’s most high profile Freerunners, having made numerous appearances in adverts, films, TV and live performances around the globe. With a degree in Graphic design, Sticky is no dumb jock .

We decided to get into the mind of this professional Freerunner with Commando Conditioning’s very own roving reporter John. John caught up with Sticky for a quick chat about fitness training the Commando way.
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Plyometric Training

Plyometric Training

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Plyometrics is a training technique that uses the stored up elastic energy of a muscle to make the contraction more powerful. Using running as an example, the strong muscles in the upper leg are slightly stretched prior to contracting to drive the body forward. As the muscles are slightly stretched, elastic energy is ‘stored’ within them. When the muscles contract, this elastic energy is released, which makes the contraction that much more powerful. Read the full story

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