James Langford - Physical Performance Coaching

Taekwondo is often a sport where many coaches go down the route of trying to ‘recreate’ sporting movements with weights and bands whether this be kicking with bands around their ankles or using weights to overload specific hip drills.

In my opinion this often heavily under prepares the athletes for the demands of the sport and the high load that is placed through key joints such as the proximal hamstring and ankle which these ‘specific’ movements will not develop.

Banded shoulder oscillations / perturbations are an unusual exercises that you don’t see all that often.

Just like any exercise, they are a tool in the toolbox.

Sometimes it could be the right tool for the job.

Other times it could be like using a hammer to turn a screw.

7 weeks until makes his second walk as a professional in Bolton.

I can’t remember the last time I didn’t start the answer to a question with ‘it depends’.

The strength & conditioning field is so nuanced and there are no black and whites.

How long do you think is too long for a strength and conditioning session?

Let me know in the comments 👇

No fight date yet but is locked in and ready for a big last half of 2026.

He was a problem at Heavyweight.

He is going to be a nightmare at Light Heavyweight.

In just a few weeks time gets to show the world what he has been working on since his PFL Africa title last year.