In the lead up to new enrollments, many people often contact us with some questions around studying with Setanta College. We've compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions we receive from people who are interested in joining one [...]
Training at home with no or minimal equipment is not equivalent to going to the gym. If you are a professional athlete, training at home can't be your first choice unless you have a professional home gym with everything you [...]
How many times did you ask yourself if you were doing the right amount of reps at a given load? Often, athletes without a coach make the mistake of doing too many total reps, or too little at a certain [...]
Born and raised in Gold Coast, Australia, S&C student, Daniel, grew up in with a love for strength training and bodybuilding. In just a few short years, he has gone from qualifying as a pilot to becoming an S&C and [...]
With over 13 years' working within health and fitness, Dean Lester has experienced first-hand the benefits of Strength & Conditioning within Personal Training. Witnessing both positive and negative movements in the fitness industry, he recognises Strength & Conditioning as important [...]
Becoming a nutritionist, personal trainer or both shouldn’t always be about weight loss. Too often you see the online marketing focusing solely on how many kilos a person has lost to draw the eyes of new potential clients. Fair enough, [...]
The Dublin Marathon takes place this coming weekend, many participants will be returning to this great event and others will be first-timers. Runners from all walks of life will take part for a host of reasons; to raise money for [...]
Powerlifting involves trying to lift as heavy a weight as possible for a single repetition in three different lifts; the squat, the deadlift and the bench press. Powerlifting is a pure expression of maximal dynamic strength or the maximal amount [...]
Fire-fighters from Co. Tipperary will battle it out in a test of physical fitness and endurance at the inaugural Setanta Fire Service Games next month. The first of their kind in Ireland, the Games will take place at Thurles Fire [...]
S&C coaches live their lives split between two places - the gym and the playing field. Strength coaches’ primary concern is getting their athletes in top shape to perform on match day, and that involves a lot more than standing [...]
