Sports Specific Strength and Conditioning
Golf Training Programme
I have known Hamish Abbie since I contracted him to be my personal trainer. I had been having postural problems which had been affecting my golf swing and consequentially my tournament play. During our six months of training together my posture and general bodily health… improved to such an extent that I am striking the ball better than ever and more importantly feeling much better about my general physical condition.
Furthermore, I have had the confidence in Hamish to send my own pupils to him to have their own postural difficulties corrected, again with excellent results. I have no hesitation in recommending Hamish Abbie as a physical trainer in particular to fellow athletes who wish to get the best out of their sport.
Neil Manchip
Irish National Golf Coach
Former winner of both the Irish Assistants and Irish PGA Championship
Speed And Agility Training Programme
During the two years that Hamish Abbie has been my Personal Trainer it has been his responsibility to:
- Design appropriate training programmes for the development of speed and power for a ‘veteran’ athlete to compete at National and International level in the 60m, 100m, and 200m.
- Justify the programmes and ensure that each component was executed properly.
- Modify each program based on feedback from the track and competition times.
- Monitor progress during the off season and calibrate training intensity around competitions and the track season.
Hamish is well qualified and applies his knowledge very effectively. He is concerned about keeping abreast of the latest techniques and integrates new material into existing programs well. He acts as a role model in each exercise and understands why each one has to be performed in a particular way which he insists on achieving.
I won several Championship medals during our time together and much of this was down to him. I have no hesitation in recommending him as a Personal Trainer and wish him every success in the future.
David Leech
Irish 60m Record Holder 7.8 Seconds. All Ireland Champion 100m 2002. All Ireland Silver 200m 2002. All Ireland Silver 100m 2003. All Ireland Silver 200m 2003. Nth Ireland Champion 100m 2003. Nth Ireland Champion 200m 2003. All Ireland Silver 60m 2004.
Tennis
Hamish has worked for me in the capacity of Head Physical Trainer for my academy during the last 12 months. My academy is the largest and strongest tennis academy in Ireland, with over 30 players ranked in the top 10 in the country in their respective age categories. In that time Hamish displayed both diversity and an excellent knowledge of the high performance field.
He got on well with all the coaches and players, and showed an uncanny ability to get the most out of our players. Everyone he worked with had great respect for him, our players particularly who benefited with better results on the court due to the speed, agility and general athleticism he developed in them. I have also noticed a substantial drop in the amount of days of training and competing missed due to injury.
Larry Jurovich
Tennis Director, Dublin Tennis Acaedemy
West Wood Club, Dublin, Ireland.