Carl is the Current Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Penrith Panthers Rugby League Club, NRL Australia.
Born into a working class family in Kingston upon Hull, in the north of England in 1964, some of Carl's earliest memories were watching his dad Frank, performing dumbbell exercises in the kitchen of their home, and since that time his life has been immersed in sport. Carl's father Frank is an extraordinary man, a competitive bodybuilder in the 1950s, and 60s. He has trained hard in the gym all his life, and at the age of 75 still trains as hard as anyone, enjoys life, looks great, and is an inspiration to all that know him. Frank mentored and coached Carl, helping him become a champion power lifting, and Olympic lifting champion, and eventually to his ultimate personal sporting highlight which was becoming the British Shot Putt Champion in 1987. Carl's greatest honor as an athlete was competing for Great Britain.
After getting married in 1989 and starting a family with his wife Sharon, Carl's priorities had to change. He formed a business in 1990 and worked for 5 years developing a successful sports nutritional company.The Company produced one of the worlds first Creatine Supplements, Creatabolin C10, which was used and endorsed by many world leading athletes of the day. The business profile enabled Carl to enhance his already extensive knowledge of Strength & Conditioning through exposure with many world class coaches and athletes in various sports.
In 1996 Carl made a career change. A chance meeting with Matthew Elliott, who at the time was the Head Coach of the Bradford Bulls Rugby League Team, convinced Carl that he should join him at Bradford as his Head Strength & Conditioning Coach. Although new to Rugby League, Carl used his unique knowledge and expertise, gained from his own personal experience as an athlete, as well as the knowledge gained from working closely to many of the worlds leading athletes and coaches, to re define physical preparation for the sport of rugby league. He helped to build the Bradford Bulls into a Championship team, winning 2 Super league Titles as well as a Challenge Cup victory, over a five year period.
At the end of 2001 he was recruited by the Canberra Raiders Rugby League team, in the Australian National Rugby League Competition. The only English coach currently working in the NRL , During his 5 years at the Canberra Raiders he helped them to 4 final series appearances.
Carl is now contracted full time at the Penrith Panthers NRL, where he is working hard to help take this great club to where it deserves to be, as a major Premiership contender.
One of the greatest honors of his coaching life was being contracted as the Head Strength and Conditioning coach for the Great Britain Rugby League team, during the Tri Nations Tournaments against New Zealand, & Australia, in 2004, 2005, 2006.
Carl is currently completing a Master in Exercise Science Degree at ECU Australia.
With over 25 years experience as an elite athlete, & elite coach, Carl is now committed to pass on his extensive knowledge, to help the athletes and coaches of the next generation. Modern Technology now enables Carl to distance coach, through CJSCC over the Internet in a highly effective way.
Carl Jennings Managing Director
Current Perith Panthers NRL Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Previous coaching appointments:
Bradford Bulls Rugby League UK (1996-2001),
Raiders Rugby League NRL (2002-2006),
Great Britain (2004-2006).
Coaching Achievements:
Bradford Bulls - Champions 1997, 2001,
Minor Premiers 1999, 2001.
Runners Up 1999,
Challenge Cup winners 2000,
Runners Up 1997, 2001
Canberra - Finalist 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Great Britain (13 Tests, 3 Tri-Nations Tournaments) Runners Up 2004
As an athlete:
British Shot Putt Champion 1987
Great Britain International Athlete 1986-1989
Matt is passionate about experiencing life and gaining life experiences. This fuels his desire to achieve many personal goals and ambitions, as a professional rugby league player, as a successful coach and as an adventure athlete.
Matt has always felt that education is fundamental to all aspects in life, in his own case completing a degree in Physical Education at the Australian College of Physical Education enabled him to start a teaching career which currently spans 13 years. Teaching in high school and at further education colleges both in Australia and in the UK. To further enhance his knowledge and understanding as a Strength and Conditioning expert he is in the the process of completing a Masters in Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning) with Edith Cowan University.
Matt is currently developing with Penrith Panthers a unique fast-track program to assist elite junior rugby league players reach NRL standards. He believes that this unique program will sent new standards in junior athletic development .
Matt has always had a special interest in training and the philosophies behind and with training regimens and the people whom develop and undertake them. His educational and athletic experiences have provided the opportunity to share his extensive knowledge with elite sportsmen and women and assist them in achieving their goals and ambitions.
"This website provides a vehicle for me to assist all athletes to find solutions to their sporting goals and ambitions'
Matt Ryan Director
Coaching appointments
St Mary’s.New South Wales Rugby League Metropolitan Cup team,1997
Sydney Metropolitan Rugby Union team Penrith Emus 2003
Penrith Panthers Junior Grade Strength & Conditioning Coach (2004 - Current)
Over this time I have been involved in 3 Junior championship winning teams.
As a Player
Western Suburbs Magpies, NSW RL 1989 – 1993
Rochdale Hornets English Div 1 1994 – 1996
Personal achievements
Completed numerous of triathlons, fun runs and ½ marathons.
5x Trekked the 47km of the Six Foot Track in one day, which passes through and out of the Megalong Valley from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania the highest free standing mountain in the world
Trekked the Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea arguably one of the worlds toughest walking challenges.
"During my time in the English Super-league I learnt my trade.
Since moving to the NRL I have mastered my trade"C
Carl Jenning 2009
Carl Jennings Strength & Conditioning Consultancy
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