Why is Sport Performance Important for Young Athletes?

Why is Sport Performance Important for Young Athletes?

Every single athlete places stress on their bodies whether they are going through routine practice to playing multiple games per week, typically all year round. This places critical importance on strength coaches all over to use their education and knowledge to develop strength & conditioning programs to meet the needs of each athlete to help prevent injuries from happening during practice or play.

What is Sport Performance

What is Sport Performance

Sport performance is to increase the overall athletic ability of the athlete coming in to train. Each athlete is going to need a general sense of skills when it comes to sport performance. These skills being, upper and lower body power, jumping and landing mechanics, sprinting work/power, core strength, general game style conditioning and based on the sport the athlete is playing, there will be some more specifics to their type of training.

Embrace the Suck

Embrace the Suck

“There’s a dirty little secret that the average trainer/fitness coach won’t tell you: accomplishing your goals is going to be hard. Like, REALLY hard.”

“The people who make the best progress are the ones who work the hardest the most consistently for the longest amount of time.”

What is a Muscle Cramp? Can you Avoid it?

What is a Muscle Cramp? Can you Avoid it?

irst off, what is a muscle cramp?  Most would say it is a spasm or a painful tightening of a muscle. This is true, but it really doesn’t explain what is actually happening.

What is RPE and Why is it Useful?

What is RPE and Why is it Useful?

RPE is a very beneficial tool that should be incorporated into any strength/fitness program. Making use of it can help you get more out of your workouts and it can also improve the level of communication between you and your trainer.

How to Stay Hydrated on Hot Summer Days

How to Stay Hydrated on Hot Summer Days

No matter what you are doing, the summer heat causes us to sweat and lose fluid that our bodies need to be replaced.  When we sweat there are some key nutrients or electrolytes that we lose. These electrolytes specifically are sodium, chloride and smaller amounts of potassium, magnesium and calcium.  Throughout this article we will speak about why it is important to stay hydrated, what can happen if you are not hydrated and how much/what to drink to stay hydrated.