Heart Rate Variability and Overtraining by Julio Romon Baillo
[Julio is an Exercise Science graduate student at Old Dominion University and is an Athletic Development Intern at Athletic Lab]
The concept of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) refers to the variance that exists between consecutive heart beats. Under normal circumstances, a heart rate of 60 beats-per-minute (bpm) does not necessarily mean that the heart is beating exactly every single second. Instead, a certain level of variability exists between consecutive heart beats, with beats coming closer...
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Athletic Lab Trained Cary Invasion Go Undefeated
The Athletic Lab trained Cary Invasion of the Tobacco Road Basketball League (TRBL) made a clean sweep of the regular season over the weekend, finishing with a record of 12-0. The final win of the regular season earned the Invasion a share of the TRBL regular season title and secured a top seed in the upcoming playoffs. The playoffs start this weekend in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where the Invasion will square off against Team HoopForLyfe of Concord, NC.
Athletic Lab would like to wish...
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How to Foam Roll by Julio Romon Baillo
[Julio is an Exercise Science graduate student at Old Dominion University and is an Athletic Development Intern for Athletic Lab]
Foam rolling is a type of self-myofascial release (SMR) technique that has been getting much attention lately. It is an excellent way to boost recovery from training, enhance joint range of motion (ROM), and improve tissue quality. SMR is a physical therapy technique in which an individual uses his own body weight to massage the whole body musculature against a...
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Scholastic Summer Schedule
School is out. Now is the perfect time to get ahead of the competition. Athletic Lab’s new scholastic schedule provides that opportunity by offering multiple class sessions daily, geared specifically to improve qualities needed to excel in sport.
Along with our perennial speed, strength, conditioning and agility classes, we will be introducing a new “power” themed class to our scholastic program.The power session increases the athlete’s explosive power through various plyometrics, medicine...
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Mobility Clinic at Athletic Lab
You demand. We supply. Athletic Lab is holding a mobility clinic to give you the tools to move and feel better.
There are many different types of stretching and mobility techniques that the sport performance world has to offer. The big question we hear on a daily basis is when and how to use each technique to best optimize performance. After all, optimizing performance is the whole goal of training, right? If you lack the mobility and flexibility to obtain and maintain proper positions, your...
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NEW Special Skills Class
We’ve sent out emails, posted polls on Facebook, and asked members in classes about our special skills clinic offerings. Well, we’ve been listening…
On Sunday’s we will be expanding our class offerings. Before our CF Advanced class, we will be offering a “Special Skills Class”. This class will be held every Sunday at 12:30pm starting June 2nd and open to all CF members. Each 60 minute session will focus on one or two different special skills, such as double unders, muscle ups, etc. This will...
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