If Speed Kills, Acceleration is the Mass Murderer
Maximum speed sprint mechanics are often addressed during training sessions. Acceleration mechanics, however, can sometimes be overlooked. Acceleration mechanics, in field and court sports, are just as important, if not more important, than max speed sprint mechanics because of the amount of changes in direction one has to make in a single game. Don’t get me wrong, maximum speed is important, but if you can’t reach your maximum speed efficiently and your opponent can… Guess what? Your...
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The muscles of the hip, the area you should not skip!
There are so many structures that are attached at the hip joint but often times they are neglected when stretching. People often stretch other muscles that actually weren’t used nearly as much as the different hip muscles. At the end of a workout, how many can actually say that they spend adequate time stretching their hips? Often people neglect the hips until they feel pain or some injury occurs. Now if anyone has had an injury to your hip whether it is the adductors, rotators, or the...
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You can now reserve classes from your mobile
All iphone, ipod touch and ipad users can now make reservations directly from their mobile device using the new zenplanner mobile reservation application available in the iTunes App store. The application is free and users can login using their Athletic Lab username and password just as they would directly from the web. This application should make it easier for users to make reservations while on the go. An Android application should be available shortly.
It’s What We Don’t Do That Makes The Difference by John Grace
There are two Olympic lift variations used quite frequently in CrossFit and with athletes in the speed-power realm: the power clean and power snatch. Now, read that last sentence one more time. Did you notice anything? The word POWER precedes both clean and snatch. This is exactly what these movements require and are designed to train. Power. Many CrossFits and performance training centers around the world use high repetition Olympic lifting in their programming. Rarely, if ever, will you...
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Broadbent to Represent U.S. in Pan Am Games
Eric Broadbent, member of our HPC Elite team and Athletic Lab Sports Performance Coach, will represent the United States in the 2012 Pan American Games as a decathlete. The Pan Am Games will be held on May 26th and 27th in Ottawa, Canada. Eric is among two other athletes chosen to compete for the U.S. in the decathlon. Eric, who took home the gold medal two months ago at The National Indoor Championships in Bloomington, Indiana, is looking to solidify his spot at the 2012 Olympic Trials with...
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When To Say “Uncle!” by John Grace
“No pain, no gain!” Without a doubt, that phrase is something we have all heard at some point. This expression can be used in any aspect of life, and most of the time it is true. In fitness, it’s a different story. There are two kinds of pain in fitness, and it is important to be able to distinguish between the two. One kind of pain is the “Holy crap, my muscles are burning so much, I don’t think I can push out another rep” and the other is “Ouch, my joints and muscles hurt so...
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