Athletic Lab

Athletic Lab has a revised training schedule for Spring 2010. The new schedule will go in to effect on April 12, 2010. Here are some of the notable changes:

• The morning Performance Fitness class has been moved from 8am to 7am Monday through Friday to better accommodate those needing to start there day early or get to work.
• The evening Performance Fitness class is now offered at 6pm on Mondays and Thursdays and 5pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.
• The Titleist Performance Institute Golf Fitness sessions have been moved to 8am Monday through Friday.
• Scholastic training sessions will continue to be offered Monday through Friday at 3:30 and Saturday at 11:45; however the days the evening session is offered have changed. The evening sessions of Scholastic training will begin at 4:45 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
• A new training session designed for those individuals wishing to compete in Olympic Weightlifting has been added to the schedule. The newly formed Athletic Lab Olympic Weightlifting will have training sessions on Wednesday and Friday at 6pm. More training sessions will be added as needed.

USA Weightlifting has recognized Athletic Lab as an official USA Weightlifting Club. We are only the 4th club to be recognized in the state of North Carolina and the second in the greater Triangle area. Olympic weightlifting is a sport in which athletes compete in two lifts: the clean and jerk and the snatch. Participants attempt a maximum weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates in these two lifts. Competing in the sport of weightlifting requires strength, speed, skill, flexibility and coordination. Additionally, training with the Olympic lifts can be very beneficial for the athletic development of athletes competing in a variety of sports. We will be organizing weightlifting practice sessions shortly. Stay tuned for details.

In recent weeks Athletic Lab trained athletes have proven they are among the best in the nation. Only 3 weeks ago, sprinter Alie Israel placed 6th in the women’s 60 meter dash at the USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships in Albuquerque, NM; a week later, John Strang and Eric Broadbent placed 5th and 6th in the heptathlon at the USA Track & Field Indoor National Combined Event Championships in Bloomington, IN; and this past weekend, Clay Jones and Cassie Crawford were among the best high school athletes in the nation at the Nike Indoor National Championships. Cassie placed 10th in the pole vault and Clay took 16th in the pentathlon. Add to this, the Carolina Railhawks, who are undefeated in the preseason and among the preseason favorites in the NASL. If you want the absolute best in sport performance training Athletic Lab is your only choice.

Spread the word and win a Benjamin. Athletic Lab is offering $100 to any current client that refers a teammate, friend, or family member to us. That individual must sign up for at least $249.95 worth of training between now and the end of the month. For all referral signups less than $249.95 referrers will be given $50. All current clients in good standing are eligible. A single payment to each referrer will be made in full at the end of the month. If preferred, the referrers account will credited in the amount earned.

Friday February 26th is the last day to register for our upcoming USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Course. This course is a fantastic opportunity to learn the Olympic lifts in a course by the National Governing Body of the sport. The course will prepare you specifically to coach the Olympic lifts as well as other derivative movements. For more information on the course click here.

Athletic Lab is proud to announce that they will be hosting a Triathlon seminar that is available as a USA Triathlon Continuing Education Course. The theme of the seminar is Supplemental Training for the Triathlon. Topics covered will include:

• Yoga and Flexibility Training for Triathletes
• Core and Strength Training to Benefit Triathletes
• Running Form and Speed Drill Training for Triathletes

USAT CEU Credit Course
Date: April 11, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Human Performance Consulting Athletic Lab
951 Aviation Pkwy Suite 1000, Morrisville, NC 27560
More Info: Click HERE for Flyer.

Sage Rountree

• Yoga and Flexibility: Why flexibility is important.
• The right and wrong time to stretch.
• Yoga as an approach to flexibility.

Mike Young

• Functional core training and strength training in and out of the weight room for enhanced mechanical efficiency and improved triathlon performance.

Andrew Allden

• Running form and how speed drills and improved running mechanics can improve running performance for the triathlon.

Registration fee: $150.00 USAT Certified Coaches; $175.00 USAT Members; $200 General Public
Registration: http://athleticlab.com/triathlon/
Or mail check: Andrew Allden, Athletic Lab 951 Aviation Pkwy - Suite 1000, Morrisville, NC 27560
Include Name, Address, Email, Home and Cell Phone and USAT # if applicable.
Questions? Contact: Andrew Allden, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  919-619-3426

Athletic Lab would like to congratulate our client Cassie Crawford for winning the women’s pole vault at the North Carolina State Championships this past weekend. Cassie’s jump of 11’6” was an indoor track personal best. In addition to Cassie, a half dozen other athletes who train at Athletic Lab as part of Pole Flyers pole vault club had dominant showings at the meet. Lead by Tyler Ankarstran, five Pole Flyers placed among the top seven boys.

Athletic Lab is proud to announce that we will be hosting a USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach Course on March 13th and 14th. USA Weightlifting is the national governing body for the sport of Olympic Weightlifting and its sport performance coach course is the leader in technical coaching development for the foundational movements of sport performance. The course will prepare you specifically to coach the Olympic lifts as well as other derivative movements. For more information on the course click here.

Athletic Lab is offering a “Bring a Friend” promotion to all current and new clients. If you are a current or new client we invite you to bring a friend to train with you for two weeks of training at Athletic Lab for free. The purpose is to introduce friends of our students to the school and our growing community of fitness and sport performance excellence. Each new or existing client may bring one friend to accompany them to their training sessions.

Athletic Lab is pleased to announce the addition of Scott Wajda to our staff of training experts as well as a golf-specific fitness training program. Scott will be leading the development and training of our Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Golf Fitness training programs. The TPI program is a nationally recognized golf-specific training program, designed to directly impact and improve the abilities and performance of competitive golfers, utilizing the combination of expertise from certified Golf, Fitness, and Medical professionals. It involves a golf fitness evaluation as it pertains to functional movement, a scientifically-based program development system, and a renowned website designed and updated by the founders of the TPI.