The Power of Breath
We typically do it about 15,000-20,000 times per day – breathe. It’s the most dominant movement pattern for every human being, and it’s quite literally the foundation for movement and performance. A proper breath can be the difference between painful or normal movement, or athletic success and disappointment.
The only place where fitness comes before health is the dictionary. Before we can become fit, we must first become healthy. Our breath serves three primary functions focused on keeping us healthy.
Read full blogStrength & Conditioning For Basketball Athletes
As the start of a new school year approaches, we are seeing an increasing number of basketball athletes enrolling in our performance training programs to prepare for the upcoming season. We thought it would be a good time to share how we approach training these athletes and what considerations we take when designing their programs. We are proud to work with these athletes and respect the commitment they make to improve themselves and add value to their teams by working hard and grinding with us in the off-season.
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What exactly is Sports Performance Training?
The easiest way to explain sports performance training is: training to increase an athletes effective range. An athletes effective range is the amount of area around an athlete that he or she can control. If you think about a young athlete (like a 4-7 year-old), they can barely control their own body, let alone any area outside of it. Therefore, their effective range is zero, or just their body.
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