Muscle Soreness in Athletes

Question: Why am I so sore? Sore muscles - this is a painful thing at times for our clients, but a great sign for our trainers. In order to build and strengthen muscle, we must tear the muscle fiber. Not a huge tear, such a muscle strain: (A strain is...

Improving Vertical Jump!

How Can You Improve Vertical Jump? Vertical jump is a measure of total body power. For those in the performance industry it is the physical test that correlates most significantly with an athlete’s actual on court/field performance. Give me an athlete that has a good vertical jump, and most likely...

How to Improve Strength Quick!

What is the Most Efficient way to improve strength for sport? Strength is defined as, “The maximal force that a muscle or muscle group can generate at a specified velocity.” Or in more layman terms for all of us; “how much weight you can lift, at any speed.” I have...

Summer Recipes

Two keys to any fitness program are exercise and nutrition. Here are some tasty, healthy summer time recipes for you to try! Grilled Chicken Breast with Cucumber and Pepper Relish Total Cooking time - 1 hour 30 minutes Makes 4 servings Ingredients 1 cucumber - peeled, seeded and chopped...

The Key Word in Athlete Performance Training

When you think of speed training what word comes to mind? Speed? Agility? Quickness? Sure, all of those would be perfect, but the key word in athlete performance training is… Efficiency! I have been training athletes since 1997 and from professional to youth, they all come to True Athlete Performance...

Over Training

Today’s athletes continually push their bodies harder and longer in an effort to become better on the field or court. There becomes a tendency, however, to push themselves even more when performance seems to come up short of expectations. Coaches and athletes alike, in an effort to achieve optimal performance,...

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