When I talk to kids about being successful and reaching their goals, I talk a great deal about having the intestinal fortitude and desire to succeed. If you don’t have a burning passion driving you to be the best, whether it is in sports, school, or in life, chances are you will not reach your …
Spotlight: Orthopaedic Associates
The OA Performance Center is a state-of-the-art performance complex in Saco, Maine. They offer athletes and fitness-minded individuals of all ages and abilities a unique and fully integrated orthopedics, sports medicine, physical rehabilitation, and sports performance training facility – all in one convenient location. Stan Skolfield has been the Manager since they opened their doors …
Spotlight: Wyckoff Personal Training
Wyckoff Personal Training is located in Wyckoff, NJ, about 15 minutes north of the flagship Fair Lawn location. The facility is under it’s third owner, with Cory Cannici transitioning from a Performance Coach to an Owner in 2013. He also serves as our Program Director and as a Performance Coach, running about 15 sessions per …
Dan Jansen
Many of you may not know the name Dan Jansen, but at one time, he was one of the most famous athletes in the world. He was a speed skater for the U.S. Olympic team in the late 80’s and early 90’s and was the consensus #1 athlete in his sport. To give you an …
Is weightlifting safe for kids? If so, what age is lifting appropriate?
There are two types of resistance training that often get confused with one another…weight lifting and strength training. I define weight lifting as when someone lifts external weights or objects other than ones own body weight, and strength training as when you apply resistance against a muscle. Both these terms are synonymous in that they …
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The McGill Crunch
While we all know that you run with your legs and not your core, you will not be able to generate the power necessary in your lower body if you don’t have a strong foundation. Having a strong core or torso, is imperative to improving your overall speed and quickness. I compare it to shooting …
Spotlight: Kymes Lyons Physical Therapy
Kymes Physical Therapy and Parisi Speed School is located in Conway Arkansas, about 25 minutes north of Little Rock. Owners Tyson and Carol Kymes were inspired to open a Parisi Speed School when they noticed a lack of science based sports performance training that also focuses on injury prevention in Arkansas. We were the 15th …
Winners, Losers, & At-Leasters
Wade was a very talented 12-year-old hockey player, but he was a coach’s nightmare. He would only play hard when he felt like it, which was, unfortunately, only about a quarter of the time. Not surprisingly, Wade’s father also worked whenever he felt like it. He had Dilbert comic strips up in his office and …
Chess and Mental Toughness
Imagine yourself watching your favorite sporting event. It is inevitable that during the course of the game, you will hear the announcer say “Some athletes are just born mentally tougher than the rest,” or “They have a natural ability to be mentally stronger than their opponent.” While it is a true that the very best …
Doing Your Best When It Means The Most
The world’s best athletes know how to find that higher level of focus and effort every time they hit the field. Part of the reason for this is that at a young age, they were inspired and learned a strategy or motivation technique that allowed them to relax during the big game, but at the …
Spotlight: Exygon Health & Fitness
The Parisi Speed School at Exygon Health and Fitness in Beaumont TX was founded in 2010 by brother in laws Scott Curtis and Michael Gauthier. The success of that facility fueled the opening of a second school in Nederland TX in 2011. Parisi Speed School at Exygon offers training for every athlete, regardless of ability. …
Bridge Progression
For this months training tip, we are going to talk about how to generate power for acceleration. Power is primarily generated from the largest lower body muscle group in the body, the Glutes, otherwise more commonly referred to as your “Butt Muscles.” In order to generate power effectively, you have to activate and recruit the …