I was watching a high school track team practice last week and I noticed that many of the runners ran tight and rigid.....that type of running style will slow you down...
Part of the correct running mechanics includes running relaxed! Besides helping you run faster, relaxing will help you avoid injuries.
Here are some pointers to help you relax your running style:
1. Do a dynamic warmup before your workout or game. A dynamic warmup will prepare your body best for practice or games. Do static stretches after your workout or game (when muscles are warm) to increase your range of motion.
2. Make sure your "power center" is flexible. An athlete's "power center" consists of the glutes, hips, quadriceps and hamstrings.
3. Your hip flexors need to flexible. Tight hip flexors cause many problems, including problems with your glutes and hamstrings. Check out my eBook, "Sports Fitness Hut's Hips and Glutes Training Guide for Athletes!"
4. When you run, remember to relax your face, shoulders, arms and torso. You want your body to work like a "well oiled machine."
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Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Improve Sports Power
Getting stronger and stronger won't help you much if your power (how fast your muscles can produce force) doesn't improve......power improvement also improves your running speed.....
Here are 2 tips to improve your sports power:
1. Do your exercises in a standing position because most athletic movements are done standing and moving....you will also work all the trunk and hip stabilizer muscles and not just the abdominals.
Your core muscles are crucial for power movements like throwing, jumping and hitting. Many players lose power because of weak cores. For example, when throwing, power must transfer from the legs through the core to the arm.
2. Your training program needs to include exercises in all 3 planes of motion since sports movements happen in all 3 planes. This would include your sports specific exercises.
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Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Here are 2 tips to improve your sports power:
1. Do your exercises in a standing position because most athletic movements are done standing and moving....you will also work all the trunk and hip stabilizer muscles and not just the abdominals.
Your core muscles are crucial for power movements like throwing, jumping and hitting. Many players lose power because of weak cores. For example, when throwing, power must transfer from the legs through the core to the arm.
2. Your training program needs to include exercises in all 3 planes of motion since sports movements happen in all 3 planes. This would include your sports specific exercises.
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Strengthen Lower Back And Prolong Playing Career
More than one athlete has problems and injuries to the lower back......80% of the athletes that I take on as clients come with some type of low back problem....it is usually due to inadequate core strength....
Some things you can do to lessen your chances of low back injuries and prolong your playing career:
Isometric Core Exercises: planks, bridges, supermans, cobras
Dynamic Core Exercises: back extensions, standing back extension rope pull-thrus, various medicine ball exercises
Strength Exercises: Squats, good mornings and deadlift. Deadlift (pictured above) is the best exercise to increase muscle thickness in your lower back.
Flexibility Tests: You need to take these flexibility test:
The sit and reach test measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstrings.
The trunk rotation test measures trunk (torso) and shoulder flexibility.
Dynamic Flexibility: medicine ball side toss and standing trunk twists (with resistance also)
Protect and strengthen your lower back.....you won't be sorry!
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Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Some things you can do to lessen your chances of low back injuries and prolong your playing career:
Isometric Core Exercises: planks, bridges, supermans, cobras
Dynamic Core Exercises: back extensions, standing back extension rope pull-thrus, various medicine ball exercises
Strength Exercises: Squats, good mornings and deadlift. Deadlift (pictured above) is the best exercise to increase muscle thickness in your lower back.
Flexibility Tests: You need to take these flexibility test:
The sit and reach test measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstrings.
The trunk rotation test measures trunk (torso) and shoulder flexibility.
Dynamic Flexibility: medicine ball side toss and standing trunk twists (with resistance also)
Protect and strengthen your lower back.....you won't be sorry!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Monday, February 23, 2009
The NFL Combine and the 40 Yard Dash
Millions of dollars can be lost by a player who runs a 4.6 second forty yard dash instead of a 4.4 second dash....This event is part of the "interview" process that invited players go through at the NFL Combine.....
To get your best time in the 40 yard dash, you need an explosive start to accelerate as quickly as possible.....there are correct techniques to improving your running speed....maybe you'll need those techniques at the NFL Combine one day (or for some other sport)!
Just last summer, a middle school client decreased his 40 yard dash time by 2 tenths of a second! That's a huge improvement! Imagine yourself improving your 40 yard dash time from 4.5 seconds to 4.3 seconds! The NCAA Division I coaches would take notice of you in a hurry!
Get FASTER, SOONER!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
To get your best time in the 40 yard dash, you need an explosive start to accelerate as quickly as possible.....there are correct techniques to improving your running speed....maybe you'll need those techniques at the NFL Combine one day (or for some other sport)!
Just last summer, a middle school client decreased his 40 yard dash time by 2 tenths of a second! That's a huge improvement! Imagine yourself improving your 40 yard dash time from 4.5 seconds to 4.3 seconds! The NCAA Division I coaches would take notice of you in a hurry!
Get FASTER, SOONER!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Get Faster, Sooner!
I talked yesterday about how your lower legs can provide 20% to 25% of the power needed for an explosive start.....
Before you can get the leg power, you need the leg strength.....Chris used Sports Fitness Hut's workouts to increase his calf size by 2.5 inches in just 3 months!
Explosive starts can be the difference in you making the play or winning the race. When you plan your workout routine, include more lower leg exercises....
Get FASTER, SOONER!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Before you can get the leg power, you need the leg strength.....Chris used Sports Fitness Hut's workouts to increase his calf size by 2.5 inches in just 3 months!
Explosive starts can be the difference in you making the play or winning the race. When you plan your workout routine, include more lower leg exercises....
Get FASTER, SOONER!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Power Up Calf Muscles To Improve Speed
Everybody's looking for NEW ways to improve running speed....sometimes, the simple answer is right there in front of you....pay more attention to training your lower legs for strength and power....
The lower legs can provide 20% to 25% of the power needed for an explosive start. And, explosive starts can be the difference in you making the play or winning the race. When you plan your workout routine, include more lower leg exercises like:
1) Explosive standing dumbbell calf raises (go as fast as possible to failure 3-4 sets). You can progress to one-legged calf raises.
2) Explosive lifts on the leg press with only your toes lifting the weight (3 sets/20 repetitions). You can progress to one-legged lifts.
3) Barbell calf raises using jumping motion (explode upward on your toes as if you are jumping). Do 3 sets of 20 repetitions. Progress to one-legged raises.
You can work the calf muscles more frequently than other muscle groups (up to 4 times a week) because they bounce back faster.
Get Faster, Sooner!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
The lower legs can provide 20% to 25% of the power needed for an explosive start. And, explosive starts can be the difference in you making the play or winning the race. When you plan your workout routine, include more lower leg exercises like:
1) Explosive standing dumbbell calf raises (go as fast as possible to failure 3-4 sets). You can progress to one-legged calf raises.
2) Explosive lifts on the leg press with only your toes lifting the weight (3 sets/20 repetitions). You can progress to one-legged lifts.
3) Barbell calf raises using jumping motion (explode upward on your toes as if you are jumping). Do 3 sets of 20 repetitions. Progress to one-legged raises.
You can work the calf muscles more frequently than other muscle groups (up to 4 times a week) because they bounce back faster.
Get Faster, Sooner!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Running Speed Tip #3
Subscribe to my eNewsletter and get your copy of my NEW eBook, "Sports Fitness Hut's 10 Must Know Speed Training Tips!" Here is speed tip #2:
"Strengthen and condition your hips, glutes, thighs and hamstrings. These groups make up your athletic "power center" and great athletes dominate with these muscle groups. In addition to the exercises mentioned in Tip #1, add exercises like good mornings and glute/ham drops (pictured below)."
Glute/Hamstring Drops. Lower and raise your body with hamstring strength. You may need assistance with this tough exercise!
Get Faster, Sooner!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
"Strengthen and condition your hips, glutes, thighs and hamstrings. These groups make up your athletic "power center" and great athletes dominate with these muscle groups. In addition to the exercises mentioned in Tip #1, add exercises like good mornings and glute/ham drops (pictured below)."
Glute/Hamstring Drops. Lower and raise your body with hamstring strength. You may need assistance with this tough exercise!
Get Faster, Sooner!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Wanna Improve Running Speed?
So, you wanna improve your running speed but don't know quite where to start? Here's a great suggestion---subscribe to my Sports Performance eNewsletter and get my NEW Free eBook, "Sports Fitness Hut's 10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Its not enough to work hard---you also need to work smart!
The topic requested the most by athletes is "how to improve running speed and explosive power." Well, this new eBook will be a companion to "Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training for Athletes!"
Having been an NCAA Division I athlete, I know about this topic from personal experience as well as from a personal trainer's point of view.....You can improve your maximum running speed and other types of running speed with proper training!
Get Faster, Sooner!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Its not enough to work hard---you also need to work smart!
The topic requested the most by athletes is "how to improve running speed and explosive power." Well, this new eBook will be a companion to "Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training for Athletes!"
Having been an NCAA Division I athlete, I know about this topic from personal experience as well as from a personal trainer's point of view.....You can improve your maximum running speed and other types of running speed with proper training!
Get Faster, Sooner!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Monday, February 16, 2009
10 "Must Know" Speed Training Tips
Finally! My new eBook, "Sports Fitness Hut's 10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips" will launch tomorrow!
I was delayed in finishing this project because of new clients signing up! So, that's a good thing!
The topic requested the most by athletes is "how to increase running speed and explosive power." Well, this new eBook will be a companion to "Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training for Athletes!"
Having been an NCAA Division I athlete, I know about this topic from personal experience as well as from a personal trainer's point of view.....You can improve your maximum running speed and other types of running speed with proper training!
Just last summer, a middle school client decreased his 40 yard dash time by 2 tenths of a second! That's a huge improvement! Imagine yourself improving your 40 yard dash time from 4.5 seconds to 4.3 seconds! The NCAA Division I coaches would take notice of you in a hurry! Look for this eBook tomorrow!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
I was delayed in finishing this project because of new clients signing up! So, that's a good thing!
The topic requested the most by athletes is "how to increase running speed and explosive power." Well, this new eBook will be a companion to "Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training for Athletes!"
Having been an NCAA Division I athlete, I know about this topic from personal experience as well as from a personal trainer's point of view.....You can improve your maximum running speed and other types of running speed with proper training!
Just last summer, a middle school client decreased his 40 yard dash time by 2 tenths of a second! That's a huge improvement! Imagine yourself improving your 40 yard dash time from 4.5 seconds to 4.3 seconds! The NCAA Division I coaches would take notice of you in a hurry! Look for this eBook tomorrow!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training eBook!
Here is today's sports fitness advice: get your FREE copy of "Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training For Athletes!" Happy Valentine's Day! This speed training eBook is one of my top sellers!
Learn proper running mechanics and how to improve maximum speed, acceleration speed, endurance speed, lateral speed/quickness/agility and much more!
You have until February 15th, 11:59 p.m. EST to get your FREE copy! Get it now:
"Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training For Athletes"
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Learn proper running mechanics and how to improve maximum speed, acceleration speed, endurance speed, lateral speed/quickness/agility and much more!
You have until February 15th, 11:59 p.m. EST to get your FREE copy! Get it now:
"Sports Fitness Hut's Speed Training For Athletes"
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Feed Your Muscles Before Bedtime
Your body is your castle as an athlete. Stop your muscles from breaking down (catabolizing) while you sleep 7-8 hours........when your body is fasting, your muscles will take the hit....
Protein-based drinks are good for this purpose.....a great slow-digesting protein powder to use is casein (fast-digesting whey protein is good for pre- and post-workout nutrition).
Casein protein powder drinks consumed before bedtime and between meals delivers a steady supply of amino acids needed to stop muscle breakdown. Casein is insoluble in liquid causing it to digest slowly.
Eat like an athlete!
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Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Protein-based drinks are good for this purpose.....a great slow-digesting protein powder to use is casein (fast-digesting whey protein is good for pre- and post-workout nutrition).
Casein protein powder drinks consumed before bedtime and between meals delivers a steady supply of amino acids needed to stop muscle breakdown. Casein is insoluble in liquid causing it to digest slowly.
Eat like an athlete!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Lateral Bounding Drills Improve Speed And Athleticism
Lateral bounding (with proper footwork) during a game and explosively continuing with the play will separate you from the competition.
How many times have you seen a linebacker, running back, shortstop, soccer defender or basketball player bound laterally and accelerate past the opponent? High level athletes have excellent lateral speed.
Lateral bounding is a progression from lateral lunges that requires you to practice lateral movement at game-time speed.
Do not progress to full-speed lateral bounding until the proper mechanics are achieved with lateral lunges. One common mechanical breakdown is when the knees protrude far in front of the feet when decelerating, landing or squatting. This puts undue stress on the knees and often causes injury.
When's the last time you worked to improve your lateral speed and explosion?
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
How many times have you seen a linebacker, running back, shortstop, soccer defender or basketball player bound laterally and accelerate past the opponent? High level athletes have excellent lateral speed.
Lateral bounding is a progression from lateral lunges that requires you to practice lateral movement at game-time speed.
Do not progress to full-speed lateral bounding until the proper mechanics are achieved with lateral lunges. One common mechanical breakdown is when the knees protrude far in front of the feet when decelerating, landing or squatting. This puts undue stress on the knees and often causes injury.
When's the last time you worked to improve your lateral speed and explosion?
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Begin With Bodyweight Speed Drills
You may have seen that commercial showing an athlete doing a speed drill while pulling a sled.....that's a good exercise to do---if you're ready for it....
Unfortunately, many young athletes haven't even mastered bodyweight speed drills yet.....and, they don't have enough core strength or overall body strength to do this sled exercise the right way.
Master bodyweight speed drills before progressing to assisted or weight-bearing speed drills. The average guy or gal I see working out doesn't even run with correct running mechanics! This would be the place to start----work on running mechanics every day!
Greek researchers found that athletes training with towing methods (sleds, tires, etc.) improved their running velocity over the first 20 meters (i.e. acceleration) but that overall maximum speed did not improve.
The researchers found that unresisted sprint training techniques improved maximum speed velocity more. So, resisted and unresisted training has a place in the overall speed training program. Finally, the researchers found that towing sleds that were too heavy forced the athletes to use bad running mechanics.
Don't do an exercise just because you see it on television or in a magazine! You may not be ready for that exercise!
Train hard and smart to achieve your athletic goals!
What are you doing to improve your running speed? Let us know!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Unfortunately, many young athletes haven't even mastered bodyweight speed drills yet.....and, they don't have enough core strength or overall body strength to do this sled exercise the right way.
Master bodyweight speed drills before progressing to assisted or weight-bearing speed drills. The average guy or gal I see working out doesn't even run with correct running mechanics! This would be the place to start----work on running mechanics every day!
Greek researchers found that athletes training with towing methods (sleds, tires, etc.) improved their running velocity over the first 20 meters (i.e. acceleration) but that overall maximum speed did not improve.
The researchers found that unresisted sprint training techniques improved maximum speed velocity more. So, resisted and unresisted training has a place in the overall speed training program. Finally, the researchers found that towing sleds that were too heavy forced the athletes to use bad running mechanics.
Don't do an exercise just because you see it on television or in a magazine! You may not be ready for that exercise!
Train hard and smart to achieve your athletic goals!
What are you doing to improve your running speed? Let us know!
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My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Improve Your Footwork, Become A Better Athlete
Many games are won and lost by players being out of position on defense and offense....alot of this is because of "poor footwork."
The good thing is that you can work on your footwork and agility every day.....you can become quicker and more efficient with your footwork...try these drills:
1. jump rope (one foot, two feet, slalom, Ali shuffle, backpedal)
2. speed ladder drills
3. cariocas, tapiocas, back pedals, shuffles, toe taps
4. hip turn and hip flexibility drills (like leg swings)
The list goes on and on.....you get the idea.....don't let anyone outwork you!
What are you doing to improve your footwork and become a better athlete? Let us know!
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Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
The good thing is that you can work on your footwork and agility every day.....you can become quicker and more efficient with your footwork...try these drills:
1. jump rope (one foot, two feet, slalom, Ali shuffle, backpedal)
2. speed ladder drills
3. cariocas, tapiocas, back pedals, shuffles, toe taps
4. hip turn and hip flexibility drills (like leg swings)
The list goes on and on.....you get the idea.....don't let anyone outwork you!
What are you doing to improve your footwork and become a better athlete? Let us know!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Friday, February 6, 2009
A Weak Core Causes A Power Shortage
Powerful athletic movements initiate with or transfer through your core area.
For example, the best way to increase arm speed is that power needs to be transferred from your legs through your core to your throwing arm.
This will increase your arm speed and throwing miles-per-hour (MPH). Many athletes have strong, powerful legs but weak cores......that will give you a POWER SHORTAGE!
Advanced core exercises should be performed in a standing position because most athletic movements are made on your feet. When you do standing core exercises, you engage all of the trunk and hip stabilizer muscles and not just the abdominals and low back.
For beginning athletes, start with low-intensity exercises and master technique/improve strength. Then you’ll progress to lying, sitting, kneeling, standing, standing on one leg and power (high speed) exercises. Failure to follow these progressions will lead you to certain injuries like low back pain and trauma.
Core exercises (all exercises for that matter) should be performed in all 3 planes of motion (sagittal, frontal, transverse) since athletic movements occur in all 3 planes of motion.
Many medicine ball exercises such as throws, rotational passes and wood chops engage the core and total body in all planes of motion.
What have you been doing to improve your core strength and arm speed?
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
For example, the best way to increase arm speed is that power needs to be transferred from your legs through your core to your throwing arm.
This will increase your arm speed and throwing miles-per-hour (MPH). Many athletes have strong, powerful legs but weak cores......that will give you a POWER SHORTAGE!
Advanced core exercises should be performed in a standing position because most athletic movements are made on your feet. When you do standing core exercises, you engage all of the trunk and hip stabilizer muscles and not just the abdominals and low back.
For beginning athletes, start with low-intensity exercises and master technique/improve strength. Then you’ll progress to lying, sitting, kneeling, standing, standing on one leg and power (high speed) exercises. Failure to follow these progressions will lead you to certain injuries like low back pain and trauma.
Core exercises (all exercises for that matter) should be performed in all 3 planes of motion (sagittal, frontal, transverse) since athletic movements occur in all 3 planes of motion.
Many medicine ball exercises such as throws, rotational passes and wood chops engage the core and total body in all planes of motion.
What have you been doing to improve your core strength and arm speed?
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Improve Range Of Motion By Doing Exercises Correctly
The other day, I saw a guy doing a bench press set by moving the weight half way down and back up to the top......he is cutting off his range of motion and limiting his strength throughout the entire range of motion by doing the bench press this way.....he is also limiting his flexibility by doing the bench press half-way.....
You should know that the toughest part of the lift on bench press is from the chest to half-way up....so, you can lift more weight by not taking the weight all the way down to your chest! Lifting more weight by not doing the exercise correctly should not be your goal!
Unless you are rehabbing an injury and trying to restore full range of motion, you should do all exercises with full range of motion! Don't cheat yourself!
Do strength exercises, power exercises, bodyweight exercises, flexibility exercises, etc. with full range of motion. It will make you a better athlete! Don't take shortcuts!
Do you have questions about how to do an exercise? Let me know!
Train hard and smart!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
You should know that the toughest part of the lift on bench press is from the chest to half-way up....so, you can lift more weight by not taking the weight all the way down to your chest! Lifting more weight by not doing the exercise correctly should not be your goal!
Unless you are rehabbing an injury and trying to restore full range of motion, you should do all exercises with full range of motion! Don't cheat yourself!
Do strength exercises, power exercises, bodyweight exercises, flexibility exercises, etc. with full range of motion. It will make you a better athlete! Don't take shortcuts!
Do you have questions about how to do an exercise? Let me know!
Train hard and smart!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Dynamic Balance and Vision Performance Wins Super Bowl
The Super Bowl winning touchdown play showed us what dynamic balance, coordination and vision performance is all about.....Santonio Holmes made the incredible touchdown catch with a combination of all three....
What you might not know is that he missed a similar pass thrown his way on the previous play....I listened to his post-game interview and he explained that he missed the pass because he was concentrating too much on getting his feet down....he thought he had lost the game for his team.....until the very next play....
According to Holmes, he never jumped on the winning pass catch...instead, he coordinated his dynamic balance, hand-eye coordination and athletic ability to haul in the pass! Game over!
Holmes practices these techniques over and over and it paid off with a Super Bowl ring for him and the team! Great catch kid (and great throw)! Go to Disneyworld!
Read my articles about dynamic balance and vision performance.....you need both to perform at a high level in your sport! And, you can practice to improve both!
Train hard and smart!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
What you might not know is that he missed a similar pass thrown his way on the previous play....I listened to his post-game interview and he explained that he missed the pass because he was concentrating too much on getting his feet down....he thought he had lost the game for his team.....until the very next play....
According to Holmes, he never jumped on the winning pass catch...instead, he coordinated his dynamic balance, hand-eye coordination and athletic ability to haul in the pass! Game over!
Holmes practices these techniques over and over and it paid off with a Super Bowl ring for him and the team! Great catch kid (and great throw)! Go to Disneyworld!
Read my articles about dynamic balance and vision performance.....you need both to perform at a high level in your sport! And, you can practice to improve both!
Train hard and smart!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Practice Running Slow, You Will Get Slower!
I was asking a client last week about running exercises they were doing in school athletics to improve running speed......the answer was disappointing and typical....
Some of the running drills were:
1. mile runs
2. stadium steps for endurance
3. gasers for conditioning
"Did you run any sprints?" "No." Guess what? Those athletes aren't getting any faster....they are just basically running for conditioning.
Conditioning has its place.....but if you want to get faster, you have to train fast.....that means sprinting drills with enough recovery time to run each sprint full speed. About 1 minute of recovery time is needed for each 10 yards sprinted (50 yard sprints need about 5 minutes recovery time).
Running sprints after practice won't get the job done either....players are too tired at this point to give maximum effort. So, coaches, do your sprinting drills at the beginning of practice when your players are fresh.
Train hard and smart to get faster!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Some of the running drills were:
1. mile runs
2. stadium steps for endurance
3. gasers for conditioning
"Did you run any sprints?" "No." Guess what? Those athletes aren't getting any faster....they are just basically running for conditioning.
Conditioning has its place.....but if you want to get faster, you have to train fast.....that means sprinting drills with enough recovery time to run each sprint full speed. About 1 minute of recovery time is needed for each 10 yards sprinted (50 yard sprints need about 5 minutes recovery time).
Running sprints after practice won't get the job done either....players are too tired at this point to give maximum effort. So, coaches, do your sprinting drills at the beginning of practice when your players are fresh.
Train hard and smart to get faster!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sports Fitness From A to Z, 13
Metabolic Fitness Training. Those are fancy words to describe you training specifically for your sport. If you are a soccer player, it doesn't do you much good to train like a baseball player.
Many sports such as football, basketball and soccer require different levels of strength, speed and power. For example, soccer requires constant running---jogging, half-effort sprints and maximum effort sprints.
Football requires short bursts of power, sprints, jogs back to the huddle and endurance. Football also requires relative strength, which is the strength level per unit of bodyweight. Basketball requires repeated sprints, jumps and sub-maximal effort runs and cuts during the game.
No matter the sport, metabolic fitness training can get you in peak condition for your sport.
Metabolic fitness training means that you are is being conditioned at the cellular level. You can make improvements in resting heart rate, cardiac output and blood volume. Your body fat will also decrease.
Metabolic conditioning will make you a better conditioned athlete and will allow you to use your skills more efficiently for a longer period of time. The strongest and fittest players and teams at the end of the game usually end up as the winners.
Metabolic training for football players could be set up to mirror the actions, plays and situations found in a 4 quarter game. That is, the training would mimic every play in the game as well as rest periods and time between plays. The same could be done for any sport's game. The goal is for you to be physically fit to play your sport at the highest level.
Train hard and smart!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
Many sports such as football, basketball and soccer require different levels of strength, speed and power. For example, soccer requires constant running---jogging, half-effort sprints and maximum effort sprints.
Football requires short bursts of power, sprints, jogs back to the huddle and endurance. Football also requires relative strength, which is the strength level per unit of bodyweight. Basketball requires repeated sprints, jumps and sub-maximal effort runs and cuts during the game.
No matter the sport, metabolic fitness training can get you in peak condition for your sport.
Metabolic fitness training means that you are is being conditioned at the cellular level. You can make improvements in resting heart rate, cardiac output and blood volume. Your body fat will also decrease.
Metabolic conditioning will make you a better conditioned athlete and will allow you to use your skills more efficiently for a longer period of time. The strongest and fittest players and teams at the end of the game usually end up as the winners.
Metabolic training for football players could be set up to mirror the actions, plays and situations found in a 4 quarter game. That is, the training would mimic every play in the game as well as rest periods and time between plays. The same could be done for any sport's game. The goal is for you to be physically fit to play your sport at the highest level.
Train hard and smart!
Need more sports training tips? Subscribe to my Sports Performance Tips eNewsletter and get my Free eBook, "10 'Must Know' Speed Training Tips!"
Other things being equal, a muscular, powerful athlete will outperform a fat, slower or skinny, weaker athlete. Sports Fitness Hut's Fat Blaster Athletic Power Training System will give you your "lean and mean" athletic machine!
Check out my other great blogs:
Her Fitness Hut Blog Her Fitness Hut is featured on EmpowHER, a great health issues website for women! Her Fitness Hut has also been named in the Top 50 Personal Training Blogs by Physical Therapy Assistant Schools!
My Fitness Hut Blog has been recognized by Stanford University Wellsphere as a Top Health Blogger! Quite an honor coming from that institution!
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