What to Look for in a Central Florida Sports Performance Program Central Florida has no shortage of sports performance facilities. From private trainers and group classes to large gyms and specialty programs, athletes and parents are presented with countless options — all promising speed, strength, and results.
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Why Strength Training Is the #1 Predictor of Long-Term Health When people think about health, they often default to cardio, dieting, or weight loss. While all of those can play a role, decades of research and real-world outcomes point to one factor that consistently stands above the
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What Is Triphasic Training and Why We Use It at SPECTRUM In high-performance training, strength alone is not enough. Athletes don’t just need to lift weight — they need to produce force, absorb force, and redirect force efficiently. This is where Triphasic Training comes in, and why
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What High School Football Players Should Focus on During Off-Season Training The off-season is where football players are built.Not during Friday nights. Not during summer camps. Not even during in-season practices. For high school football athletes, the off-season is the most important window to improve strength, speed,
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Introducing Universal Speed Rating (USR): The Future of Performance Tracking at SPECTRUM Beginning January 1st, SPECTRUM Performance will officially implement Universal Speed Rating (USR) as our standardized system to record, rank, and publish athlete performance data. This marks a major step forward in how we measure, interpret,
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SPECTRUM x Rollins College: A 20-Year Partnership Built on History, Culture, and Championship Standards The story of SPECTRUM’s relationship with Rollins College doesn’t begin with a contract. It begins with a visit. In 1997, SPECTRUM founder Will Hitzelberger was a high-school senior trying to decide where he
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The Transition from Nike SPARQ to Nike Training By late 2013, Nike began phasing out the SPARQ (see our involvement with SPARQ) brand and integrating it into the broader Nike Training ecosystem. This shift reflected Nike’s strategic move to reposition Nike Training as a unified lifestyle and
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From Athlete to Director: The Journey of Rachel Jakubowski and SPECTRUM’s Physical Therapy Department At SPECTRUM, we believe in relationships that stand the test of time—and no story captures that better than the journey of our Director of Physical Therapy, Dr. Rachel Jakubowski. Rachel’s connection to SPECTRUM
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Will Hitzelberger’s Journey with the Jamaica Women’s National Team In 2014, a Jamaican colleague reached out to performance coach Will Hitzelberger about joining the Jamaican Women’s National Team. At the time, Cedella Marley — Bob Marley’s daughter and the team’s ambassador — was assembling a coaching staff
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SPECTRUM Education: Developing Coaches, Fueling Growth, and Scaling Impact Since 2009, SPECTRUM has remained deeply committed to education—viewing it as the backbone of both personal development and professional excellence. At the heart of our Education Department lies our renowned Internship Program, a cornerstone of our mission to
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