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No Excuses: Workout Travel Guide

By Jonathan Taylor on November 19, 2012 / Travel Workouts / Leave a comment

By: Jonathan TaylorSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceNo Excuses: Workout Travel Guide Consistency can help you move forward; inconsistency keeps you standing still! Many people today find it very challenging to maintain a meaningful workout plan due to busy lives and hectic work schedules. With many having occupationsRead more →

Holiday Nutrition Tips

By SPECTRUM Performance on November 19, 2012 / Holiday Nutrition Tips / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CISSN, CSCS, NASM-PESSports Nutritionist and Sports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceHoliday Nutrition Tips The holiday season is all about celebrating time with friends and family. Unfortunately celebrating usually involves lots of eating and drinking, which can completely derail you from your fitness and weight lossRead more →

Lacrosse Specific Training, Series 1

By Steve Yahns on November 19, 2012 / Lacrosse Performance Training / 1 Comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports PerformanceLacrosse Specific Training, Series 1 Movement: Go ahead, watch a lacrosse game, pick one player, and count how many times he or she changes direction or turns and runs the opposite direction. The numberRead more →

We’re Giving Back This Holiday Season

By Will Hitzelberger on November 6, 2012 / Special Deal / Leave a comment

SSP will be participating in the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida food drive to collect nonperishable items. We will be accepting these items through November 2oth. In addition to our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, SSP will also be donating $1 for every new Facebook FanRead more →

Nutrition Series 5: Caloric Intake

By SPECTRUM Performance on November 2, 2012 / Calories, Nutrition / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CISSN, CSCS, NASM-PESSports Nutritionist and Sports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceSSP Nutrition: Caloric Intake Want to lose weight? Eat less. Want to gain weight? Eat more. Want to maintain your weight? Continue eating the same amount you are now. I know this may sound likeRead more →

Volleyball Specific Exercise, Series 5: Strength

By Steve Yahns on October 26, 2012 / Sport-Specific, Volleyball / 2 Comments

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PES Assistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology Educator Spectrum Sports Performance Volleyball Specific Exercise, Series 5: Strength where hewired immediate pay day loan A high level of strength is important for most athletes, and volleyball is definitely no exception. When we lookRead more →

MMA Performance Training, Part 2: Plyometrics

By Adam Tindal on October 22, 2012 / MMA Performance Training, Plyometrics / Leave a comment

By: Adam Tindal, CSCS, NASM-PESSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceMMA, Plyometrics Plyometric movements are a crucial component to all sports performance training programs. As we discussed in my previous article, the transfer of force from the ground and through the kinetic chain that is our body, is aRead more →

Volleyball Specific Exercise, Series 4: Power

By Steve Yahns on October 17, 2012 / Sport-Specific, Volleyball / 1 Comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports PerformanceVolleyball Specific Exercise, Series 4: Power As in most sports, power is an extremely large component of volleyball. As discussed in previous blogs, it takes power to run, jump, dive, and change direction. InRead more →

Nutrition Series 4: Quality

By SPECTRUM Performance on October 15, 2012 / Nutrition, Quality / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CISSN, CSCS, NASM-PES Sports Nutritionist and Sports Performance Specialist Spectrum Sports Performance credit card that represents SSP Nutrition: Timing This week’s nutrition topic focuses on the quality of the foods we are including in our performance diets. When speaking about the quality of food,Read more →

MMA Performance Training, Part 1: The Core

By Adam Tindal on October 10, 2012 / MMA Performance Training / Leave a comment

By: Adam Tindal, CSCS, NASM-PESSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceMMA, Core Training One of my favorite misconceptions about the rapidly growing sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) is that some people think it’s just two crazy guys throwing caution to the wind and slugging it out. This ideologyRead more →