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Training is Appropriate for Youth Athletes

By SPECTRUM, Inc on December 19, 2011 / Education, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CSCS, NASM-PES Sports Performance Specialist Spectrum Sports Performance I find so many people have a misconception when it comes to strength training for their children. There are a myriad of reasons why people don’t want to have their child do resistance training, but I [...]Read more →

NFL Combine Series, Part 2, Multi-Directional Drills

By Steve Yahns on December 14, 2011 / NFL Combine, Pro Athletes, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PES Assistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology Educator Spectrum Sports Performance WWW.SOURCEONEDIRECT.COM/CARDIFF/DIRECTORY/ The 5-10-5 drill, or called the pro agility, is a great test of lateral agility and rotational power, and is another test where combine scouters would like to see a [...]Read more →

The War on Fat Loss

By Jonathan Taylor on December 12, 2011 / Fitness-Personal Training / 1 Comment

By: Jonathan TaylorSports Performance Specialist Spectrum Sports Performance You must gain in order to lose! Many misconceptions exist pertaining to the subject of weight loss, being largely perpetuated by magazine articles, marketing, and misinformation. With so many opinions available on the topic, coming to the conclusion of [...]Read more →

NFL Combine Series, Part 1, 40 Yard Dash

By Steve Yahns on December 7, 2011 / NFL Combine, Pro Athletes, Speed Training / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports Performance This four part series will take a look at special training considerations for those striving to score well at the upcoming NFL combine and individual team tryouts. For football prospects, the stakes have [...]Read more →

5 Lessons I’ve Learned in Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaching

By SPECTRUM, Inc on December 2, 2011 / Collegiate Athletics, Education, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Eric McGinnis, CSCSSports Performance Specialist, Rollins College Strength CoachSpectrum Sports Performance This is my first season working full-time for Spectrum Sports Performance. I’m currently assisting SSP President Will Hitzelberger with our athletic teams at Rollins College. I’m particularly excited about working in college athletics because my [...]Read more →

2012 NFL Combine Preparation Program (Part 1)

By Will Hitzelberger on November 29, 2011 / Pro Athletes / Leave a comment

The SSP System: This program will prepare you physically and psychologically on how to handle the demanding tests and schedule of the NFL Combine. SSP will cover every aspect of sports performance to ensure optimal preparation. Through our cutting-edge performance assessment techniques, sport specific programs, and intense [...]Read more →

Energy System Development

By Will Hitzelberger on November 18, 2011 / Education / 1 Comment

Today's staff education was about Energy System Development (ESD) and how to integrate ESD into plyometrics, speed and agility, power and strength training for each specific sport. We defined the Anaerobic and Aerobic Systems and how different sports pull from both systems, but more importantly what the [...]Read more →

Pro Baseball Off-Season

By Will Hitzelberger on October 26, 2011 / Pro Athletes, Sport-Specific / 1 Comment

Our Baseball-specific program emphasizes the key components of power, rotation and explosive movements. Whether it’s improving your body composition, flexibility, strength, or speed, our team of specialists will design an individualized performance strategy aimed to improve your baseball performance. Baseball Performance Training with SSP will help take [...]Read more →

Uncomfortable Aches and Pains

By Will Hitzelberger on September 13, 2011 / Fitness-Personal Training / 1 Comment

At SSP, we take a holistic approach to our training, which includes training movement, performing postural and functional assessments, and developing a corrective strategy. Through this approach, our elite-level staff will design and implement a plan to enhance your daily life. We take our training systems, which [...]Read more →

Spectrum Sports Performance Enters 6th Year with Rollins College

By Will Hitzelberger on September 12, 2011 / Collegiate Athletics, Sport-Specific / 3 Comments

As SSP enters its sixth year working with the Rollins College Athletic Program, we continue to see exceptional results with our teams. Entering the 2012 Fall seasons, Men's Soccer sits at #2 in the country, Volleyball gains its highest ranking in the history of the program at [...]Read more →