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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 →

Nutrition Series 3: Timing

By SPECTRUM Performance on October 8, 2012 / Nutrition, Timing / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CISSN, CSCS, NASM-PES fast money transfers express cash loan Sports Nutritionist and Sports Performance Specialist Spectrum Sports Performance SSP Nutrition: Timing This week’s nutrition topic is on the concept of nutrient timing. No I am not talking about how fast you can wolf downRead more →

Volleyball Specific Exercise, Series 3

By Steve Yahns on October 4, 2012 / Sport-Specific, Volleyball / 3 Comments

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports PerformanceVolleyball Specific Exercise, Series 3 For most players on the court, jumping is a key component in every game. Their ability to get up in the air quickly and get height while jumping canRead more →

Nutrition Series 2: Pre, During, Post

By SPECTRUM Performance on October 1, 2012 / Nutrition, Pre, During, Post / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CISSN, CSCS, NASM-PESSports Nutritionist and Sports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceSSP Nutrition: Pre, During, Post Do you eat something beneficial before your workout? Do you drink anything during your workout except water? Do you take advantage of the “window of opportunity” after an intense boutRead more →

Volleyball Specific Exercise, Series 2

By Steve Yahns on September 27, 2012 / Sport-Specific, Volleyball / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports PerformanceVolleyball Specific Exercise, Series 2 In part 1 of this article I mentioned how muscular imbalances and postural deviations are everywhere in athletics, and even everyday life. We also previously talked about the importanceRead more →

SSP Nutrition Series

By SPECTRUM Performance on September 24, 2012 / Nutrition / 2 Comments

By: Calum McLellan, CSCS, NASM-PESSports Nutritionist and Sports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceSSP Nutrition, Intro One of the hardest things as a sports performance specialist is answering questions from people who want a one-word answer about how to attain their goals. Whether it is, “how do I getRead more →

Volleyball Specific Exercise Series

By Steve Yahns on September 20, 2012 / Sport-Specific, Volleyball / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports PerformanceVolleyball Specific Exercise, Series 1 For most volleyball players, this part of the year is when school teams are in season, practices take place for multiple hours everyday, and the body starts showing in-seasonRead more →

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By Will Hitzelberger on September 11, 2012 / Special Deal / Leave a comment

Take advantage of our limited time offer for High School Basketball Players. Whether you are a senior varsity returner, or trying out for the first time, make sure you are prepared. This 25% OFF Discount is good through the month of October. A sport of true athleticism.Read more →