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SSP Mobility Series: Sitting, Part 1

By Jonathan Taylor on November 10, 2014 / Education / 1 Comment

SSP Mobility Series: Sitting, Part 1 By: Jonathan TaylorSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceRead more →

Being Cleared By Your Doctor Doesn’t Mean You’re Ready

By Will Hitzelberger on March 7, 2014 / Education / 3 Comments

Being Cleared By Your Doctor Doesn’t Mean You’re Ready By: Will Hitzelberger Luckily, we work with some great Orthopedics that recognize the importance of integrating performance training with and after physical therapy. When an athlete is cleared by their doctor, there are several considerations that play intoRead more →

SPARQ – Nike Performance Summitt

By SPECTRUM Performance on June 4, 2013 / Education / Leave a comment

This past weekend, SSP owners Will Hitzelberger and Dan Schuck traveled to Portland, Oregon to the Nike World Headquarters to attend the second annual SPARQ - Nike Performance Summit. There were approximately 100 selected invitees from around the world that all share a passion and knowledge inRead more →

Spring 2013 Internship Testimonials

By SPECTRUM Performance on May 3, 2013 / Education, Internship Program / Leave a comment

My name is Mikell Hammer, I am graduating with my Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Southern Arkansas University. I will be attending the University of Arkansas for my Masters degree in Exercise Science/Kinesiology this coming semester. SSP has given me many opportunities and opened manyRead more →

Train Movements, Not Muscles

By Jonathan Taylor on June 1, 2012 / Education / Leave a comment

By: Jonathan TaylorSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceThe human body was made to move! Starting when we are very young, the body begins to progressively learn how to move through a series of rolling, pulling, pushing, crawling, and eventually walking techniques. Through the need of getting from hereRead more →

Mythbusters for Women: Exercise Fact or Fiction, Part 2

By Jonathan Taylor on April 2, 2012 / Education, Fitness-Personal Training, Nutrition, Women's Fitness / Leave a comment

By: Jonathan TaylorSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceI’m back! Often times with topics of fitness and exercise, it is not so much an issue of learning, as it is an unlearning of what we have learned. Self-image, opinions of others, miss-informed articles, and a host of other hurdlesRead more →

Warm Up

By SPECTRUM Performance on March 6, 2012 / Education, Warm Up / Leave a comment

By: Eric McGinnis, CSCSSports Performance Specialist, Rollins College Strength CoachSpectrum Sports Performance If you’re like most people, you hate to warm up and you don’t do it well enough. I’m not judging you. In fact I totally understand. A warm up is the last thing I wantRead more →

Overtraining: More Isn’t Better

By SPECTRUM Performance on March 5, 2012 / Education, Overtraining / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CSCS, NASM-PESSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceIt is commonly thought that if a little of something is good, then more must be better. When it comes to training for a sport, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Just like anything in life, training tooRead more →

Mythbusters for Women: Exercise Fact or Fiction, Part 1

By Jonathan Taylor on February 22, 2012 / Ab Workouts, Education, Fitness-Personal Training, Women's Fitness / Leave a comment

By: Jonathan TaylorSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports PerformanceKnowledge is power, but wisdom is applying that knowledge to actually affect what you do. With the excessive amount of information pertaining to fitness, gaining muscle, and fat loss out there, what is true and what is just a gimmick? OneRead more →

NFL Combine Series, Part 6, Body Composition

By Steve Yahns on February 10, 2012 / Education, NFL Combine, Nutrition, Pro Athletes, Sport-Specific / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports PerformanceAfter spending the past few weeks breaking down drills and tests that the NFL combine demands out of athletes, guys still must face the fact that their bodies are up on display for theRead more →