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SSP Begins Work with Rollins College Men’s Basketball Team

By Will Hitzelberger on September 11, 2012 / Collegiate Athletics, Rollins College, Sport-Specific / Leave a comment

By: Will HitzelbergerRollins College Strength and ConditioningSpectrum Sports PerformanceSSP begins its 8th year at Rollins College this fall, and will once again be adding another team to its list. The Rollins College Men's Basketball Team will now be using the Sports Performance Services of SSP for theirRead more →

2012 SSP College Athletes

By Will Hitzelberger on August 9, 2012 / Collegiate Athletics / Leave a comment

This blog is to simply recognize the athletes that committed their summer to becoming Better Athletes. This group gave up vacations, sleeping in, late nights and mediocracy to provide something special to their sport, their teams and to themselves. We will follow each one of these athletesRead more →

Sport Galaxy Limited

By Will Hitzelberger on August 8, 2012 / Pro Athletes, Sport Management / Leave a comment

SSP has developed an incredible relationship with Sport Galaxy, a specialized management consultancy that has partnerships within the sporting genre to help in the progression of sport development. Sport Galaxy has recognized the importance of performance training not only for athletic enhancement, but also for career longevity.Read more →

Salif Diao Spends Off-Season with SSP

By Will Hitzelberger on August 8, 2012 / Pro Athletes / Leave a comment

By: Will HitzelbergerSpectrum Sports PerformanceInternational and Premier League Soccer player Salif Diao just spent 3 weeks of his off-season training re-conditioning his body with SSP this summer. Due to his busy schedule of Charity work with sport4charity, he was traveling the first part of his off-season. TheRead more →

Rollins College Men’s Soccer – Strength and Conditioning

By Will Hitzelberger on May 11, 2012 / Collegiate Athletics, Rollins College, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Will HitzelbergerRollins College Strength and ConditioningSpectrum Sports PerformanceOver the last couple of years, Rollins College Men's Soccer Program has become one of the most recognized soccer programs around the country. Two seasons ago they concluded their season at the Division II National Championship with a RunnerRead more →

Rollins College Athletics

By Will Hitzelberger on May 4, 2012 / Collegiate Athletics, Rollins College / Leave a comment

By: Will HitzelbergerRollins College Strength and ConditioningSpectrum Sports PerformanceOver the next couple of weeks, I will blog about the teams that I work with at Rollins College, our approach to each team over the course of a year and the teams’ recent success. For those of youRead 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 →

NFL Combine Series, Part 5, Position Specific Drills

By Steve Yahns on January 24, 2012 / Education, NFL Combine, Pro Athletes, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports Performance While most of the focus during the combine may be on bench reps, forty yard dash and 5-10-5 times, or vertical jump, athletes must prepare to show their skills during several position specificRead more →

The “Functional Training” Trend

By SPECTRUM Performance on January 18, 2012 / Education, Fitness-Personal Training, Speed Training, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Eric McGinnis, CSCSSports Performance Specialist, Rollins College Strength CoachSpectrum Sports PerformanceThe term “Functional Training” gets tossed around so often and so loosely that, at this point, I’m not even sure what it means. It’s the hottest buzzword for commercial gym goers, athletes, and their parents alike.Read more →

NFL Combine Series, Part 4, Bench Press

By Steve Yahns on January 12, 2012 / Education, NFL Combine, Pro Athletes, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports Performance ez payday loans online Everyone’s favorite: The 225 Bench Press Test Let’s face it, just about all football players love to Bench Press and love to discuss their Bench Press numbers. They talkRead more →