http://www.optcfitness.com Optimal Performance Training Center Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:35:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Eat Yourself Thin Simple Summer Smoothie (Serves Four) 1 banana 1 cup frozen strawberries 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 cup frozen cherries 4 ice cubes 1/2 cup orange juice 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt 1/2 teaspoon honey (optional) 1. Place the banana, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and ice cubes into a blender. Pour orange juice, vanilla yogurt, and honey. Puree until ... http://www.optcfitness.com/optc-updates/rockland-county-fitness-weekly-healthly-recipe/ They're the most neglected muscles in your body. And, if not strengthened, they can make you more prone to back injury. I'm talking about your core. Today I'd like to share with you 3 quick exercises you can do to ensure your core stays strong, helping you prevent pain and injury. Yours For Health, JZ Strengthen ... http://www.optcfitness.com/optc-updates/rockland-county-fitness-strengthen-your-core-in-12-minutes-a-day/ What If I told You there is One Exercise you could do to increase your sports performance and make you a better athlete? Yup,  just one exercise! It Will Increase Speed, agility, coordination, power, strength, overall conditioning, etc... Yes, In my opinion there is one exercise that will do all the above.... Can You ... http://www.optcfitness.com/optc-updates/rockland-sports-performance-the-1-exercise-all-athletes-should-be-doing/ Eat Yourself Thin Arugula, Fennel, and Orange Salad (Serves Six) 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1 bunch arugula 2 orange, peeled and segmented 1 bulb fennel bulb, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons sliced black olives 1. Whisk together the honey, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; slowly add the olive oil ... http://www.optcfitness.com/optc-updates/rockland-county-fitness-weekly-healthy-recipe/ Hope you had a great Fourth of July! For most folks, it's a time to get together with friends and family -- which ultimately leads to eating a lot of great-tasting food that isn't so great for your waistline! Now that the holiday's over, it's time to get back into a healthy mindset. ... http://www.optcfitness.com/optc-updates/lose-your-belly-fat-before-the-end-of-summer/ What Every Athlete needs to apply to their training in order To enhance their sport specific speed I've got the need...The NEED FOR SPEED!!! And you should too. Every athlete needs to realize that they should always be searching for new ways to improve their speed. That's because in sport speed ... http://www.optcfitness.com/optc-updates/the-need-for-speed/ 4/19 lets start today with (2) 40/20 time interval of : a1)barbell squats a2)alt lunges b1) toe touch b2) barbell twist finish off with a killer leg circuit spl sq's x 8 ea rev lunge x 8ea. sl stepups x 12 ea. sq jumps x 24 @ 3rds http://www.optcfitness.com/ofx-workout-of-the-day/419-southern-hemisphere/ 4/18  today we'll do some traditional tabatas (20/10"s) a) x band walk(bear crawl)/ lat lunge b) sandbag shouldering/ Croc drag c) step up + curl/ rev lunge ->press d) 1/2 getup/ Flr press+ tri ext [caption id="attachment_1750" align="alignleft" width="108" caption="turkish getups = awesome"][/caption] http://www.optcfitness.com/ofx-workout-of-the-day/418-karmas-a-b/ 4/17 " Ultimate Fighter" DB Cleans x 20 Box Jumps x 15 Db Cln/Press x10 ea plank-pushup x 20 jump rope x 50 skips http://www.optcfitness.com/ofx-workout-of-the-day/417-ultimate-fighter/ 4/16    Today we'll get go through a killer Upper Body circuit.... 60/60    (60 sec for ea. excer/60 sec off hold diff. plank variations) Db bench press CG handle Inv rows Keiser Push/pull Db cln's crazy ropes [caption id="attachment_1742" align="alignleft" width="94" caption="getting swole on"][/caption] http://www.optcfitness.com/ofx-workout-of-the-day/416-lets-get-our-swole-on/