Rockland Sports Performance – The # 1 Exercise All Athletes Should Be Doing

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 Guess What It is?

Well, if you said the  “All mighty” Olympic Lift – Power Cleans , Clean & Jerk Or any of their variations…

You Were Right!

This Lift is a must have if your are a serious athlete and want to elevate your game – No Matter What Sport or Position You Play…

This exercise incorporates all major muscle groups in your body to work together as a unit, just as all sporting activities require.

However, this lift is a very technical compound movement and requires great skill to master. And without appropriate coaching and instruction – you can seriously hurt yourself or not see any of the “cleans” great benefits like increase explosion, speed, strength, coordination, etc…

That’s Why all of our performance coaches at Optimal Performance Training Center are highly educated on all aspects of Olympic weightlifting. A few of us even compete  in nationally sanctioned organizations.

So if you are an athlete and are seeking to achieve your best potential you need to incorporate this lift into your program, and you MUST DO IT CORRECTLY

here is how it’s done;

JZ

FYI – All Of our athletes programs incorporate the Olympic Lifts and variations of them. Come see for yourself with our Special Limited time Rockland Sports Training Trial offer…

Check it out here – http://www.optcfitness.com/athlete-training/athlete-membership/

Have you taken advantage of our Free – No Obligation Consultation Click here and schedule yours today

LIES, LIES and MORE LIES

Hi people within this writing I plan on taking you behind the scenes and showing you what’s going on behind the curtain the fitness industry has magically pulled in front of everyone’s eyes. So, instead of boring you with all of the details here – I’m going to show you the reasons WHY you have been lied to and WHO is responsible for feeding you all of these vicious LIES.

#1. Why “Fitness Gyms” Suck – And How They Fool You With “False Fitness”.

If you are the typical American, you’ve seen em’ – They are fluffed up with expensive chrome “exercise” equipment and wall to wall carpeting. They have the AC on so cold that the only way to break a sweat is to train in an Eskimo’s Parka Jacket. They are teaming with ravenous, pencil-necked personal trainers seeking to sink their teeth into your wallets and suck you dry of money and hope. I am talking about the Wal-Mart sized “Fitness Factories” that have been littering the American landscape since Arnold released Pumping Iron in the late 70’s. – I am talking about Fitness Gyms!

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT – CHRIS MERKLE GETTING HIS SHOT!

Long time Optimal Performance Training Center Sports Performance Training Client, and good friend Chris Merkle is getting his chance at the Pro’s for Football.

I can’t say enough good things about Chris. He’s all heart and puts in even more hard work in the gym than anyone can imagine. And to say his efforts off the field pay off is an under statement…

Since this past football season we have been getting him ready with our combine prep program as he’s been getting some Pro looks.

Here is Chris’s private workout he did with his agents a few weeks ago;

Chris also has had pro day’s or football combines at Yale University’s “Pro” day as well as few other in the Northeast, with a BIG Time Private workout at Giants Stadium with The NY Football Giants earlier today.

Like I said Chris has been a long time Athlete of ours here at Optimal Performance and has become a great friend.

With his heart mindset and work effort , combined with his football skills – if he gets a shot in the pro’s, I know he’ll make some heads turn!

Good Luck Chris

JZ

Spring Season Sports Specific Conditioning – Rotary Power

The Sun is shining the grass is getting greener and the birds are chirping… That means spring is here and so are spring sports!

Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Softball, Golf, Track and Field… So many great sprig sports and they all have one thing in common (besides being played in the spring).

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3/30 ” Grease Lighting”

3/30 “Grease Lighting”

 For todays express workout we’ll hit 2(3) excercise circuits for 15 min’s

 circuit A) Inv row=> curl/sq=>row/Mb twist

circuit B) BB RDL/Pit squat/Trx Fallout’s

* Both set of circuits do 10 reps for each excercise….get as many rounds through as you can in 15 min’s

3/29 ” Yeah Man!!!! HOORAHH!!!”

3/29  Lets start this lovely week off right… get right back on that horse…

(40/20)   a) clean & press a dumbell (switching arms ea. rep)

                      b) Lateral plank

* follow this up with a wicked 30/60/90 0f:

  jump rope/squat/trx muscle up

finish it off with a rev bench crunch/ ab wheel combo @ 3 sets of 15-20 reps ea.

3/24 ” BAM!!!POW!!SNAP…”

3/24

 today we’ll hit (2) 3 excercise  15 min. ckts completing as many rounds through in 15 min’s

A) Pushup position SA Row x8/Squatx 8/ 1/2 turkish getup x8

B) SA PB Bench press x8/ walking OH lunge/Russian twistx8

 

3/22 OfX w/o ” You want me to do what, you must be crazy!!!”

 3/ 22 ” You want me to do what, you must be crazy!!!”

Prowler Flu ( which means running a ladder with the prowler)

-push 5yds and back 5yds + 5 burpbees

- push 10 yds and back 10yds+ 5 burpbees

- so on until you reach 25 yds down and back

* every time you come back down do 5 burpbees*

If you dare when you go up a ladder you must go back down, so do the longest to the shortest…have fun

3/17 Ofx W/O ” Judgement Free zone, ha yeah right”

” Judgement free zone, ha yeah right”

Burpbee/Lunge->Press/Shelc

start @10 reps on ea. working all the to 1 rep.

Quick one today try and finish it in under 10 mins

Optimal Girl II

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