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  This is a question I get from a lot of parents. Typically we get athletes in the off-season that make a ton of progress and enter their seasons in the best shape of their lives. Because of their practice/game schedule, most stop training during their season only to find that their strength and speed begins to diminish and they start to feel worn down. EVERY professional athlete trains in season. There’s a reason for that. When you stop training, your body starts to change in several ways: Your muscles get weaker because you aren’t creating a high intensity overload stimulus to the muscles. Note that high intensity does not mean high effort. Running, even sprinting, won’t maintain lower body strength gains achieved through smart training. You begin to lose speed because your muscles get weaker and the quality of your movement (your running and transition technique) becomes increasingly sloppy. You begin to develop strength imbalances because the muscles you use repetitively throughout your practices and games start to become tight and the muscles on the other sides of these joints become overstretched and/or weak. Note that his SIGNIFICANTLY increases your risk of injury. All of the above changes lead to you having to exert MORE effort to accomplish the same movements. As the season goes on, this only gets worse. Not exactly how you want to enter the end of the season playoffs and tournaments! Depending on your practice schedule, I recommend athletes train 1-2 times per week during the season. Keep your muscles strong, your speed high, and conditioning unparalleled. Our customized in-season training programs will help ensure that your performance stays high without increasing your risk of overtraining (actually-your risk of overtraining will DECREASE). On top of that, our world class coaching staff is trained to recognize overtraining symptoms and adapt an athletes training program according to their energy levels. You won’t find that anywhere else! Be the best athlete you can be, ALL season long. Call me today at (856) 269-4148 or click here to email me so we can get you started immediately on the training program you need to perform at the highest level. To your success, Kevin Neeld
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I wanted to take a quick break from our Fat Loss Frenzy to give some of you that aren't so interested in fat loss some great content. I recently wrote two posts on my personal site about how the athletic community is mislead about the importance of flexibility. If you've ever been told that stretching will prevent muscle strains or that you should stretch a muscle after you strain it, you NEED to read these: 1) Does Flexibility INCREASE Your Risk of Injury? 2) Should You Stretch After You Pull A Muscle? As always, feel free to email me with any questions you have or ask me at Endeavor. Keep training hard! -Kevin Neeld, Director of Athletic Development P.S. If you've been enjoying these blog posts, please forward them on to your friends and family!
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A couple weeks ago I started working with a few girls that figure skate locally. I was absolutely blown away by their work ethic. One of the things I see a lot with females (athletes AND non-athletes) is a hesitation to use heavy loads because they're afraid they'll start to look manly. That's basically a complete myth, but I'll save that for another post. When people ask me if they should go heavier (or if I think they should), I'll ask them, "If I said I'd give you a million dollars if you could do your next set with perfect form with a heavier weight, would you?" Almost invariably, the answer is "Yes!" It's exciting to get strong within the context of earning a million dollars. Always ask yourself that question while you're training. If you can go heavier, with perfect form, do it. You may not win a million dollars, but you'll make progress at a much faster rate than you will if you keep second guessing your own strength. To your continued success, Kevin Neeld
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My colleague, mentor, and good friend Eric Cressey just put out a video on core training that I thought you'd all appreciate. The video primarily discusses one core training exercise, but he discusses some very important information about the ROLE of the core, which is probably one of the most understood aspects of training/fitness. For those of you that haven't heard of Eric, he's a brilliant Strength and Conditioning Coach. He runs Cressey Performance in Hudson, MA and primarily works with baseball players (I learned a lot of my "tricks" for training baseball players from him when I was there last Summer). Check out the video below. Oh. Did I also mention that he's very....very strong? (please note that he's holding 660lbs WITHOUT straps) Train Hard. Train Smart. -Kevin
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My friend Josh Bonhotal, the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Chicago Bulls, sent me this video last week. WARNING: The content of this video is only for the mature, and those with an appreciable sense of humor. While I actually don't have ANY of my athletes do back squats (for a long list of reasons), this video is still hilarious. I'll take the mentality of a powerlifter over a bodybuilder anytime. Enjoy! -Kevin Neeld
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