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  On Monday afternoon, following a weekend where he put up 9 pts in 4 games, '93 John Gaudreau committed to Northeastern University for 2012. John has been a member of the Endeavor family since Endeavor opened, and has played for the Endeavor Selects for the past two summers. He will once again help the '93s this summer as they compete in the Hub Cup and the EJHL Summer Showcase. This season, John competed in the Tier 1 Elite League for Team Comcast u18 AAA, and had tremendous success in his first year at this level. In 42 games thus far, John has 50 pts on 26 goals and 24 assissts. Team Comcast u18 also competes in the Atlantic League where John has helped lead his team to a berth in the District finals. In 16 games in the Atlantic League, John has 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 pts. Considering John is a young '93 competing against many of the top '91s and '92s in the country, 39 goals and 37 assists in 58 games is quite the accomplishment! We wish John all the best as he continues on to the next level! -Endeavor Team
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The last week has been crazy with all this snow. Hopefully you're one of the lucky few that doesn't have a shoveling-related back injury. In the future, there's a VERY easy way to prevent these injuries...pay someone else to shovel for you. For $30 or so, you can usually find a spry youngster to do all your shoveling for you ans save yourself the annoyance and week of nagging pain. The Endeavor Staff got back into our training routine this morning. One of our main exercises for today's lift was a Bench Press. We did two warm-up sets (one of 5 reps, one of 3 reps) before doing 3 sets of 1 rep, followed by 2 sets of 10 reps. Why do 3 x 1 then 2 x 10? The goal of this training cycle is two fold: Get Stronger and Get Bigger. Near 1-rep max repetitions (3x1), are EXTREMELY effective in building strength. Slightly higher rep sets (usually between 6-8, but in this case up to 10), will help build size. But that's not the only reason. Performing high intensity (near 1-rep max weight) reps improves the neural drive to the muscles. Simply, your muscles move because your nervous system (including your brain) tells them to. The STRONGEST message from your nervous system is sent to your muscles when the loads are near your absolute max ability. By performing a few reps like this (think 2-3 sets of 1-2 reps), you maximize the neural drive to the working muscles WITHOUT causing significant fatigue. This improved neural drive allows you to use more weight for higher rep sets than you would be able to if you just hopped right into them. More weight for more reps equals more size and more strength. Another way of capitalizing on this improved neural drive is through what I call "overshooting warm-ups". Let's say your goal is to Bench Press 225 for 8 reps. A standard warm-up might look like: First warm-up set: 135 x 8 Second warm-up set: 185 x 6 First working set: 225 x Hopefully 8 Depending on your strength, 14 warm-up reps may over-fatigue you going into your first working set. An example of an overshooting warm-up that I'd recommend is: First warm-up set: 135 x 5 Second warm-up set: 205 x 3 Third warm-up set: 245 x 1 First work set: 225 x AT LEAST 8 Just by adding a rep at a weight significantly ABOVE (245) your working weight (225), you'll improve the neural drive to the working muscles. Train Hard. Train Smart. Get Results. -Kevin Neeld Director of Athletic Development
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After "shoveling" my car out from over two feet of snow outside my house in Baltimore (they don't plow there...at all) using a plastic dust pan and an old hockey stick, I finally made it back up to Endeavor today. Right in time to get buried with more snow! While the weather is pretty dreary, I do have some good news! Our Skating Treadmill Special is Extended until Valentine's Day! Sign up for any monthly Skating Treadmill package (1x/week, 2x/week, or 3x/week), you'll get $10 off PER session (Only $35 $25/session)! If you sign up before Sunday, you can save HUNDREDS of dollars over the course of your program AND lock in that rate for the rest of 2010. As an example, training 2x/week = 8 sessions/month x $35/session = $280/month...compared to $25/session = Only $200/month! Discounted Team Training Rate To help sport teams improve their speed, lower body power, and conditioning and build camaraderie, we've put together a Team Training Package. The Team-based training program would allow the entire team to come in at once and go through a team training program led by one of our Athletic Development Coaches. The program would involve: -A comprehensive dynamic warm-up -Transitional speed training -Maximum acceleration training -Single-leg landing technique work (a great training method to prevent knee and ankle injuries) -Lower body power work -Conditioning -Core training These sessions are available for only $15/player per session.* *Price based on a minimum of 14 players per team. Click here to email me or call me (856-269-4148) TODAY to get signed up for one of these programs or to schedule an appointment for us to talk about how our training programs may be able to help you. To your success, Kevin Neeld Director of Athletic Development
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From time to time I get questions from inquisitive females that I would generally describe as "out of my area of expertise." One of the questions that comes up again and again is, "How can I get rid of my cellulite?" Hopefully I can shed some light on this issue. The first thing you NEED to understand is that the scientific community that studies cellulite knows VERY little about the exact causes of cellulite, and the effectiveness of prevention strategies to various remedies. If you're interested in the topic, Wikipedia did a good job of summarizing information on cellulite. You can read it here: Cellulite With that understood, there are a few simple ways that you can help decrease the likelihood that you'll have visible cellulite. While there are exceptions to every rule, cellulite seems to predominantly affect women with higher than desirable levels of body fat. Thin women with visible cellulite tend to not have very well defined muscles. Those are two relatively easily corrected things: 1) Lose body fat 2) Get stronger muscles By losing fat and strengthening your muscles you can essentially tighten your skin. As a crude example, think of a balloon partially filled with sand lying on a table. The balloon would appear partially deflated and not have a very well-defined shape. If you took the same amount of sand, but used a smaller balloon that just barely fit all the sand, the balloon would have a tight, rigid look to it (comparable to losing body fat). If you poured more sand to fill the original balloon to it's capacity, the balloon would again have a tight, rigid look (comparable to gaining muscle). Since losing body fat (at least until you're below 20%) and improving your muscle strength will improve your health, energy levels, and confidence, this is a great place to start in your journey toward less cellulite. And unlike creams and a host of other products marketed as quick fixes to cellulite that may just be a huge waste of money, losing fat and building strength will DEFINITELY make you look and feel better. Hope this helps! -Kevin Neeld
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Several months ago, we introduced semi-private training to Endeavor. Since then we've had an incredible array of clients of all ages, athletes and non-athletes, men, women, and kids get incredible results. Some came wanting to get faster. Some came wanting to get stronger. Some came wanting to lose body fat. Some came wanting to develop athleticism and help alleviate past injuries. All are thrilled with the progress they've made. So what's the secret? Our semi-private training clients get: 1) A customized training program geared toward their individual goals. Imagine how much faster you would accomplish your goals if someone laid out a step-by-step plan of action for you to achieve those goals! 2) Experienced, caring coaching. Our coaches will teach you EXACTLY how to perform all the exercises with perfect form so you maximize the benefit you get from each one while avoiding injury. They know when to push you and when to back off so you get the motivation you need. 3) A results guarantee. If you do EXACTLY what our coaches recommend, we GUARANTEE that you'll get the results you want. 4) The best value for your dollar! The number one question everyone wants to know is, "how much?" It's an important question. We've done our research on what other sports training and personal training companies charge. Some charge a little less than us. Some charge drastically more. Whether we're right for you depends on what you want out of your training. If, like so many people do around New Years, you want to sign up for training just so you'll get into the gym and that's it, you can probably find someone for next to nothing to hold your hand through that. If you want to make rapid, life-changing progress, you'll want to train with us. We never promised to be the cheapest. We only promised to be the best. Email me today to take the first step toward improved health and performance. To your success, Kevin Neeld
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