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Do you work with runners? How do you know if they have enough Quadriceps muscle strength? In today's digital technological age, practitioners, clients, and sports personnel expect to be provided with objective data for a more thorough and in depth understanding of their physical condition. AxIT allows you to become a data driven health and fitness professional to set baselines, identify weaknesses or imbalances and track progression over time of the people you work with. Want to learn more? Go to www.strengthbynumbers.com to book an AxIT Discovery Session today. #quads #quadriceps #quadstrength #quadricepsstrength #legextension #runningstrength #running

How Does Max Fennell Recover Faster and Perform Better? 🌀✨ Max Fennell has been rewriting the rules of fitness racing. But achieving greatness requires more than just training; it takes effective recovery to push limits and stay injury-free. 💪 Max incorporated Shiftwave into his training, and the results speak for themselves: ✅ Placed 7th in two DEKA FIT races with personal records ✅ Reduced soreness and quicker recovery ✅ Stayed injury-free ✅ Improved mental clarity and focus Max says: "Shiftwave has been a game-changer for my recovery. I can push my body to its limits, knowing I’ll be ready to go again the next day." 🌿 Want to learn how Shiftwave helped Max take his performance to the next level? 🌟 Click the link below to read the full case study. #Shiftwave #MaxFennell #PeakPerformance #Recovery #FitnessRacing #MentalWellness #EliteAthlete #GameChanger 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gAmYFhh8

Embarking on a fitness journey can be both exhilarating and daunting. Whether you're a seasoned gym-goer or just starting out, setting clear and achievable goals is key to staying motivated and making progress. Here's a blueprint to help you set effective goals in the gym: Define Your Objectives: Start by identifying what you want to achieve. Do you want to lose weight, build muscle, improve endurance, or enhance overall fitness? Be specific about your goals and ensure they are realistic and attainable. Set SMART Goals: SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Instead of saying, "I want to get fit," specify what getting fit means to you. For example, "I want to lose 10 pounds in three months" or "I want to be able to run a 5k race in under 30 minutes by the end of the year." Break It Down: Break down your long-term goals into smaller, manageable milestones. This makes your goals less overwhelming and allows you to track your progress more effectively. For instance, if your goal is to squat 200 pounds, set incremental targets to increase your squat weight gradually. Focus on Process Goals: While outcome goals are important, focusing solely on the end result can be discouraging if progress is slow. Incorporate process goals into your plan—these are actions you can control and measure directly. Examples include going to the gym three times a week, increasing weights by 5% each week, or completing a certain number of reps and sets for each exercise. Track Your Progress: Keep a workout journal or use fitness tracking apps to monitor your progress. Recording your workouts, weights lifted, and other relevant metrics allows you to see how far you've come and identify areas for improvement. Stay Flexible: Be open to adjusting your goals as needed based on your progress, preferences, and circumstances. It's okay to revise your goals if you find that they are no longer realistic or if your priorities change. Celebrate Achievements: Celebrate your successes, no matter how small. Acknowledging your accomplishments boosts your confidence and motivation to keep pushing forward. Seek Support: Surround yourself with a supportive community, whether it's friends, family, or fellow gym enthusiasts. Having a support system can provide encouragement, accountability, and valuable advice along your fitness journey. Remember, setting goals is just the first step. Consistent effort, dedication, and perseverance are essential for turning your fitness aspirations into reality. By following these guidelines and staying committed to your plan, you'll be well on your way to achieving your fitness goals and living a healthier, happier life. #gym #fitness

Take a peek into The University of West Florida! You don’t want to miss this. Watch how athletes transform their bodies and athletic ability with Perform-X products. Here we go! #PerformX #UWF #AthleteTransformations #StrengthTraining #Fitness #GymLife #WorkOut #Weights #CollegeSports #OlympicSports #GoTeamGo #HighSchoolSports #CollegeSports

🏃♂️ Elevating Long-Term Physical Development: The Importance of High-Speed Running with STATSports🏃♀️ STATSport's insightful article on the significance of high-speed running for sustained physical development. 💪 Check out the link below to delve into the details: 🔗 Article Link: https://lnkd.in/eJ6Y2KyD Key Takeaways: 1️⃣ Holistic Approach: Learn how incorporating high-speed running into training programs contributes to a well-rounded physical development strategy. 2️⃣ Injury Prevention: Discover the role of high-speed running in mitigating the risk of injuries and enhancing overall athletic resilience. 3️⃣ Performance Optimisation: Uncover strategies to optimise performance through targeted high-speed running exercises. #PhysicalDevelopment #HighSpeedRunning #AthleticPerformance #SportsTechnology

Strength training is irresistible right now, so keeping members interest with a variety of ways to strength train is essential. Inspired by sports conditioning and performance training, LES MILLS FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH offers a new way to get strong. #strengthtraining #conditioning #performance #sports #functionalstrength

Whenever a season of any sport starts, coaches and athletes will talk about being “match-fit” (or race fit). Sometimes it’s used to explain poor performance or a promise of improvement…”well once we get match-fit”. But what is it? Coaches will have different opinions but I define it as “the ability to perform the skills of the sport, at the highest intensity, for the duration of the sport”. This means it’s contextual. It’s not a set of numbers in a fitness test and it’s not necessarily game statistics, even though these things will give you a pretty good idea. Someone may for example have a great time trial score in whatever fitness test you use, but that’s no guarantee they’ll be in the right place or not make mistakes at the of a hard match. They may have a great basketball box score (for example), but they may have got all their stats in the first quarter and been a spectator in the last quarter. When the sprint at the end of the race comes, do they have an extra gear. Being match-fit is a combination of the physical, tactical and technical and it’s going to be different for every sport and every athlete. Writing down what it means for your sport is a great place to start developing athletes who are match-fit. #strengthandconditioningcoach #athleticdevelopment #strengthandconditioning #physicalpreparation #matchfit #racefit

Over the years of being an endurance athlete, one thing that’s been consistent is doing strength training and conditioning in the off season and non-peak training months of my race season. Being in the weightroom for years prior to becoming a runner makes me comfortable with a bit of clanging and banging of the plates and kettlebells. But instead of looking to get swole for aesthetics like I did in my younger years, now it's more for the functionality of the sports I love, to stay injury free and okay maybe a bit to look swole still. 😉 I get why many endurance athletes gravitate towards the roads vs the weightroom: 💥 Not knowing how to work out in the gym 💥 Gyms seem not welcoming and feel too bro-ish 💥 Sticking to what you're good at (running vs weights) 💥 Old memories of a bad experience as a kid As science continues to back up the importance of strength training and more elite athletes add their gym regimens to their IG feeds, I hope more newbie and veteran runners and triathletes make the decision to get that effort in as much as tempo runs and sprint intervals. A solid strength training program for my endurance athletes will: 🔑 Focus on the functionality of the sport (marathon, tri) 🔑 Incorporate power and plyometric training which translates to speed on the roads 🔑 Be periodized to complement the build up and peaks in your training schedule 🔑 Include core exercises to keep your form from breaking down in the late stages of a race As race day for fall events gets closer and mileage increases, what I do in the gym will change to go along with it. It’s been a key component in saving my body from running too many miles and staying relatively injury free over the years. What does your strength & conditioning program look like? Drop a comment below! #EFP #kickpush #endurancefitnessperformance #EFPathlete #whatsyourwhy #teamNuun #teamzoot #RADrabbit #runcoach #tricoach #ultracoach #fitnesscoach #sandiegorunner #honeystingerambassador #marathoncoach #runnerscommunity #runnersofinstagram #runstrong #runningmotivation #ridc #runningfordiversity #AFChalfmarathon #ultramarathoner #myrunnersworld #nojunktraining #trainsmart

As an Athletic Trainer, how do you think we have to approach injury prevention for the various athletes we have @ringling ? We have many varying demands on and types of bodies, from brute strength to graceful and bendy, often in the same performance athletes. @duo_giulia_mattia are one great example, both aerialists with very different body types and demands on their bodies for performance. Mattia has to be strong enough to hold Giulia with one arm 35 feet in the air while extending his body gracefully in positions we don't often think of strong men having the mobility to attain. While Giulia is super bendy and graceful but has to be able to hold onto Mattia while her body is in contorted positions gracefully flying high in the air. We work not only on their strength, but their strength in overextended body positions. Many people look at this couple and simply think of their bodies as being hypermobile when in actuality their bodies have been trained to reach greater levels of mobility with great strength, and what we as Athletic Trainers do is help them maintain those abilities, helping them with weaknesses they may not even realize they have. Circus people often don't come from a sports background where they had the opportunity to learn about how to best care for their bodies through strength and mobility training, nutrition and injury care, but they learn fast when given the opportunity and explanation to the importance to incorporate all of it for longevity in the performance years they can have. It's been an amazing journey so far working with these amazing and talented athletic performers who I get to share my wealth knowledge from decades working in performance art sports, action sports and martial arts....and this is only the beginning! #CircusAT #circusmedicine #AthleticTraining #circuslife🎪 #aerialists #bendybodies #strength #mobility #mobilitywithstabilityiskey #ringlingbrothersbarnumandbaileycircus #ringlingfamily🎪 #ringling🎪isbackintown #californiadreamin #BESM #careerofhelpingathletesreachfortheirdreams #ilovemycareer #livelifeonyourownterms https://lnkd.in/gjPjKyy7

The struggle with building strength and power My athletic history is about as far away from fast twitch and power output as you can get So, understandably, building strength and power does not come easily for me The video on the bottom is from 2 years ago, the above video is from this past weekend The more recent clean was an 8 pound pr. It took two years. My training was not always consistent, but it was always present 8 pounds in 2 years, and it is one of the prs I am most proud of, because it doesn't come easy Moral of the story: do things you suck at, even if you'll always be mediocre at them Always train to be fitter, and that means working on your weaknesses #EveryoneFitter #Crossfit #fitness #strengthandconditioning #sportsperformance