Aug 31

Reduce Injuries With Unilateral Training

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Let’s face it – Nobody wants to be injured. So what if I told you that there was a simple way to reduce your chances of getting injured?  Well there is and it’s simple.  Train 1 Leg or 1 Arm at a time.  Sounds too easy right? Let me explain….. Injuries can occur for a variety of reasons – failing to include a proper warm up and stretch into you routine, pushing a load past your limits or overtraining are just a few. One source of injury that is often overlooked is from muscular imbalances in the body.   Continued stress to the body (your workouts) will cause your muscles to adapt to the workload and over time imbalances will occur, especially with a consistent workout program. With this, a plateau in progress is not uncommon or even worse an injury can occur.  Incorporating a multitude of unilateral (single side) dumbbell or kettle bell movements can help reduce the onset of injury by correcting the imbalances that occur in our bodies after following a rigid training routine. On a personal note, I had struggled with chronic pain in one knee that lasted close to 6 months. This pain may have been […]
Aug 27

Burn More Fat with the Kettle Bell Swing

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The kettle bell swing is an explosive exercise often performed in our Team Training classes. Not only is it a challenging exercise, but it also has great metabolic effects, AKA fat burning. If performed properly, it can be equivalent to running a 6 minute mile pace or cross-country skiing up hill. That’s a lot! Skip the treadmill, grab a kettle bell, and swing away. Before performing this exercise, it is important to understand the technique. Two major issues often seen with the KB swing are rounding the back and lifting the weight with the arms. Check out one of our athlete’s Jacqueline White, as she performs the proper technique of the KB swing.  
Aug 10

Athlete In The Spotlight: Dan Mower

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This month’s Athlete In The Spotlight is Dan Mower #54, Linebacker at Malone University.  The best way I can describe Dan is simple – he has “IT”.  Those of you that are coaches may understand immediately what I mean by that.  But for those who don’t, I want to shed some light on exactly what “IT” is because I believe it is the most important attribute one can have in sports and in life. When you get to coach a lot of athletes you see a wide variety of capabilities both physically and mentally.  Some are slow, some are fast, some are lazy, and some are driven – there are all sorts of combinations that you will find.  Every once in a while though, you come across an athlete that has “IT”.  I think Joe DeFranco describes “IT” best – someone who has “IT” is a G.A.M.E.R. – They are: Goal Oriented Accountable Motivated Exact Resilient Having  “IT” means that you have the intangibles, the mental attributes that can’t be taught.  I can coach any athlete to get bigger, stronger and faster but I can’t coach an athlete to have “IT”.  “IT” is something that comes from within.  And sadly, it’s not very […]
Aug 07

Chin Ups Chin Ups Chin Ups

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Chin Ups are a huge hit right now for everyone at O.B. Training & Sports Performance! For some reason, everyone just keeps asking to have chin ups on their individual program cards.  Well as Dan John says, “If it’s important, do it everyday.”  Side Note – That’s a great motto to apply to anything in life. The awesome thing about all of the Chin Ups everyone has been doing is that we have had a lot of members in the last few months hit their first bodyweight chin up- some have even gotten 5 or more! Just like everything else we talk about with training and nutrition, CONSISTENCY-HARD WORK & DETERMINATION are how you reach your goals.  So for those of you who are still striving to get that first chin up here are a few tips to to help you get there as well as a video to clearly show you the Do’s and Don’ts of Chin Upping: Quick Tips Use Your Back:  When most people begin working on doing chin ups they make the mistake of trying to pull themselves to the bar using their arms.  Although your arms do help in pulling yourself to the bar, they should only be used to assist your back in […]
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