Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Tip #5: Stabilize Your Core

Hello Everyone!

Core is all the craze right now, but in all honestly, core stability is the real deal.

Read that again, core stability is the real deal.

I didn't say six-pack abs are the real deal.
I didn't say 1,000 crunches are the real deal.
I didn't say ab machines are the real deal.

Core stability is the real deal.

Athlete's Transverse Abdominis (TA) need to be strong and stable. If you can't stabilize your core you CAN'T get the most out of your movement. Whether that is running, jumping, or playing your sport (just to name a few).

How do you develop a healthy stable TA? You have to do the "non-sexy" core exercises such as core bridges, hip pops, glute bridges, side core bridges, etc.

Focus your core training on stabilization to hit the hidden TA, stop wasting your time doing crunches.

Keep Training!
Coach Amanda Kephart

Monday, January 19, 2009

ACL Prevention

Hello Everyone!

Recently I spoke at the Stow Booster Club about ACL Prevention and how anyone can identify high risk characteristics for ACL injury (in themselves and others), along with a few simple ways to help decrease these risk factors.

For a complimentary copy of this presentation, click HERE.

Learn:
  • What an ACL injury is
  • What an ACL injury means to you
  • Risk Factors you can NOT control
  • Risk Factors you CAN control (including the #1 risk factor in both men and women)
  • Sample of exercises that help with ACL prevention
Keep Training!
Coach Amanda Kephart

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Another Adult Performance Time!

Hello Everyone!

Do to popular demand, AGMC Sports Performance is adding an evening adult performance class to Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7:30 PM!

Effective immediately.

Workout hard. Workout smart. Workout better.

Keep Training!
Coach Amanda Kephart