Every year in August, we’re hired to provide select D1 programs our assessment and evaluation summaries on individualized programming for their athletes.
Today, I’m joined by RPP Pitching Coordinator Matt Hartshorn to discuss the preparation and some thoughts on some exciting new changes to the assessment.
Continue reading “Podcast #145: Getting Ready to Do It Again… RPP College Assessments”
Blast’s “Other Metrics”, which are generally used for providing additional context to their 3 Scores, are as follows:
There are several potential physical impediments that could lead to undesirable scores in all these metrics. Similar to the other Scores, issues could range from the bottom of the kinetic chain all the way to the top, including limited ankle mobility, lower body weaknesses, limitations on t-spine disassociation and even weaknesses in the shoulder region. Continue reading “How to Improve Blast Motion “Other” Metrics”
Today my interview is with Alex Whelan. A great hockey player I had the pleasure of training this spring until he just recently left for Quinnipiac University where he will be playing for one of the premier hockey programs in the country. Alex is a graduate of Ramsey High school and was The Record Hockey Player of the Year in Bergen County in 2015. Continue reading “Interview with Quinnipiac’s Alex Whelan”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, NASM, CPT, PES, FMS)
Today my interview is with Sam Uline, a graduate of Suffern High School Volleyball program who has been training at RPP for the past two years. She is on her way to University New Orleans Division I Volleyball program to become a Privateer. I think Sam is a great inspiration for so many young female athletes who want to take their game to the next level.
Continue reading “Interview with Volleyball Player Samantha Uline (Future Privateer at UNO)”
By Ed Howard (CPT, NASM, FMS)
Today I am going to post a brief blog by Ed Howard (CPT, NASM, FMS) one of our adult trainers at RPP. Ed recently completed his fourth Spartan Race and I thought it would be a great read to see how training at RPP helped him complete the course in record time.
Whenever I tell someone that I’m going to do an obstacle course race like the Spartan Race the first question they often ask is “Why?” Running a Spartan requires strength, agility, endurance and just a touch of crazy (well maybe more than a touch in my case, especially at the age of 61). Continue reading “The Spartan Experience”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
With the hockey off-season under way and many teams and our college guys getting ready to come in, I thought it was an appropriate time to explain why I believe, here at RPP, we have a big responsibility on our hands. And I don’t simply mean our athlete’s physical development. Continue reading “Training with a Future in Your Hands”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
No one is immune from the risk of injury, especially athletes. It’s how we deal with these injuries during our recovery that allows us to continue to train effectively. Continue reading “Training with an Injury”
