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Former Athletes' Performance Coach Helps Jags Reduce Injury
Congratulations to former Athletes' Performance specialist Luke Richesson on becoming the strength and conditioning coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. USA Today reports that the recovery and regeneration strategies Richesson brought with him have already helped reduce injuries at camp:
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Nate Burleson's Offseason Training Regimen
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Less than a year removed from major reconstuctive knee surgery, wide receiver Nate Burleson told The Olympian that his performance at Seahawks training camp is a welcome surprise:
“It feels good,” Burleson said about his knee. “I don’t want to get too excited too early. I’m somewhat surprised, but at the same time the month leading up to training camp I was really busting my butt [at Athletes' Performance] in AZ (Arizona), working out twice a day in that hot weather."
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Sports Illustrated says Matt Hasselbeck Improved with Athletes' Performance
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In Sports Illustrated's Monday Morning Quarterback, Peter King says that there is a new stronger and leaner Matt Hasselbeck returning to the Seahawks:
"Matt Hasselbeck is working out twice a day on vacation. That's a good sign. Last year, Seattle's season went down the drain when Hasselbeck's back acted up in the summer and never settled down. Now he's got [Athletes' Performance's Ken] Croner with him at his family vacation home in central Washington, on the Columbia River, and Croner's putting him through the kind of two-a-days that should serve him well.
This is the fourth year Croner has worked with Hasselbeck, who turns 34 in September, and the trainer said Friday, "He looks by far the best he's ever looked since I've been with him.''
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Eight MLB All-Stars Prepared at Athletes' Performance
Philadelphia Phillies 2nd baseman Chase Utley training at Athletes' Performance during the off-season. Image by Scott Wachter
Athletes' Performance would like to congratulate those MLB players selected to the 2009 All-Star game who trained with Athletes' Performance.
Eight players who prepared for the season with Athletes' Performance have been selected to represent their teams in St. Louis on July 14th for the 80th All-Star game. For all their hard work and impressive performance over the first half of the season, these athletes have been rewarded with an All-Star selection from the fans, their peers and the managers of MLB.
Representing the National League:
- Chase Utley, 2B, Philadelphia Phillies - Starter
- Freddie Sanchez, 2B, Pittsburgh Pirates
Representing the American League:
- Josh Hamilton, OF, Texas Rangers - Starter
- Justin Morneau, 1B, Minnesota Twins
- Kevin Youkilis, 1B, Boston Red Sox
- Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Boston Red Sox - Starter
- Carl Crawford, OF, Tampa Bay Rays
- Adam Jones, OF, Baltimore Orioles - 1st time All-Star
Ready to start an all-star workout? Tap into the methodology that these pros use. Sign up for a baseball training program today. Click here for a free trial.
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Aaron Curry on Training at Athletes' Performance
Check out this video of Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry talking about his training at Athletes' Performance prior to the NFL Combine.
Curry's advice: "Any high school athlete going to college would be fine if they attack every workout like it was their last, and that's what I do."
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Wired Magazine Features Core Performance for "Algorithmic Workout"
How are you tracking your progress in the gym? In the new (July) issue of Wired magazine, the editors reveal the most cutting-edge solutions for workout tracking, including a feature on our very own Core Performance Center in Santa Monica, California:
"At Core Performance, personalized workouts have been digitized and automated — think Club One run by Deep Blue. The gym's founders spent two years poring over decisions made by a coach and embedding them into workout equipment that compares a gym rat's goals (say, run a marathon) with their stats (like VO2 max) and nutrition habits to calculate a progressive series of workouts. Data from each session is saved in order to improve subsequent ones. The principle is that workouts you measure are workouts that make you fitter — because you train more precisely and work harder when you're getting quantitative feedback."
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Top NFL Draft Picks Trained at Athletes' Performance
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Phoenix, AZ- Gulf Breeze, FL-Carson, CA (April 27, 2008) Athletes' Performance is honored to have trained the first overall NFL draft selection for the fourth consecutive year, with QB Matthew Stafford, selected by the Detroit Lions on Saturday, April 25. Previously, Athletes' Performance NFL Combine Preparation participants Jake Long (Miami Dolphins, OT, 2008), JaMarcus Russell, (Oakland Raiders QB, 2007) and Mario Williams, (Houston Texans DE, 2006) were chosen with the top pick.
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