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Get off the ground and out of that crunch position!!!! Too many crunches can do a number on your spine, try these 3 exercises using a stability ball. By training on a unstable service your body fires more muscles, stabilizers, and proprioceptors. Simply put, more things firing, more calories burning.. getting you in better shape and giving you a more …

Vince Lombardi once said, “fatigue makes a coward out of us all”. Whether you coach, are an athlete, or just a go getter in the business world, you know this quote holds true! This past weekend we had a tournament in Vacaville, we played 4 games in 5 hours with only 9 players. Knowing this was going to be a …

Throwing the bosu ball in your leg workout will mix it up, get your proprioceptors firing!!!! The more muscles firing the better the metabolic expenditure of the exercise and the better shape you will become. You can couple these exercises with power moves ie; Squats, Deadlifts, etc. or you can do them by themselves on a less intense training day. …

My brosky and workout partner http://trainerjosh.com get after it, rolling through the TRX 40/40 challenge!!!! It consists of 40 Atomic Push-ups and 40 Low Rows, great to throw in at the end of your workout as a metabolic finisher. Try it and let me know how it goes. Create a great day!!! -Coach T

The TRX is an amazing piece of equipment… take it anywhere and you can get a killer workout. In this video I hit every muscle group, from your toes to your noes it’s time to GET AFTER IT!!!! The majority of gym-goer workouts are dominated by machines, this ain’t the Terminator so, get away from those machines and get some …

Here are 5 exercises you can do to increase the intensity of your workout or as a Coach, use them as conditioning exercises. I put my players though these at times (length of the court), especially if we are missing lay-ups in the beginning of practice!!!! NO EXCUSES- FOCUS! Create a great day and thanks for checking out the vid. …

Amp up your workout with this exercise or use it as a metabolic finisher to really get that after burn affect (burning calories hours after completing your workout). Focus on really exploding through the band. Create a great day!!! -Coach T

As a Coach I feel it is important for us to evaluate the game, skill sets, etc. all the while being able to break down the movements that are performed in the sport and transfer those movement patterns to the weight room. I feel we as coaches in the past have been too two foot dominated ie; squats, deadlifts, cleans, …