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Mid-November 2014 Issue
The Performance Training and
Conditioning E-Magazine of Athletes
and Fitness Enthusiasts
Track your training with
the Fitbit
Take the high altitude training
mask challenge
Training Zen: Be HERE
now during training
See the Training
Mask Here!
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in this mid-month issue:
Editorial: The Year Around Athlete
Training Tech: Track training and conditioning
sessions with the Fitbit
Book reviews: get your core right with Condition-
ing the Core; challenge your body with High In-
tensity 300; and get tougher with The Encyclope-
dia of Underground Strength.
Athlete Zen: Getting better at being “here” NOW
Athlete Fueling: Training Recovery Foods
Training Tips: Training with a ‘twist’; Front
Squat or Back Squat—Choose!
Workout of the Month: DB complex Series, non-
stop from exercise to exercise
Psychology and Motivation: Don’t wait for your
ship to come in Also:
Pur Motion Wish Bone press variations
for successful training applications
14” med ball snatch-slam-throw combo
for maximum explosiveness
It’s a process. Getting up in the morning,
grabbing that workout gear, putting one foot
in front of the other, and starting that
workout. Rep after rep, set after set, mile
after mile—-it takes a certain will power. A
will power fueled by desire and effort.
Training takes a dedication that is a commitment the entire year. There
really is no off season from training. Sure it changes throughout the
year, depending on your goals, event you’re training for, the weather,
what new training equipment you want to tryout, what new workout
you want to sample—training does change throughout the year.
But even though it changes, we still have become the “year around ath-
lete” training 12-months a year. We take time off for those short spac-
es of rest here and there, but throughout the year for the most part we
are grinding it out in the gym, on roadways, or wherever we find our
training bliss.
I like to look at year around training as a goal. When I looking back at
that calendar year in December of the previous fall, summer, spring
and winter it’s a cool way to count up the number of training days and
times I’ve had throughout the year. And then doing the math—taking
the 365 days that year and seeing how many of those days were spent
training. It feels like the best accomplishment.
So as we close in on the end of the year look back and count up those
training days. Quite an accomplishment being the year around athlete.
Daimond Dixon
Editor, Pro Power E-Mag
The Year around Athlete
From the Editor
The Mission
The Pro Power mission is to provide training
information to athletes and fitness enthusiasts
by sharing training and conditioning ideals
from various sources helping individuals to
reach their personal performance potential.
Publishing
Pro Power E-Magazine is published monthly
in an online viewing format along with an
accompanying online web site and blog.
Contact Information
Editor: Daimond Dixon
Web: ProPowerMag.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (616) 633-1883
Tech that adds variety to sports performance and fitness training
Training Tech
Take your training sessions and life to the next level with the Fitbit.
This slim, stylish device can be worn all the time and gives you the mo-
tivation you need to become more active. It tracks steps, distance, and
calories burned and shows you how well you’re meeting your daily
goals. Even at night, it tracks your sleep cycle, helping you learn how
to sleep better, and even wakes you “quietly” in the morning. Your
stats can be accessed anytime on your computer, tablet or from
smartphones. The Fitbit is idea for your fitness tracking, and a perfect
gift for the holiday season!
The skinny on the Fitbit:
Tracks steps, distance, calories & active minutes
Monitors how long and well you sleep
Wakes you with a silent wake alarm
LED lights shows how your daily goals stack up
Slim, comfortable and easy to wear
Sold with both large and small wristbands included
Get your Fitbit here today!
“Our competitive cauldron is a player development tool. By making the player better, it makes the team better. We don’t use players’ rankings to determine starting positions or playing time. The rankings are for the players’ information. Those that are ambitious will want to climb and those that are content to be mediocre will also be content to remain in the middle to bottom of the rankings.”
Customize your own Categories. Filter by Categories and by Player position.
Create a cauldron from our templates for Soccer, Lacrosse, Basketball, Football, Volleyball or create your own person-alize cauldron.
Create and enter your players stats for each training sessions online or via the app.
Printout/Email individual players stats or the entire Team. Allow players to login online to view only their stats and progress.
What is the Competitive Caul-
dron? A MUST use application
for any coach. See it here
Book Reviews: High Intensity 300, Conditioning to the Core,
Encyclopedia of Underground Strength
From Amazon:
If you’re tired of the same old workouts and less-than-spectacular results, you’ll be excited to know you’ve found the remedy to your situation. In fact, you’ve found 300 of them! High-Intensity 300 is the ultimate workout guide. Featuring 300 of the most effective and chal-lenging workouts, it’s packed with programs that push you to your limit and maximize results.
Each workout includes detailed instruction, photos, and training tips as well as variations for types of equipment and difficulty level. Best of all, each workout is designed to be completed in 30 minutes. Chal-lenge yourself with a different workout each day, or take a more fo-cused approach and target goals, such as increasing muscle mass, shedding fat, or maximizing performance.
From Amazon: Conditioning to the Core
Serious athletes train for results—results that make
them winners on the field, pitch, course, or court. And
the key to getting those results, to improving perfor-
mance in any sport and at any level, is no secret. A
strong, well-conditioned core is the lynchpin to athletic
success.
From Amazon:
Some of the world’s toughest—and most successful—men have endorsed Zach Even-
Esh’s Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning as a must-have, go-to
resource for developing the supreme athletic durability, multi-functional strength and
spiritual fortitude they most prize…Men like JOE DE SENA, founder of The Spartan
Race, the warrior-athlete CDR MARK DIVINE, founder of SEALFIT, and revered
strength coach and powerlifting world champion MARTY GALLAGHER.
The inspirational life lessons shared in this book along with these training methods are
what make this book powerful and timeless. If there’s a hardcore, super-functional
tool or tactic for maximizing strength, speed or muscle, it’s here—bodyweight, kettle-
bells, barbells, tires, ropes, sandbags, kegs and sleds. The bodyweight section alone is
worth more than the price of the book—it’s a ‘must read’ for calisthenics fans.
No book combines the old-school methods of strength training and muscle-building
with the new science of performance enhancement and athletic conditioning better
than The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning. And no author
delivers his knowledge with more heart and passion than Zach Even-Esh.
The books above are available in both print and
tablet versions in our Pro Power Bookstore
Get the book here
Get the book here
Get the book here
Have you ever been in the middle of a tough lifting set of DB walk-
ing lunges, or a grinding run and began thinking about how you
couldn't wait until it was over. Then all of a sudden it snow balls
mentally into you looking forward to the workout being over, and
not really enjoying the training session itself and treating it like
work, just wanting to just escape it.
How about just staying in that set of DB walking lunges and focusing on every set and rep? How about just
locking in during that tough run and focusing on each step that you take, one foot in front of the other?
Be here now. Stay in each moment, not looking forward or backwards. When the moment concludes. Move
on the next one, and so on.
The trick is not to spend so much time looking forward to moments into the future
or looking backward into the past. Why spend the moment your currently “in”
wasting it trying to be somewhere else? You life is more effective when you stay
where you are, giving your all out effort and attention to what you are doing
RIGHT NOW. When that moment is over, move on to the next. Your results will
be much better, not just in your training and fitness endeavors, but in your entire
life! BE HERE NOW
Athlete Zen Be here now for better results
HOW THEY WORK FOR ATHLETES Swivel Vision allows athletes to utilize their optimal field of vision in order to achieve maximum focus and bet-ter hand-eye coordination. Swivel Vision will help athletes train to increase reaction times and develop superi-or mechanics. With repetitive use, Swivel Vision seeks to strengthen the core muscle memory of the eyes and the mind to help athletes become more successful.
Check out Swivel Vision’s Official Site HERE and see them in action HERE
Swivel Vision is the ultimate vision trainer for
athletes constructed from the finest American
made rubber, premium elastic and high quali-
ty foam, with a total overall weight under 4
ounces to provide ultimate comfort while train-
ing. A perfect training device for athlete!
Training Recovery Foods by Trevis Trevino (A.T.C., C.P.T., C.S.C.S., L.N.)
You have been told countless times that your body is your vehicle and food is its primary fuel. However, not all
fuel is created the same. Certain foods can set you moving and going for hours while others will stop you from
moving in 15 minutes. So, what should we be eating to truly charge the body through its days of running, cycling,
swimming, skiing, dancing, or any type of sustained workout?
It's true that different things work for different people and eating a variety of foods is key. However, there are
still scientific facts that focus on the properties of certain foods, and their reactions inside the body when it's "off
the couch" for long periods of time.
I have experimented with several of these foods using hundreds of very active people—from olympic runners to
professional sports athletes, all the way down to your basic gym rat—and though the portion sizes differed de-
pending on activity and duration, these three nutrient-dense foods are things all active people shouldn't go with-
out.
Coconut Products
Around 20 - 25 percent of an athlete's diet should include fat, but just like any therapeutic diet, nailing the amount is only half the battle. We must
also pay attention to the types of fats we're consuming, and coconut oil stands out among the others.
Coconut oil contains MCT's (medium chain fats) that get absorbed in the bloodstream more like a carbohydrate than a fat—making it excellent for
endurance, recovery, and stamina especially when consumed in small amounts throughout the day. It can be added to smoothies or used for cook-
ing. It can even be thrown into baked goods instead of butter. It can be purchased at almost any grocery store, and stored at room temperature.
Another coconut product great for recovery is coconut water. Coconut water is perfect for electrolyte and carbohydrate replacement and can be
consumed before, during, and after any activity. If you're going to sweat for more than an hour, take a drink! Or mix it with one part water and
drink throughout the day.
Omega-3 Fats
Redness, pain, heat and swelling are the four symptoms of chronic inflammation, the root cause of disease. Over-exercising can take its toll on not
just the muscles and joints, but the organs of the immune system, and when combined with stress, illness and poor eating habits, you're left with a
large recipe for inflammation.
Because the typical American diet contains pro-inflammatory foods high in omega-6 fats, the body needs the anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats to
maintain a balance. Because the body doesn't make them on its own, these fats are considered essential, which means we must get them on our
plate.
Fish like wild-caught salmon, sardines, black cod and herring are great sources for omega-3 fats. Algae and fish-oil supplements are also encour-
aged, since they contain the longer chain EPA/DHA fats. Also try ALA chain fats such as walnuts, flaxseeds and chia seeds.
Whey Protein
Yes, runners; it's for you, too! Just because you're not weight lifting doesn't mean the muscles don't need to be fed. Sometimes we focus way too
much on the carbohydrates, and we forget what's responsible for not only maintenance and repair, but nearly every chemical reaction that takes
place in the body.
Whey protein is one of my favorite forms of complete bio-available protein—meaning it contains all of the essential and non-essential amino acids.
These amino acids are in charge of preventing muscle tissue breakdown. They keep blood glucose steady when combined with a slow-releasing
carbohydrate creating the perfect balance of stamina and energy.
The best way to consume whey is in the form of a shake. One
scoop should contain approximately 20 to 30 grams of protein.
Feel free to add a small amount of fruit—1/2 to 1 cups—or one
tablespoon of a healthy fat—ground flaxseed, raw nut butter or
coconut oil.
Trevis Trevino (A.T.C., C.P.T., C.S.C.S., L.N.) is a sports medicine consultant
who specializes in Sports Nutrition and has worked with Professional and
Olympic athletes across the country.
Front Squat/Back Squat—choose!
Training—-with a twist!
Athletes and fitness enthusiasts
alike move and train in more than
one dimension. Performing exer-
cises and training drills forward,
backwards, and up/down is one
thing; now do it with a twist.
Twisting (or rotating) while per-
forming certain movements en-
hances the actual movements add-
ing stability and balance training
to the mix. It also increases the
work load placed on the core, as
you kill two birds with one stone.
Try adding rotational movements
with DB’s or medicine balls next
to time you train
The squat is considered to be the “king” of all
strength training exercises according to many
performance trainers, coaches and fitness enthu-
siasts. There are two ways to hold that load on
your body—front or back..
Front squats require more athleticism since the
bar must be placed on the front part of the body,
and staying in balance becomes a challenge as
well as lifting the actual load.
Back squats require less athleticism as the load sits on the upper back where
less balance is required. Although both have their advantages, athletes in-
volved in performance sports should for sure include the front squats into
their training since it will add another dimension (balance and stability) to
their training efforts.
Workout of the Month:
DB Complex Training
Last month we said that Complexes are a fantastic way to combine exercises
together for a great training effect.
Another way to Complex is by putting together a few ex-
ercises using the DB’s and then going from exercise to ex-
ercise non-stop WITHOUT PUTTING DOWN THE
WEIGHTS UNTIL THE SET IT OVER. The burn
is fantastic, it cuts down training time, and elicits a
great cardio strength training effect.
In the video below check out the following exercises complexed to-
gether for a great effect using DB’s: Lunge + Curl n Press/RDL/Bent
Row/DB Bench Press
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Don’t Wait for your Ship to come in by Brad McLeod SealGrinderPT.com
Are you where you want to be in life?
If you are comfortable – you are in decline. In nature it is a fact that you are either growing or dying. There is no in between.
You must always be seeking to improve yourself – make your game better.
If your satisfied with where you are in life then you are settled, you are comfortable.
Comfortable is not good. Anyone that tells you that you need to be comfortable or that you should look for security.. you need to run from them.
Never ever ever get comfortable.
Some of you are waiting for a chance but you don’t want to get uncomfortable to go after it.
You scared and don’t want to have to get in the cold water to face the sharks even though you know that you could possibly find treasure.
Cathy Hopkins said ‘Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.’
What the %&#$ are you waiting on? Don’t watch your ship sail off into the hori-zon.
Tear your shirt off and jump in that cold water.
Swim against those strong currents.
Paddle hard around those hungry sharks and out into the deep water.
Keep going and flag your ship down like it is the last ship that will ever pass your island.
This is YOUR life we are talking about… why do you want to wait and stay com-fortable.
Do something…anything..other than what your doing right now.
Make a stand and swim out and take control of your life – now.
Brad McLeod knows first hand about mental toughness after being kicked out of a top tier Spec Ops training unit. He failed out of BUD/S the first time after failing a math test (made it through Hell Week and Dive Pool Comp). He came back a year later and gradu-ated and served as an operator on the Navy SEAL Teams.
Today he is one of the most sought after mental conditioning coaches in the world today having recently returned from Ireland, South-ern California, Pennsylvania and parts unknown in north Florida. SEALgrinderPT audios and Ebooks have been downloaded in 20
different countries around the globe. Contact Brad [email protected]
Check out SEALgrinderPT Coaching to help you step up and take hold of your dreams and realize your goals.
Pur Motion Clean and Jerk tool for
Press Variations
Pur Motion created
a new training tool
that is a game
changer for athletes!
The Clean and Jerk
device allows users
the opportunity to
create an explosive exercise like the clean
and jerk, but without risk to injury while
moving along more natural body lines.
Although the tradition-
al lifts for power such
as power cleans,
snatches and hang
cleans can’t be under-
stated, the use of this
new device allows for a faster learning
curve in developing extreme explosive ath-
letic power.
See the three videos to the right on the dif-
ferent press variations that can be used
with the Clean and Jerk device, then click
the right link to visit Pur Motion and view
their entire line of top notch training prod-
ucts.
Wish Bone Push Press
Wish Bone Split Press
Wish Bone Squat + Press
Med Ball Combo move:
‘Snatch’-Slam-Wall Pass
Medicine balls have such a wide variety of applications
and your choices on using it for core training, power
training, and strength training is almost limitless.
One favorite is to use the medicine ball (14” big ball) in
a combo explosive and push combination. In the video
below you can see the big ball being used in an exercise
first as an explosive tool (snatch and slam) and second
as an “explosive-push” tool (push press) towards a wall.
It’s a great way to create explosiveness “Up, Down and Forward”.
If you like the drill and ball, check out our friends at Rogue Fitness below and
grab a ball today!
Cardio Strength Circuit with the
Training Mask for killer results
See the Training
Mask Here!
As an advocate of Cardio Strength Training
(combining elements of cardio training with
elements of strength training) I wanted to see
how well the Training Mask would do it’s job
of high altitude training when combined with
a kettle bell, dumbbells, jump rope and battle
ropes.
The results don’t disappoint! Check out the
video below of this killer Cardio strength ses-
sion!