Happy Monday to you all! First and foremost, I hope everyone had an awesome weekend. We had another busy weekend at DSP training athletes and certifying Coaches in the “Hardstyle” methods of kettlebell training! Yep, we held another AWESOME kettlebell cert this weekend! Most in the group were either Chiropractors or Physical Therapist. And they…
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Hey there I hope you all enjoyed Mother’s Day! It was a very special one for me. I spent the day with my kids and my daughter and granddaughter at her new place in Fort Totten. She has a cool little spot! We grilled a bunch of good food and I even got a chance…
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Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! It looks like the Spring weather has finally arrived. And I am very happy for that! This is my time of year where I kick my training into another gear. Last week I was able to get to the basketball court for 4 days…
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Are Athletes Really Getting Faster, Better, Stronger? This was an excellent TED Talks with Dave Epstein that I caught on Dr. Craig Liebenson’s blog. Dave Epstein writes about sports science and medicine, Olympic sports, and is an investigative reporter. His book The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance is a favorite of mine. In…
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15 Lessons to Leaning Out It’s that time of year where everyone is looking for the quickest way to get that “beach body”! We are not believers of crash dieting at DSP. We do believe in making smart dietary and lifestyle changes in order to achieve the body you’re looking for. In our…
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A huge and very important component of our performance programs at DSP is single leg training. Sports are played on one leg, so an athlete’s ability to be explosive on one leg has to be addressed in their strength work. Single leg training has been shown to improve Rate of Force of Development (RFD) and contribute to power…
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Dynamic Sport Performance Baseball Hitting Bootcamp Every player dreams of hitting home runs and scorching line drives. The problem is most hitters have not been given the recipe to create them. Instead they have received old and inaccurate instructions like these… • Watch the ball hit the bat. • Squish the bug. • Swing down…
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We will be holding a 6 Week Mini Strength and Speed Session that will run from May 12th – June 18th. Workouts will run from 4:30 – 5:45.This is a great opportunity to stay in game ready shape for those transitioning from the Spring season to Summer. We only have 3 spots available. First come, first serve! Pitching Instruction Our…
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How Body Fat Affects Athletic Performance This is an outstanding article here. When I committed to go play football at the University of Virginia, my first thought was that I would have to get a lot bigger. My workouts looked like something you would find in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s journal and I tried to…
DetailsTo all athletes in the Washington Metropolitan area looking for a serious and leading edge strength and conditioning program to join this summer, you don’t want to miss out on this year’s camp! Dynamic Sport Performance’s speed and agility training program will help athletes improve their acceleration, deceleration, reaction time and…
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167 Reasons To Train Athletes with Kettlebells Fellow R.K.C. and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Cal Poly University Dr. Chis Holder. found out early on how special kettlebell training was and how it could take his athletes to the next level. This year one of Dr. Holder’s record breaking players will be…
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There is no secret that there is a huge “arm health” issue facing today’s young baseball players. In fact, renowned orthopeadic surgeon Dr. James Andrews estimates that over 70% of youth pitchers will pitch with arm pain this year. Some would call this an epidemic and I would agree with that. There are a number…
DetailsSummer Speed and Strength Camp June 13th – July 7th For those that would like to DOMINATE like DSP athletes…today is your lucky day! The dates for our Speed and Strength Camp have been finalized! The camp will run 10:00 AM –…
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One Sport Athletes A good friend posted this excellent article, as it talks about how college recruiters are NOW looking for athletes that play multiple sports. Really??? Nothing gets me going like the topic of “one sport athletes”. As a three sport athlete through my senior year in high school, I find it…
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Kettlebells For Speed: What I Wish I Knew In College The term “kettlebell” was foreign to me when I picked up my first weight of any kind back in the early 90’s. I was a high schooler at the time; running cross-country and track for the high school’s team. I remember enrolling in our school’s…
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To all athletes in the Washington Metropolitan area looking for a serious and leading edge speed training program to join this summer, here you go! Dynamic Sport Performance’s 10 week speed and agility program will help athletes develop explosive sport speed, increase athleticism and boost performance in all sports. The foundation of a great player…
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