Happy Monday to you all! I hope that everyone is feeling FANTASTIC and sticking to their New Year’s Goals! Today I wanted to share some special testimonials from the latest crop of RKC’s! Some of them almost brought me to tears. Make sure to check those out below! But before we do that, I have…
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Dynamic effort vs Max effort + accommodating resistance You can either move heavy weights slow, or light weights fast. Both is of equal importance in building a well rounded athlete, but rarely is the second one well programmed , as some coaches prioritize just adding weight to the bar. If you only ever focus on…
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The Art of Coaching with my Kettlebell Master Class Student Adrienne Lufkin It’s about more than passing tests. It’s even about more than understanding the technical parameters of movement and program design. It’s also about connection, motivation, and application. . @coach_darius connects with every athlete, every session. He knows when you have more to give,…
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Good Monday to you all! I hope everyone had a great week. Today I wanted to share my favorite content from my Kettlebell Performance MasterClass from last week. Click on the images to catch the good stuff. Hope you enjoy! Darius One of My Favorite Success Stories Explosive Training for Adults …
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This past weekend was a great success and a lot of fun as we rolled out the first Kettlebells for Sport Performance Seminar! We were so fortunate to have an amazing group of attendees including doctors, physical therapists, strength trainers, and kettlebell enthusiasts. The centerpiece was the new 44-week DSP Training Manual. With that…
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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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Happy Monday to you all! I am back for the second installment of the DSP Video Weekly Recap. It sounds like everyone enjoyed the first video. We received a number of emails from our readers. Many said that they loved the video and wanted to see even more. Very cool!! It was another busy week…
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I hope everyone had a great weekend! It was a cold one. Geez… I am hearing that this Winter is going to be rough. NOT looking forward to that! 😉 As for my weekend, it was a very special one! This past Friday I was inducted into the Episcopal High School Hall of Fame. Yes,…
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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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