Most of us in the pursuit of getting stronger and harder to kill often need guidance from those who have walked the walk and taken themselves to new levels of awesome. I think it’s important to see what they do and observe the common trends among those who consistently make progress and how they go [...]
READ MORE »The NBA, NHL, and PGA Tour all had pressure filled weekends. Athletes work countless hours to put themselves in a position to perform under that pressure. Sacrifices like missing Mother’s Day, birthdays, and weddings are often made this time of year. Greatness is a word engrained in every athlete’s vocabulary. The one’s who achieve it [...]
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Admit it, when you either read or saw lembas bread in Lord of the Rings, you really wanted some. Yes! There’s several recipes out there for it, but I made up a protein and fiber-rich version for the nerdy-lifter that I am. *Disclaimer* I’m still tweaking the amounts, so this may not be perfect but it’ll at least be [...]
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It’s that time of year! Time to get stronger, faster, more powerful, and pack some muscle mass onto your frame. Check out our special offer for baseball players this summer: For the past 6-years, the coaches at SAPT have been helping pitchers and position players alike achieve their potential on the field. Set up a [...]
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The second annual George Mason University Powerlifting Meet was held this past weekend, and a few of us stepped up to represent Team SAPT! Current intern Brian, my girlfriend Jennifer, and yours truly put our game faces on to throw some weight around on the platform. The meet was run by none other than the [...]
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Huge thanks to Heather Kampf – professional runner for Asics and Team USA Minnesota – for doing this interview!
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Do you have tight hamstrings? Do you stretch them only to find that you’re not any closer to the suppleness that you desire in those posterior hip extenders? Do you feel they’re tighter than Gringotts Bank Security? Thieves Beware… Have you tweaked/pulled your hamstring (due to your tightness maybe?)? Today, we’ll go over some of the reasons why the [...]
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For years I’ve been interested in restorative and rehabilitative techniques. Whether it be something in the “do it yourself” category such as foam rolling, or something a bit more invasive like dry needling (a technique used by doctors of physical therapy to release tight muscles in spasm), I’m always interested in finding out what seems [...]
READ MORE »A few weeks ago I was fortunate to hear Allison Levine speak. Levine has climbed the highest peak on every continent, served as team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition, and skied across the Arctic Circle to the geographic North Pole. As Levine spoke I found that her approach and mentality was very [...]
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Here’s a clip I recently threw together using the extremely handy application, Coach’s Eye. Today we are going to analyze a recent deadlift session of one of our adult clients, Conrad, and explain how we were able to use this video footage to help him take his deadlift from “good” to “better than good.” More [...]
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