Strength & Power Development
Strength and power give the athlete the ability to physically dominate an opponent in all aspects of the game.  Strength and power development are addressed in all fashions at our facility:  Development of these qualities are expressed through the use of Olympic lifts, plyometrics and compound, multi-joint exercises.  In a recent interview, Dr. Mike Stone, head exercise physiologist at the Olympic Training Center, stated that most athletes would see performance benefits “from just getting stronger.”

Conditioning
Conditioning is absolutely necessary for making athletes successful throughout the course of the entire game/season.  It matters little if a player is stronger and more powerful than their opponents if they can only play at full-speed half the game.  Conditioning and endurance are produced in two separate phases:
General Physical Preparation (GPP) – This is basic conditioning that is attained by any means necessary.  For this phase athletes may drag sleds, push wheelbarrows, swing sledgehammers, or a host of other things to enhance their general work capacity and endurance.  This not only brings the athlete to higher levels of conditioning, but also breaks the monotony of traditional, sport-specific conditioning.
Specific Physical Preparation (SPP) – As the season grows closer, the appropriate energy systems need to be developed in order for the athlete to attain maximal success on the field.  During this time, the athlete would transition to much more specific means of conditioning, thus allowing them to perform optimally under sport-specific conditions.

Flexibility
Perhaps one of the most misunderstood facets of training, flexibility is also essential in keeping athletes injury-free and allowing them to attain maximal sport performance.  Athletes will use various forms of stretching to enhance their performance, including dynamic flexibility, static flexibility, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF).  Quite often in today's society flexibility levels are very poor and often need to be addressed first and foremost in a quality training program.

Linear Speed & Acceleration
Many think that speed is an inborn quality; that it cannot be taught.  However, if this were true, why would all elite level sprinters have coaches?  To enhance linear speed and acceleration, a multitude of factors come into play:  core strength, dynamic flexibility, strength, power, technique, etc.  If any one of these factors is not up to par, then the athlete is not going to perform at their optimal levels.

Lateral Speed & Agility
Beyond linear speed is lateral speed or agility.  While linear speed and acceleration are needed for sporting success, lateral speed and agility are probably MORE important for most sports.  The ability to move in one direction, plant, and cut in another direction and separate from a defender are key to being successful in sports such as basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, etc.  However, many athletes consistently do the same things wrong time and time again.  Let us show you how to increase your lateral speed and performance.

Nutrition
While nutrition has gotten increasing publicity in the recent years, the majority of the information parlayed in the media has been geared towards fad diets, or other ideas based on poor logic.  Both the Dr.’s Hartle are Board Certified Clinical Nutritionists and can help you employ sound nutritional strategies into your everyday life.  What good does it do to hit the weights hard, follow your conditioning work to a ‘T’, and then not fuel your body with optimal precision?  Let us follow your diet program for several days and we can give specific suggestions as to dietary insufficiencies, pitfalls and anything else that may be holding back your ultimate potential.

Injury Prevention (Prehab)
In an otherwise healthy athlete, prehabilitation is essential to help athletes performing at their best and keeping them injury-free.  A prehab program looks at the individual movements of every sport, examines where injuries are most likely to occur, and employs strategies to help prevent injuries from occurring in the first place.

Recovery
Probably the most underrated aspect of performance enhancement, many athletes could be well served at looking into the benefits of recovery work.  First off, all your workouts don’t have to be so hard you are sore or tired for days.  Many workouts can be geared specifically to IMPROVING your NEXT workout!!!  Beyond additional workouts, other things can be employed to speeding up your recovery, such as improving your dietary or sleeping habits, taking a sauna or steam bath, taking a cold shower, etc.  Improving your recovery ability could be the difference between an average or an outstanding performance!