THE LAST LIGHTNING BOLT?!?
YES!.. well, at least in this format. Beginning next week, I will be moving this weekly newsletter over the brand new WWSP Blog. You will now be able to read the same valuable training information and content, but be able to comment and network with other subscribers as well. In addition, I'll be posting many more exercise articles and workout information, adding photos, uploading videos, and many other new features.. all to enhance the value of the information that we provide to you. I am very excited about the potential of this move, and hope each one of you follows us on this new journey!
This is just one of many things going on in and around WWSP these days. Here are a few others:
1. CONGRATULATIONS to Miss Tiffany Ryan, as she is featured in this month's issue of MuscleMag magazine. Tiffany has been an online client of ours since August 2008, and rarely misses a workout! She is getting more and more attention on the modeling scene these days, and her success is well deserved. Great job Tiff! Here is the link:
http://www.emusclemag.com/content.php?cat=1&id=765
2. The Replay Football documentary is in full swing, with 2 episodes left to be posted on their website. The game, played on April 26th, certainly didn't turn out the way I intended.. the Easton squad that I played for lost 27-12. The overall experience, however, was incredible, and is impossible to put into words. To date, they have completed 3 episodes, and have 2 more scheduled. Episode 4 (to be uploaded to their site any day now), features myself and another WWSP client, Kendall Hochman, and his journey in conquering Cancer and getting in shape to play in the game. Keep an eye out for this powerful episode, here's the link:
http://www.missiong.com/show/Replay
3. The new WWSP website is in development right now! While the final version will not go live until early this Summer, look out! We have a bunch of new exciting features planned, to give you better access to programs, articles, videos, diet plans and nutritional supplements, informational products, and much more. It truly will be the Ultimate!
So there's a ton of great things going on as we head into the Summer 2009! Speaking of summer, I'll leave you today with 3 great tips on how to maximize your sports performance training in the summer.
1. BE AN EARLY RISER!
- Whenever possible, get your workouts done in the morning. There are an incredible amount of daily "workout distractions" in the summertime, from social activities, to part-time jobs, to household chores. You are less likely to miss a workout as a result of these activities if you get it out of the way early in the day. A reasonable time to work out each day is 9am. This will give you the opportunity to get ample sleep, and be done by 12pm or so. At that point, you can start your day!
- AM workouts are also much safer! It's no secret that it gets hot in the summer, sometimes too hot! Working out in the morning ensures cooler temps... and better overall workouts!
2. DEMAND STRUCTURE AND CONSISTENCY FROM YOURSELF!
- For the high school athletes out there, your entire schedule changes during the summer months. You no longer have the structure of the school day or the ability to walk down to the weightroom 3-4 times per week right after school to get your work in. DON'T LET THAT GET IN THE WAY of a consistent program.
- Find out the summer hours in the weightroom, and commit to the same schedule each week. If there aren't summer hours in your school's weightroom, many commercial gyms have inexpensive summer rates that you can join under. Either way, pick your workout days and times and STICK TO THEM! The smallest change in your schedule will begin to give you big temptations to start to skipping workouts. Do not let distractions or the various summer activities get in the way of this schedule that you create. Commit to your plan, and commit to yourself.
3. HAVE WORKOUT BACKUPS!
- Even if you fully commit to Tip #2, the nature of the summer is that there are uncontrollable factors that are bound to upset your normal routine. These come in the form of vacations, poor weather, family responsibilities, something crazy like someone forgetting a key to the weightroom (go ahead and laugh, but this happens!), and other things of this nature. These are not a big deal at all, when you are prepared!
- Have practical, no-equipment-needed backup workouts ready, in case you cannot get to the place or equipment that you need. Here are some examples:
- If you cannot get outside for your speed work because of rain, find a set of stairs indoors that you can sprint up.
- If you go on vacation for a week at the beach and have no access to a gym, have 3-4 bodyweight workouts ready. No equipment needed, but you can still work!
- If that weekend outing at the cabin with your cousins gets in the way of a scheduled 20 mile bike ride, go for a swim in the lake instead!
- The key is to get some amount of work in, even though the circumstances for that day are not perfect. Don't throw the workout out just because something didn't go right, find another way!
That's the Bolt for this week. See you all next week on my Blog!!!
Yours in Strength,
Jesse
PS. You don't have to wait for the new website to come out for great sports training programming... take a minute to check out www.worldwidesportsperformance.com today!
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