Posted by: csucre in Untagged on
Mar 16, 2010
Keeping your training cycles in order is the most effective way to achieve peak performance in your clients and athletes. Here are some of the basic guidelines of these cycles and their fitness equivalents.
Conditioning (TONE): allows the client or athlete to establish their functional capacity.
Hypertrophy (BUILD): the main target is to increase the structural integrity of the tissues by increasing the cross sectional area of the tissue.
Strength (STRENGTH): the objective is to increase the ability of the CNS to recruit more muscle.
Power (SHAPE): expand the strength developed in the previous cycle
Power endurance (BURN): uses interval training to improve power in a fatigued state.
The optimal manipulation of this cycles depending on the client or athlete's needs will be the difference in their success
For more on cycles and programing, check the book The essence of Program Design @ www.ihpfit.com
Have a great week and keep moving!!!
Posted by: csucre in Untagged on
Mar 1, 2010
It doesn't really matter if you are an athlete or someone trying to lose weight and get in shape. IHP Functional Fitness classes will do the job. Stop by and have fun with people just like you while training your body the way it is supposed to be trained. "As a whole unit"
Functional Fitness brings you the ability to combine agility, coordination, flexibility strength and endurance in a fun enviroment and with unique equipment. This class can introduce the begginer to functional fitness, yet challenge the most physically advanced.
Come, experience how different and effective it is and let me put the FUN in your Functional Training.
Schedule
Monday: 12:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am & 12:00 pm
Wednesday : 12:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am & 12:00 pm
Posted by: csucre in Untagged on
Feb 9, 2010
Starting next monday, IHP Is going to be hosting a massive international mentorship.
People from United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil and Argentina will be coming to IHP to learn a little bit more about Functional Training Modalities and have a blast with J.C. and all the IHP Staff.
The mentorship will be teach in English and Spanish.
Posted by: csucre in Untagged on
Feb 1, 2010
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to learn a little bit more about the ketlebell world and I can say it was pretty interesting.
Jeffrey Bailey. A former student from Dr Abbott's program and a good friend was the key speaker at the seminar and it was amazing. His knowledge about ketlebells and simple approach to it make me understand more about this amazing tool. It was a great experience. It gave me extra tools to my training bag!
Posted by: csucre in Untagged on
Jan 25, 2010
The chopper it's our favorite warm up protocol at IHP. Why?
There are many reasons why I consider the chopper the most efficient warm up protocol.
It's a head to toe protocol and it's also a great tool to develop a strong core base.
The chopper it's very versatile. You can do it body weight based, or add a medicine ball, even a dumbbell. At IHP we prefer to do it with a medicine ball.
Incorporates 3 planar movement, dynamic flexibility and overall body movement.
The chopper is composed of the following exercises.
1- Vertical chop which incorporates movement in the sagital plane
2- Rotational chop which incorporates movement in the frontal plane
3- Diagonal chop which incorporates movement in the transverse plane.
Perform 10 to 15 reps of each exercise, move dynamically but with control, use full ranges of motion that are pain free, keep the core tight through the movements, control all movements with the core muscles, pivot trailing foot during rotational movements and be ready to have one of the most wonderful warm up protocols you'll ever try.
For more on the chopper protocol log on http://www.ihpfit.com/ and check the Essence of program design book
Enjoy!
Phone: (561)-620-9556
Email: info@ihpfit.com
