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FAU Wellness Triathlon

tara@ihpfit.com — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Today is the day! Good luck to all the participants and don't forget to stop by the booth!

Raffle today. Win free classes, free training, etc.

Find the IHP booth and come say hello!

TRI - IHP @ the FAU Wellness Triathlon 4/17

tara@ihpfit.com — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Don't forget to stop by the IHP booth at the FAU Wellness Triathlon this sunday 4/17 at Spanish River Park!

Pete, Seth and I will be there through out the event. There will be a booth Raffle, and To The Max book and DVD sales (with event discount)!!

Come stop by, get IHP guest passes and chance to win free training, free classes and more!

IHP @ FAU's 20th Annual Wellness Triathlon

tara@ihpfit.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Come check out IHP's booth at the FAU Wellness Tri this sunday!

Date: Sunday, April 17th

Location: Spanish River Park

Time: race starts at 7am, IHP will be there all day!

Come stop by our booth and win free training sessions with an IHP trainer!

TRI - IHP is back!

tara@ihpfit.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Take your training to the next level!

Whether you are a conditioned triathlete or a beginner just starting out, TRI-IHP will deliver the results you want!

Semi Private Classes

(Beginning April 25th)

Hours:

T/TH 7AM– 8AM

M/W 3PM – 4 PM

M/W 6 P [...]

Congratulations Mackenzie Briggs!

tara@ihpfit.com — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Mackenzie Briggs, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, recently finished his 2010 Firefighter Combat Challenge season. Mac, a good friend of mine, came to IHP determined to make his 2010 season one for the books. He definitely achieved that with his 2nd place finish in Nationals and 5th place in Worlds. Congratulations on an awesome season and get ready for 2011! In the words of JC (his fav quote), "Live, Love, Learn and Leave a Legacy!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J92yM6tZB [...]

Congratulations Coach Adam Bolanos and the Saint Thomas Raiders

tara@ihpfit.com — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

IHP's own Performance Coach Adam Bolanos, also an assistant coach for the Raiders, helped to lead his team to a 15-0 season. Congrats on your 5A State Championship win and National Championship title! Great Job!

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/21/1982842/raiders-are-nations-best.html

[Open Now] Are You Ready For The Big Announcement

rio@ihpfit.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Two Coaching Powerhouses Are Back Together Again
Click Here Now For Video (http://www.rhadiferguson.com/blog/jcandrhadiareback/)
Enjoy the video and please do us a favor and fill in the box belowthe video and tell us what your biggest question is concerningstrength and conditioning for Mixed Martial Arts.
Take care,
JC Santana and Dr. Rhadi Ferguson

DO YOU DARE

jessica@ihpfit.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

http://www.youtube.com/ihpfit10#p/a/u/2/KuRk9gpS4bk

"IHP is harder than this"

seth@ihpfit.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dan "The Handler" Hornbuckle fought on Thursday (8/19/2010) in Bellator 25 against Brad Blackburn. The Handler won the fight with a 29-28 unanimous decision. I spoke to Dan the next day about the fight and he said "In between rounds 2 and 3, when I was sitting on the stool, I thought to myself IHP is harder than this!" Dan was able to say this because of the fight circuits designed for this fight. Rounds 1 and 3 reflected his game plan and round 2 simulated a round [...]

The Snowman Wins!

seth@ihpfit.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

On Saturday (8/21/2010) Jeff Monson fought Jason Guida. The Snowman defeated him with a second round submission.

LAX rankings

adam@ihpfit.com — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Just want to take this opportunity to congratulate IHP client, Max Susskind (Jr. midfielder- St Andrews lacrosse team), for being ranked - according to insidelacrosse.com - as the top 30th High School lacrosse player in the country and 8th ranked midfielder.

Max and I have been training together since his freshman year and it has been quite rewarding to watch him grow as an athlete and more importantly as a person.

How low can you go?

adam@ihpfit.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

As it pertains to squats, the question shouldn't be how low should you go, but rather how low can you go?

From my own observations at the Institute of Human Performance most individuals, barring injury, demonstrate the ability (thus mobility) to perform a bodyweight (BW) squat (i.e. onto a box) to a depth that is parallel or deeper. However, add a vertical load - such as a barbell squat - dominated by gravity and the previously demonstrated mobility is overshadowed by [...]

Olympic Lifts for Baseball Strength Training...Really?

adam@ihpfit.com — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Just so we're on the same page, baseball is a rotational sport. So while recently looking over a collegiate baseball summer training program I couldn't help but notice Olympic lifts were included. Really?

Olympic lifting is a sport in and of itself that includes lifts such as the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk. These lifts require a tremendous amount of technique and demand a high level of skill specific to the sport of Olympic lifting.

So why are these m [...]

Ultimate Fighter Finale!

seth@ihpfit.com — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Ultimate Fighter Finale took place lat night, Saturday June 19th 2010. Rich Attonito fought Jamie Yager in the 1st fight on the card. It was an amazing fight. I worked with Rich preparing for this fight, we used guerilla strength and fight specific circuits to get ready. Rich defeated Jamie in the 2nd round by taking his back and ground and pounding him until the referee stopped the fight.

CONGRATS RICH !

The Ultimate Fighter Premiere

seth@ihpfit.com — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Ultimate Fighter season 11 premiered last night at 10 p.m. on spike TV. It will be on spike every Wednesday at 10. This season's weight class is the middleweight which is 185 lbs fighters. One of our fighters from American Top Team, Rich Attonito, made the show. Last night's episode had all the fighters fighting to get into the house. Rich dominated his opponent with superior wrestling skills and is now in the house. Stay tuned to see what happens.

GOOD LUCK R [...]

Music as a Motivational Tool

adambolanos@ihpfit.com — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Here's a situation everyone can relate to...You get home from work/school and you're tired as hell. You know you want to work out but...you're tired as hell! Somehow, you gather the momentum to get changed, get in your car, and go to IHP...ehem...I mean the gym. ;-) You get there, and you start your workout. A quarter of the way into it, you lose track of yourself and lose the enthusiasm. All of this leads to you leaving early and going home to watch The Biggest Loser and feeling like a loser [...]

The "I CAN'T" Syndrome

tara@ihpfit.com — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Lately I have been hearing the words “I can’t,” A LOT! It seems to be a staple in the fitness world language. “I can’t do a squat, I have bad knees.” “I can’t rotate my shoulder, it’s weak.” I used to be an “I can’t-er!” Growing up I always had knee “issues.” Many doctors and coaches would say your knees are weak, don’t do that exercise, don’t run at all, you will never [...]

IHP Kickboxing/Bootcamp Class

elvin@ihpfit.com — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Our class will blow your mind. It is nothing like any other class in Boca Raton, FL. We make it fun while you burn lots of calories. If you are looking for a challenging and exciting class come over to IHP and experience the rush

Preparing for an MMA fight against a Striker

seth@ihpfit.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Micah Miller and I are currently preparing him for an MMA fight against an opponent who has a boxing style. We anticipate the fight to be more of striking match, so I must prepare him for a striking battle. Part of this will involve fatigue resistant training of his shoulders so he can throw punches the entire fight. I will be implementing a new circuit with him, which will involve the JC Chisel Your Chest routine, punches on the heavy bag, the hydro-gym power 360, the versa climber, and some ab [...]

General Guidelines of the training cycles

cesar@ihpfit.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

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 i [...]