Sport-Specific Development

Swimming is great for your health but not so great for your mountain bike.
Sycamore Canyon near Point Mugu, Ventura County.

I can help most athletes and civilians develop a training regimen
for their sport or activity. To stay motivated, I recommend
sport-specific development exercises that directly correlate to
improving performance in a particular activity.

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"J-E-L-L- ...O! ...Oh! ...OH! ...I can't stop! ...Oh... 'cause I can't feel my legs...
Vail, February 2004.

 

"Those who can do... do.
Those who can't do... coach"
~ ancient athletic proverb.

When it is snowing in Santa Fe, Judge Reinhold trail runs to escape in LA.
Backbone Trail in Will Rogers State Park just north of Santa Monica.



Improving in any endeavor is the means to
increasing long term motivation.

Andrew Walters defies the Newtonian Laws of physics and gravity on the
bouldering route "Dancing Outlaw" which is rated @ V-8 in level of difficulty:
Translated, this means it is damn near impossible. Santa Barbara County.
Rock climbing is a unique sport requiring very sport-specific strengths.


NO SPORT IS PERFECT



Famous stuntman Terry Jackson has developed sport-specific muscles for kicking my butt
on a mountain bike and a rock wall... all in the same day!
Top Kenter Canyon just north of Santa Monica.

Mountain biking is great exercise but it does limit the strength range of the legs
(due to the small motion of the pedal stroke and static position of the body).

For my own fitness-focus, I stay with exercises (in the weight room and outside) and intensities
that compliment mountain biking over the long run (i.e. yoga, trail running, stairs, hiking):
This includes a fair amount of high repetition-weight training for the legs
to re-establish some lost power.

(Note: too much power training will reduce endurance and vice-versa)

Proper training in the weight room helps to increase anaerobic threshold levels and restore
a full range of strength and flexibility.



"Sure looked easier on the commercial"



FOR EXAMPLE

Say an NFL football player swims aggressively a few hours a week during the off-season.
This will probably enhance his over-all body development, especially helping to strengthen his
shoulders and aerobic capacities. However, if he swims hard (everything is relative here)
the day before the big game, he will fatigue his rotator cuffs and they will
subsequently be more susceptible to injury.

Power, speed, and stability development are the best defenses against injury in an impact sport.
Marathon runners should never tackle or be tackled by anyone. Please see Plyometrics.

Sprinters, football players, and power athletes do not run marathons on purpose. Too much
endurance training limits the power/ stability potential and intense power training
limits the endurance potential (paper, rock, and scissors).

Again, in the long-term focus, ‘specific', short distance, limited endurance training is
beneficial to power development and vice-versa.

Please see
Cardiovascular Conditioning
Strength Training
Flexibility
Nutrition

Jeff Archibald
ACE Certified Trainer
310 890 6783
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jeff@boldfitness.com