Every movement contains 3 phases

A) Eccentric or muscle Lengthening B) Isometric or no length changed C) Concentric or muscle shortening. The over all ultimate goal is improving efficiency and power.

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At Underground Fitness Athletes, our goal is to provide the highest level of knowledge, character, and dedication to our athletes. By training movements, not muscles, your body learns to directly apply your strength and power gains to the movements made during your sports. Underground Fitness Athletes will impact, lead, and mentor athletes of all ages and abilities, through sport specific performance training.

Underground Fitness Athletes: Focusing on quality over quantity

Underground Fitness Athletes: Focusing on quality over quantity: Strength workouts should be brief, focusing on quality over quantity. A athlete does not have time (or energy) for marathon strength trainin...

Concentric / Reactive

Every activity we preform, weather on the playing field or during everyday activities, require individuals to react and generate force quickly to certain demands place on our structure. Concentric/reactive training can enhance one’s ability to dynamically stabilize, reduce and produce forces at speed that are functionally applicable to the task at hand. If we do not train the CNS to recruit muscles quickly, when met with a demand that requires one to react quickly. The nervous system will not be able to respond appropriately. This training is not just for athletes it’s for everybody because it is a important component to enhance function, performance and decrease the risk of injuries. Keeping your programming in micro and macro cycles never lets the body get acclimated. We are building better athletes one day at a time at Underground Fitness Athletes.

Box jumps

When doing box jumps make sure you are getting full hip extension on your jump and building sound landing mechanics is the most important thing, not height. Leave your ego at the door because there are no box-jump world championships. Without full hip extension, you'll limit the carryover to explosive lifts and athletic events, thus minimizing the training effect. The box jump is used to build power and explosiveness. We monitor how many jumps and implement them into our athletes programs. They are done at the first of the workout to make sure the athlete is warm ready and not tired. Underground Fitness Athletes are Building Better Athletes One day at a time. #manwejustgetshitdone 

Overcoming Isometric for Sticking Points

Overcoming Isometric is effective for busting through sticking points. 15% more force Isometrically than you can concentrically. Producing greater force during the weakest part of your lifts is the key to pushing past sticking points and busting plateaus. You’re not only overloading the weak region, but also programming your CNS to be aggressive. We use isometric movements because it’s a muscular contraction where the joint angle and muscle length don’t change. So if you want change and at the same time improvements we can provide that at Underground Fitness Athletes. #manwejustgetshitdone 

What do you do?

Did you realize it is only 16 weeks until swimsuit season?? With all this crazy cold weather this is probably the last thing you are thinking about, right?? 

So each year are you active on staying fit, toned or half way doing it or just wishing the pounds would melt off and you wake up looking good? Some feedback here would be helpful. 

I am asking because I do care. I do read your comments and would like to know what do you do? Do you do a crash course on fitness 12 weeks before? Since it takes about 12 weeks for results really start showing. For those of you that do this you are about 4 weeks from having to start. Do you have your vacations planned yet?? 

Here at Underground Fitness I do have to say my husband is more "active" in gym than I am. My main reason is the baby it is cold for her in there :) but I do work out at home and she is already copying me. It is so cute! She helps me by laying on me when I am doing push ups, sit up, crunches or anything else I do on the floor. She jumps now and tries to squat and is pretty good at a plank all at 19 months. Hey healthy lifestyle can never start to early. 

If you are wanting to lose weight the first 10 pounds are usually the make or break mark. 10 pounds has special meaning to most. It is a bench mark to either keep going since you lost that much and can see results. You can feel the results and it is a huge motivator!! Have you ever looked at 10 pounds? Besides a dumb bell.. I mean looked it up and saw how much came off you! It's gross but it is also kinda amazing to think yep I did that. Empowers you, gives you a little "sparkle" in your step! Haha!! Would you like to lose 10 pounds? Maybe just that or a little more? Know how? Starving oneself is not the way to do it either. Message me to talk about this :) 

Do you have certain products you use? Such as supplements? Protein drinks? Or do you just modify what you eat for a little bit? You can always join us group of moms/women and work out with us. I do make it fun and we have a great time. 

16 weeks people!! That's it. In 16 weeks we will be having beautiful weather, be more active outdoors, vacationing or just enjoying the longer day light hours! I can't wait!!! 

Please comment below and share what you do to prepare for spring/summer