by John Cortese | Dec 2, 2013 | Agility Training, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Featured Posts, Football Training, Injury Prevention, Mindset, Recent Posts, Softball Training, Speed Training, Strength Training, Vertical Jump Training
The terms “Strength Training” or “Weight Training” or even “Weightlifting” are some of the most misused and misunderstood phrases that is commonly thrown around to describe a big, slow, bulky behemoth looking man or woman that you...
by John Cortese | Sep 11, 2013 | Basketball Training, Featured Posts, Injury Prevention, Recovery and Restoration
Got shin splints? Use these simple tips to avoid shin splints and keep training hard! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o62sHzXBPgk[/youtube] See ya, John Cortese CTS Strength & Conditioning Napa, CA
by John Cortese | Jan 31, 2013 | Agility Training, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Conditioning, Featured Posts, Football Training, In Season Training, Olympic Weightlifting, Recent Posts, Speed Training, Track and Field
I can just hear it now… “I’m too tired”… “I’m too busy” “Practice is too long” We hear these same excuses from athletes who are either leading up to their competitive season OR currently in the competitive...
by John Cortese | Sep 29, 2012 | Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Football Training, Recent Posts, Strength Training, Vertical Jump Training
A little compilation/highlight video of a few of our athletes working one of our core lifts and its’ variation, the Deadlift! Not much to say about it that already has been mentioned, but it pretty much kicks major a*s!! Do these with proper technique with...
by John Cortese | Sep 29, 2012 | Agility Training, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Football Training, Recent Posts, Softball Training, Speed Training, Youth Athletes
This is a highlight video of our 2012 Summer Speed & Agility Camp for youth athletes. We trained for 6 weeks, 3 days per week for 60 minutes per session focusing on lateral speed, linear speed development, agility, acceleration and deceleration mechanics, and...
by John Cortese | Apr 17, 2012 | Agility Training, Announcements, Baseball Training, Basketball Training, Featured Posts, Football Training, Recent Posts, Softball Training, Speed Training, Track and Field, Vertical Jump Training, Youth Athletes
Hey guys, Hope all is well on your end and you’re training is going well. It’s almost THAT TIME again – yes, Summer is almost here, and with Summer comes hot weather and sunny skies. This is the IDEAL time to work on your speed & agility for all...