The 7 Principles of NFL Athleticism

by Ryan Burgess Baseball may still be America’s pastime, but professional football is America’s passion. Every Sunday the attention of an entire nation is locked on the NFL and the jaw-dropping athleticism of its players.  Sunday can be an excuse for people to sit around eating like pigs and drinking like fish.  While those around […]

What Gets You In The Game?

What Gets You In the Game? Brett Klika C.S.C.S. I was having a conversation with a very successful local basketball coach the other day.   He was sharing insight he had learned from an NBA scout in regards to assessing talent.  When a scout assesses a player, it is not merely a matter of “they’re good” […]

So What Can We Do At Home?

By: Brett Klika, C.S.C.S. Director of Athletics, Fitness Quest 10 “What can we do at home to make our son or daughter a better athlete?” This is one of the most common questions I come across with parents. For the sake of this discussion, “at home” means things that are done outside of professionally supervised […]

Creating Fun, Effective Workouts For Your Athletes

Creating Fun, Effective Workouts For Your Athletes By Brett Klika, Fitness Quest 10 How do you go about designing a workout program that would challenge athletes and get them in peak shape?  How do you design programs that are creative, effective, and are still fun?  Especially college and pro athletes. That is definitely the “million […]

Upper Body Exercises

Recently, www.Active.com came to Fitness Quest 10 for a video shoot to see how trainers from one of America’s Top 10 Gyms (Men’s Health Magazine), trains their athletes.  For the next several issues of the TD Times we will show you different exercises we use to prepare our athletes to perform at the highest level. […]

10 Ways To Improve Performance

Are you looking for ways to improve your performance?  In this context, I am talking about your performance at work, at home, and with your health.  If you indeed are trying to improve your energy, productivity, and overall effectiveness, I have provided 10 sure-fire ways to maximize your overall performance. * Focus, focus, focus—Sometimes it […]

The Importance of Nutrition For The High School Athlete

One evening I was talking to one of my high school athletes in the athletic development camp that I teach. During the workout, I casually asked him, like I do with all my athletes, what he ate during the day. Keep in mind I was training him at 7:00 p.m. The kid said that he […]

The Truth About Vertical Jump

As a strength and conditioning coach, I work with many young basketball players and one common question that parents and coaches frequently ask me is what can be done to improve their son’s, daughter’s or athlete’s vertical jump? Every time this question is raised, two thoughts come to my mind. First: I want to show […]

Free Speed Camp At Fitness Quest 10

Fitness Quest 10, a premier health and human performance center and named a top 10 gym in America, voted by Men’s Health, wants to help you achieve your fitness goals.  Take this opportunity to experience the world-renown program that has taken many youth, high school, college, and professional athletes like LaDainian Tomlinson and Drew Brees […]

Our “A.C.L.” Problem in Women’s Sports

Our “A.C.L.” Problem in Women’s Sports Brett Klika C.S.C.S. If you’re involved in female athletics, I’m sure you’ve heard of the alarming rate at which women are getting injured. Of particular concern are disproportionate knee injuries in women vs. men. Current statistics indicate that women tear their Anterior Cruciate Ligament 8 times more often than men do. This […]