Sports Performance Training Run Faster ... Jump Higher! Do you know an athlete that has all the "intangibles" but is just a step too slow? Would more athletic power help another with their performance? How about the "Star" that wants to excel into college? If any athlete wants to run faster, jump higher or just have more explosive speed and power, the "Fast-Twitch" muscle fibers of the body must be recruited and trained. If these fibers do not perform, nothing happens. Well, something happens, the athlete probably gets beat by someone faster. Coaches and trainers always search for methods to increase power and speed. Some have success with one formula or another but none have any superior advantages. It seems that as long as the athlete is in a structured program, they do much better than those who are not. As college football players prepare for the annual NFL draft, they will try anything to get an advantage in front of the scouts. A few years ago, a defensive end from USC was projected to be a fourth round pick. He found a rehabilitation clinic that used computerized exercise equipment, equipment that focused on training the "Fast-Twitch" muscle fibers. This "isokinetic" equipment had been in athletic training rooms for over 30 years. Physical Therapists use it as their primary exercise tool for strengthening knees and shoulders after surgery. At this clinic, a computer had been configured to these machines that allowed athletes to do something new, they could strengthen muscles with variable, high speed motion. Dynamic movement, just like they did in competition and just the way that "Fast-Twitch" muscles need to be trained to produce POWER. This was Dynamic, High Speed, Resistance Training. This was not isolated, slow motion weight training. This athlete went on to lower his 40 time by almost .2 seconds and increased his bench press repetitions by 50%. Instead of a fourth round draft choice, he became the fourth player picked! This professional athlete is not alone. There are dozens of other professional athletes that have used this equipment and have excelled. In fact, everyone who trains in this way sees dramatic increases in their power and speed. The computer tracks performance improvement and the results show in competition. It is not uncommon for teenage athletes to increase their vertical jump by 6-8 inches and lower their 40 time by two-tenths of a second in just three weeks. Think about what this means. The "Athletic Training Circuit" (ATC) at GET FIT! Athletic Training provides the Fast-Twitch exercise needed to give athletes the power and speed to succeed. This result cannot be achieved with weights and plyometrics alone. Only High Speed, Variable Resistance can provide the optimal combination of resistance and speed through the entire range of movement. Weights produce inertia and have to be moved slowly. Plyometrics cannot vary resistance. Velocity Enhanced Resistance Training (VERT) does both, at optimal levels, for athletic performance enhancement. Check It Out. Call GET FIT! Athletic Training for a free trial. 818.879.0348