10 Things Parents Should Do with Their Youth Athlete – Part 1
As a parent who was a former athlete, I can spend hours telling you how important sports were to me growing up and how they’ve shaped me into my adult years. Now with a daughter of my own, I think of all the ways in which I hope her experience as an athlete will be […]
How To Gain Speed- Movement Exercises for Sprinters (Youth/High School/College/Pro) Part 2
In this Part 2 feature on Gaining Speed I’ll be sharing more exercises for speed enthusiasts looking to get faster on the field, track, or court. Recapping our last article we know that anyone can get faster, but not everyone is Usain Bolt. The degree to which you develop speed is based on a few […]
Boost Training Systems OPENS Monday, June 22, 2020
We are proud to announce we will be reopening Monday, June 22, 2020. To ensure we are staying safe and compliant, we have implemented the following guidelines: Encouraged physical distancing during speed and strength sessions. Facial coverings are recommended, but not required. All sessions are groups of 12 or less and reservations must be made […]
How To Gain Speed- Movement Exercises for Sprinters (Youth/High School/College/Pro) Part 1
There aren’t many sports where speed is not a huge asset. The quest to get faster is what I hear from athletes and parents 95% of the time at my gym, the Boost Performance Center in Corona CA. The ability to gain speed is accessible to every athlete who’s willing to work for it, though […]
Dear Student-Athletes
Dear Student-Athletes, in the wake of George Floyd… You Have a Voice at Boost As a gym/private school owner I wear different hats with my student-athletes. As a certified strength and conditioning specialist my job is to provide science based programs to improve athletic performance. As a coach, I need to motivate my athletes to […]
What to do if you aren’t Seeing Improvement
Here at the Boost Performance Center in Corona CA, we know that any good strength & conditioning coach (such as myself *wink*) is constantly looking at the data derived from their athletes in order to drive results: How much has an athlete’s speed improved? Have they gotten stronger? What asymmetries may exist? Injury history? Overall […]
Notice: Boost Performance Center Temporarily Closed
To Boost athletes, parents, friends, and community members – Ray and I hope this message finds you and your families well. It seems every few days we’re hit with a new wave of guidelines and recommendations for how businesses and the public can manage our way through this COVID-19 landscape. We have a tentative reopen […]
5 Simple Ways to Add Variety to Your Training
Let’s be straight here, training to improve speed, power, and strength isn’t easy. It’s a simple concept that to get faster you run more and to get stronger you lift more, but it’s definitely not easy. While many unique variables exist for each athlete, the amount of time and effort required to see real gains […]
Guide To Creating Your Own Speed & Agility Program (Ball Sports)
As a strength and conditioning coach it’s my belief that youth athletes (ages 9-18) need less specificity and more variety when it comes to their athletic development. Specificity becomes more important with age and athletic maturity. At my gym, the Boost Performance Center in Corona CA, we work on different movements daily to reduce monotony […]
Mental Toughness: Why Training the Mind is more Important than the Body
All good performance coaches know that beyond the grit and grind of the weight room, or the pursuit of perfect technique, or even the strict demands of a well balanced diet lies the key to personal athletic achievement: The mind. In his book The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford he tells us “It’s only in […]