Youth Sports Performance
Dryland training is an integral part of an Olympic swimmer’s program. Athletes like Michael Phelps, Brad Tandy, Caeleb Dressel, Abbey Weitzeil, Siobhan Haughey, and Maggie Mac Neil dedicate many hours each week to dryland training. Using the Parisi Speed School program as your dryland training regimen will enhance your potential as an athlete in the …
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Med balls are an amazing tool for improving a wide range of sports performance based skills. There are a wide variety of type of medballs and the applications are as vast as the cost. Med Ball work is common in the Parisi Speed School network. All training site use med ball in one way or …
Thigh drive is a pillar in the speed development game. If you are a coach telling your athlete to run with high knees, you do not know what you are doing! Thigh drive is NOT the same as high knees. Thigh drive drills assists the athlete in properly folding their leg when sprinting. It is …
Strength training for athletes is intended to improve sports performance and mitigate injuries. There are many times when a strength program is intended to increase general strength for the athlete. However, once an athlete has demonstrated they have solid baseline strength and mechanics it is important that your program translates into enhancing speed. Injury mitigation …
Boxing is comprised of 6 basic punches. What most do not realize is how many variances there are within each punch. Here is a look at 4 ways to throw a lead hook. The lead side hook can be used at medium and long ranges. Based on your body position, relative to your opponent, a …
Boxing training incorporates far more than punching drills. One of my favourite aspects of boxing/combat sports training is the footwork. When an athlete has great footwork it shows mastery of their center of gravity. We use this term often in the Parisi nation when discussing change of direction. Footwork drills accompanied by shadow boxing or hitting the mitts is the …
All athletes should be doing some form of chin up or pull-up. Pulling action movements are one primary movement pattern that everyone needs. Weighted rows (Bent Over Row) and pulls (i.e. Lat Pull Down) should be part of an athlete’s regular program. Chin & Pull Ups are ideal for developing relative body weight strength. For …
The Parisi Speed School of Chicago located inside of POW! Gym offers amazing summer camp options for Chicago kids. Located in Chicago’s West Loop, our summer camps begin at 8am and end at 5pm. They are a perfect option for the working parents. Camp days are structured with 3-4 workouts a day. We encourage parents …
Metabolic fingerprinting is the latest test in the world of sport performance. The CRA Test®, from The Method DIfference are the creators of this innovative test. This test uses exercise-testing protocols that include: treadmill runs, dead lift and even the concept 2 rower. POW! Gym Chicago – http://www.powkickboxing.com/ hosted Nicholas J. Edwards and Jacy Hibbard …
Metabolic Fingerprint Test Can Be Done While BoxingRead More
The vertical jump is not only valuable for volleyball and basketball players. All athletes should train the vertical jump and learn proper vertical jump mechanics. If you are an athlete that participates in combines, you should work on the technique to test well. There is no downside to simply becoming more explosive. Here are some …
Take a look at one segment from the Around Town WGN show from Monday, March 20, 2017. We will post the entire segment in another blog.
Planting Parisi Seeds The Parisi Speed School of Chicago is located inside of POW! Gym Chicago at 310 S Racine in the West Loop. (312-829-7699) The Parisi Speed School is full youth sports performance training center and offer the most successful training program for athletic development. We are the only Chicago Parisi Speed School offering …
