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03/17/11

TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL COMBINES AND CAMPS

A lot of clients ask me if they should go to one of the many high school combines or college sponsored camps that run all over the east coast. My response is always the same…it will be a great experience if your prepared! Here are some things you need to know about the upcoming combine/camp circuit.

Nowadays it seems like there are combines every weekend run by every major clothing company (Nike, Under Armor, Reebok), and camps run by every college in the country. The reason being that its BIG business, and these organizations make a lot on money of the hopes and dreams of many would be athletes! However there are few good reasons to go and penny up if your plans are to play in college...

2/11/11

Youth Wrestling
Grip Training & Conditioning Circuits

Here's an inside look into the end of 13 year old Kevin Mulligan's workout. Kevin was the 11 year old 105lb New York State Champion. He has been with us for the past two years and has continued to be the top wrestler in the state. This was his finisher this past Tuesday.

Grip Series:
    1. 10lb Sledge Hammer Swings 30 Seconds MAX EFFORT!
    2. Plate Pinches 25lbs each hand 30 Seconds
    3. 15lb Plate Flips 5 flips each hand
Conditioning: We performed 4 rounds with 15 second intervals between rounds.
    Round 1- 5 Blurpee's/Stair Sprint
    Round 2- 7 Squat Jumps/Stair Sprint
    Round 3- 10 Get up Stand up's/Stair Sprint
    Round 4- 20 Mountain Climbers/Stair Jump Squats
The high school wrestling circuit needs to get ready for this kid cause he's a beast!!!!
-Coach Dan

01/12/11

Drucker Commits to Lehigh

Before her junior season, Pascack Hills’ Gabby Drucker made a decision that was going to alter the next two years of her life. She decided that she needed to get more serious about her play on the tennis court in order to reach her dream of playing on the Division 1 collegiate level. After putting in two years of hard work during the high school season and in USTA tournaments, Drucker has finally reached that goal by committing to play next year at Lehigh University.

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This year's Strongman Challenge was a huge success! Together we had over 50 contestants who competed to help raise over $10,000 for the Michael LaViola Foundation. Thanks for all the help from our sponsors, the LaViolas, and all the athletes who helped make this year's event bigger than ever. We are already planning to outdo ourselves for next year.

3RD ANNUAL STRONGMAN CHALLENGE

Last month we went to Westside Barbell in Ohio to get our asses kicked! We had a great time, learned a lot, and trained our asses off! Everyone there was great and helped us with technique and training. Louie has always been and is still one of the most dynamic minds in the sport.

5/24/11

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