Posts from October, 2024 Oct 14, 2024 In-Season Strength Training When beginning the first competitive season of the academic year, in sports like football, volleyball, and soccer, it’s easy to stay motivated in the weight room to push your gains further. As the season continues, athletes sometimes put strength training on the back burner, ... Continue Reading Oct 14, 2024 Training Tips Done Right with D1: Hang Clean Technique In this video, Coach Jose from D1 Training St. Louis West demonstrates the importance of proper set up and execution of proper Hang Clean technique. HINGE: Keep bar over your knees and load your hips POWER SHRUG: Shoot your hips forward as you shrug aggressively HIGH PULL: ... Continue Reading Oct 04, 2024 Strength Training: Shoulder Day Workout It’s Shoulder Day. It can be common for people to neglect this day of the week. Shoulders are a very niche, focused, and somewhat odd focus for an entire workout at the gym. Typically, we will have an arm day during the week, so why focus on just shoulders? Why not merge the ... Continue Reading Oct 02, 2024 Coach’s Corner: Aarron Van Buren When we asked Coach Aarron Van Buren what he enjoys most as a coach at D1 Kalamazoo, he said it’s the ability to use his passion to see others achieve something they’ve been working toward. “Seeing someone getting a hang clean for the first time, being alongside them in the ... Continue Reading Oct 02, 2024 5 Foolproof Marathon Training Tips Map out your training Whether you’re starting from square one or are an experienced runner, it’s recommended to give yourself between 16-20 weeks to properly (and safely) train for an upcoming marathon. Taking the time to build up to a longer run will help prepare you for ... Continue Reading Oct 01, 2024 Train Like a Football Pro NFL and College Football players train with purpose, a tough workout regimen, and adequate recovery period that helps on and off the field. Through hard hits and big-time plays, players go through the ups and downs of the season. The most important skills in football are ... Continue Reading Oct 01, 2024 Gut Health, Training, and Performance Our bodies are like a big donut. But instead of frosting coating the donut, our digestive tract is coated with a not-so-delicious-goo. From the inside of the mouth, down to the stomach, around the many bends of the intestines, finally the colon, our digestive tract is lined ... Continue Reading