Today we are going to break down various progressions of the step up exercise. Step ups are a great exercise for athletes of any sport looking to increase speed, lower body strength, or both!
Let's take a look at Rock climbing, specifically, and how steps up can benef...
We all follow the Sports Concussion education tag line “when in doubt sit them out,” as long as we know to doubt. But that’s not as easy as the general public seems to think.
In the area of sports concussion, what we are doing well is establishing protocols for concuss...
Many non-contact musculoskeletal injuries are often attributed to muscle imbalances. Muscles in the body are designed to work in synergy to help stabilize joints to allow the extremities to move with great speed and power. There are over 20 different muscles that attac...
According to Miller (Why Teams Win), a successful team has these characteristics: a sense of purpose, talent, leadership, strategy, commitment, feedback, chemistry, identity. All of these components are developed in off season team training in a way that’s impossible...
The Parisi Speed School at HealthQuest is located in Flemington, NJ, and opened in March of 2015. Located in HealthQuest Fitness, which is a Top-100 club in the fitness industry for 8 years running, Parisi at HealthQue...
We are extremely proud to have won the "Rookie of the Year" award as the top new Parisi Speed School franchise at this year's franchise summit. Thanks to all of our staff, our partners at HealthQuest, and of course, our athletes and their dedicated parents for helpi...
Today we watched a very emotional Will Grier, University of Florida Quaterback, talk about his year suspension which was imposed by the NCAA when he tested positive for a banned substance. What is telling about this case is that Grier didn't know he was taking somet...
One way to measure the explosive upper and lower body power of the athlete is by testing the vertical jump. And the reason we want to measure that? Because the ability of the athlete to overcome inertia in an explosive manner is necessary for most athletic endeavor...
Want to be faster on the field? Better Arm Action= Better Speed
Your arm swing helps determine your stride. If you move your arms quickly,powerfully and correctly, your legs wil also move more quickly and powerfully.
