On December 10th Javair Gillett, the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Detroit Tigers, will be in Pella speaking at Central College.  Gillett, along with other featured speakers, will be talking on various topics concerning baseball and softball athletic performance at the BASES Baseball/Softball Performance: Coaches Clinic.  If you want more information on the clinic email us at coachhaugen@sterlingospt.com. 

Here is a video of what Justin Verlander has to say about training with Javair. 

      Verlander On Training With Javair Gillett

This is a great opportunity to learn from one of the top coaches in baseball!

Do you ever wonder why you should squat?  For that matter, have you ever had a question about anything else concerning the squat?  Here is the most in depth article you will find when it comes to squatting.  Take a look and find out why most would call it the king of all movements.

Thank you to Mike Robertson for the GREAT post!

http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/squat/

When things start to get crazy and feel like they are building up you really have two options.  Option 1: You can let it stress you out and continue to take you on a downward spiral until you hit rock bottom.  Option 2: You can “stop the train” and take some time to gather yourself. 

Whether you are a high school or college athlete with the stress of school, sports, and a boyfriend/girlfriend — or a professional with the stress of work and a spouse or children you probably would much rather choose the second option.  How do you do this?  Well there are many different ways that can work depending on who you are. 

Here is a link to a blog on how you can take 5 minutes each day to keep your sanity.  There is nobody that can say they don’t have 5 minutes a day, so this CAN work for anybody! 

Here is the link.  Thank you to Nate Green for another great blog post.  Enjoy!

http://www.thenategreenexperience.com/blog/the-5minute-monk

When it comes to upper body strength a lot of athletes think of the bench press.  Here is a great blog on why you should also be doing rows.  A great read to help keep you ahead of the competition.  Thanks to Dr. Phil Wagner for the blog.

http://spartascience.blogspot.com/2011/09/plug-those-leaks-with-rows.html

What do you do to start your day off?  In a recent blog post that I read, it talks about making the first 20 minutes of your day great to ensure that the rest of your day can be great.  Here is the link to the blog.  Have a look and see if you can start your day off better!  Props to Nate Green for the great post!

http://www.thenategreenexperience.com/blog/wake-up-heroic-the-20minute-morning-fix