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Hey AAF family 👋 and welcome back !Being non-active on a fitness page all about staying active is quite the irony. 😅But ...
09/25/2022

Hey AAF family 👋 and welcome back !

Being non-active on a fitness page all about staying active is quite the irony. 😅

But like all things, no matter how much changes around us or within us, it’s never too late to pick up where you left off!

With that in mind, I figured I’d spend some time getting back to learning about & once again by breaking down this article by Gazzano & Gabbett 📚which covers Workload Management & Injury Prevention.

Despite its focus being on high school and college athletes, the concepts in this article can be useful for any individual looking to efficiently maximize their training goals and minimize potential injuries and burnout! 🏥

I’ll be spending some time going over the different sections in the article, covering different tools and protocols used!

Keep making yourselves as proud as you make me.

And remember—progress is progress no matter what size or shape it takes!

03/06/2022

Love peeling off the film for the shirts.

The T-shirts are coming along nicely!

Excited to get started on the hoodies in the upcoming week(s) 😎

- Antonio

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02/23/2022

4 down.. a lot more to go 🤩

Just a quick update:

The new look AAF T-shirts & their first designs are coming into place!

When they’re ready for purchase we’ll upload them on our shop which can be found at !

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Asymmetries in limbs (for our purposes, muscle groups) can be addressed before the obvious signs pop up.Taking time to w...
02/19/2022

Asymmetries in limbs (for our purposes, muscle groups) can be addressed before the obvious signs pop up.

Taking time to work each “side” of the body evenly through deliberate, isolated performance.

Although asymmetries may never be completely eliminated, reducing the % goes a long way for practical & recreational well-being.

There’s mixed research on the how asymmetrical one must be to worried about injuries and performance decline.

Nonetheless, being proactive about our movements and exercise plans can tackle this issue altogether!

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**UNRELATED** to health/fitnessIn no way is AAF partnered with Stahls—But for anyone interested in creating your own cus...
02/18/2022

**UNRELATED** to health/fitness

In no way is AAF partnered with Stahls—

But for anyone interested in creating your own custom apparel/item shop, or just wanting to see your ideas come to life for personal use.. Stahls has been very effective and cost-worthy way of doing so.

Finding worthy sites that offer logo application, clothing press units, or embroidery tools can be challenging.

AAF uses heat press technology for its clothes which can be making the application process quick and simple.

Hope this can help!

😃💪

- Antonio

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A continuation from the last post about periodization.Three models that provide a deeper understanding of what tactics c...
03/03/2021

A continuation from the last post about periodization.

Three models that provide a deeper understanding of what tactics can be used to improve, isolate, and manipulate aspects of the training structure given to athletes.

General Adaptation Syndrome provides the three step process of what occurs when an athlete undergoes the process of meeting a new stimulus, being placed under stress, adapting to the threshold that was placed, and recovering again to enhance preparedness for the next stress stimulus.

Stimulus-Fatigue-Recovery-Adaptation theory discusses overall magnitude of work and the relationship to recovering and bouncing back from this stressor.

If in inadequate stress is placed on the body—inadequate meaning it does not produce a great enough capacity for change, then a process known as de-training occurs.

This model considers how sequencing of particular training factors can influence fatigue, rate of recovery, and adaption.

And Fitness-Fatigue provides a paradigm with how work-load influences both fitness and fatigue—they both increase and decrease together in relationship to the total workload completed.

The goal is maximize fitness levels and keep fatigue under controlled and monitored so that it does not injury or limit an athletes ability to adapt consistently and to the greatest degree possible.

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Strength & Conditioning Coaches:These are the goals..Improve on non-sport related techniques. This means working on body...
02/28/2021

Strength & Conditioning Coaches:

These are the goals..

Improve on non-sport related techniques. This means working on body control, speed, power, agility—Teaching or tweaking techniques to produce a more efficient body path.

Utilize these skills and structure something that will get them physically and mentally prepared when the time is most desirable (in-season/a qualifier/ a national event etc)

It’s tricky to try and manage multiple athletes at one time and get all of them clicking together at the desired time-slot.

A mix and match of certain models, visual, verbal, and non-verbal cues, & controlled trial and error is essentially what will fine tune this formula.

But keep the plan simple.

Work on the fundamentals of what makes an athlete, an athlete.

And develop plans that build upon each other in meaningful ways.

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Every year on this day we get reminded of what one person was able to accomplish, despite having to battle the consciou...
01/19/2021

Every year on this day we get reminded of what one person was able to accomplish, despite having to battle the consciousness of a culture & the stubbornness of a country pushing back on his vision.

A remembrance is honorable. A day dedicated to him is righteous—To believe that today is just a holiday undermines everything that occurred before MLK, during his life, and everything afterward.

To believe you must have the solution to every problem laid out in front of you—social, political, environmental etc.. is unreasonable.

But within everyone’s capabilities is to listen, to learn, & to leave yesterday better than how you found it.

Let’s do our part to ensure everyone has a right to a fair, honest, & fulfilling existence.

Happy MLK Day.

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Creatine is often used by athletes or those engaging in physical/athletic performances to maximize their energy levels d...
01/11/2021

Creatine is often used by athletes or those engaging in physical/athletic performances to maximize their energy levels during a workout.

To understand what Creatine’s role is, think about it as a quick reserve that our body relies on when we try to perform intense physical activity.

Once this reserve becomes depleted, our ability to maintain high-impact movements, or do them effectively.. diminishes.

Creatine does NOT only come from supplementation products like powder or pills—there are ample amounts of this substrate in meat or fish products.

Adding Creatine supplementation for exercise induces a much faster recycling of the ATP processing, & “rephosphorylating” (breaking down) ADP.. which is vital for carrying out the physical processes we want (in this case muscle contraction)

by Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition
Kinetic Select January 2021

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The focus behind improving an athlete’s performance has not changed very much.Article Information: The Effect of Resiste...
01/04/2021

The focus behind improving an athlete’s performance has not changed very much.

Article Information: The Effect of Resisted Sprint Training on Speed and Strength Performance in Male Rugby Players Harrison, Andrew J; Bourke, Gillian

The wheel is spun the same way—develop force production, improve body coordination, & maintain as much efficiency in specific sport-specific/related movements.

One way that this can be achieved as adding tension or resistance to the body while performing these movements.

Items like weight-vests, weight-sleds, & parachutes can be added to the body to make activities like jumping, sprinting, & changing direction more difficult.

Although it’s intention is built for athlete & athletic performance—the same style of training can be used by anybody to reclaim or work on agility and power.. Which is a great way to reduce overall body fat & work on cardiovascular health.

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