Archive for December, 2009

Hyper Vest and SandBells – A Year in Review – MMM #37

December 21st, 2009
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Good Monday Morning!!

Today’s video is a little different – we’re showing you the year in pictures as a way of reviewing all the amazing things that have happened this year! None of this would be possible without our fans, customers, and friends!

Thanks for all the great memories!

We’ll be back in the new year – January 11th to be exact – with fresh videos and ideas for you to stay hyper and never stand still. Happy Holidays to you and yours!

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #37

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Hyper Wear and Men’s Health FitSchools have fun with SandBells at H.S. Thompson School in Dallas

December 16th, 2009
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Men’s Health is fighting the childhood obesity epidemic through their program called FitSchools. They joined with Dallas Cowboys Safety, Ken Hamlin, to inspire the children of H.S. Thompson to stay active. A couple of folks from the Hyper Wear gang were also on hand to run the kids through some fun SandBell exercises. Take a look at the video footage and see if you can spot Coaches Sparrow and Bill as well as Cosmo sporting the Hyper Vest in the background!

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Diane Vives and Volleyball – SandBell sandbags and Hyper Vest weight vest for added resistance – MMM #36

December 14th, 2009
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Good Monday Morning!!

The final week of our Female Athlete Series with Diane Vives is here, and we thought we’d end with one of the, if not the, most popular sports for young females to play: volleyball.

This week, Diane brings us a few basic exercises on how to improve an athlete’s passing technique through a lateral lunge exercise designed to stress the muscles but not the joints and ligaments. As always, if your focus is injury prevention through the exercises we’ve brought to you the past 4 weeks, make sure the correct technique and speed is used during the exercise. If not done correctly, the issues a female athlete may have in the hip, knee, or ankle may simply be compounded instead of treated through these exercises.

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #36

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Hate Push Ups? SandBell (sandbags) and Hyper Vest (weight vests) let you train for them without doing them! – MMM #35

December 7th, 2009
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Good Monday Morning!

Next up in our series related to the female athlete, we are tackling shoulder stability.

Gone are the days of military press and open-chain shoulder raises as the way to create a strong shoulder.

Although there are lots of injuries that take place in sports due to non-contact, open-chain activities (such as repetitive spiking of a volleyball and meter after meter of a certain swimming strokes), several injuries occur from contact with another athlete or the ground. Therefore, performing closed-chain shoulder stability exercises creates a well-rounded shoulder that is used to taking force at all angles and is more efficient at staying in its girdle during activity. Weight machines with a fixed range of motion don’t do the trick, as movement in sport requires a strong, stable shoulder in all planes of motion and at extreme angles.

Try giving these exercises a shot and take the time to feel the difference of an open-chain exercise versus a closed-chain. Enjoy!

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #35

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