Posts Tagged ‘female athlete’

Diane Vives’ 2011 NSCA Presentation on Training the Female Athlete

July 26th, 2011

Here at Hyper Wear, we are extremely fortunate to have some incredible, respected and experienced people working for and with us! One those incredible people is undoubtedly Diane Vives, Hyper Wear’s Director of Training and Education.

A few weeks ago, Diane and the Hyper Wear team traveled out to Las Vegas for the 2011 NSCA conference. At the conference, Diane gave an educational presentation, “Training the Female Athlete,” which was accompanied by videos, pictures and of course, invaluable information. Seeing that Hyper Wear is not only committed to providing innovative and functional performance training products, but also to educating our audiences on functional training, fitness and injury-prevention exercises, we’d like to share Diane’s presentation videos and insight with our Hyper Wear followers!

Diane’s collection of videos is a great resource for a myriad of exercises and fitness topics—exercises to strengthen and stabilize muscles to prevent injury, core and rotary stability, dynamic balance, vector training, coaching cues, building upper body strength and preparing for higher workloads, to name a few.

Click to view Diane’s presentation videos.

If anything can be said about Diane, in my opinion, it’s that she is the voice of functional training. Her circuits and exercises are safe and effective. The videos provide great demonstrations, along with audio tutorial of how to safely implement each exercise step-by-step. After watching, you’ll not only have a list of exercises to try out next time you hit the gym, but more importantly, you will be left with an understanding of WHY each move is going to strengthen your muscles, build mass, improve performance and prevent the forsaken “I” word…injury.

Click the link above, view the videos and LEARN SOMETHING! Implement these exercises into your workout routine, you’ll see results and stay strong and healthy. And what could be better than that?!

Workout Wednesday ~ 5.25.11 ~ SandBell sandbags & Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 25th, 2011

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products?  Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

Throw on your Hyper Vest PRO and let’s get started!

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1.  Push Up & Row – Get into push up position with a SandBell on the floor between hands.  Perform a push up, allowing your chest to touch the SandBell before pushing back up.  At the top of the push up, grip the SandBell with one hand and twist your body as you lift the SandBell into the sky (your body will make a T position at the end of the movement).  Lower the SandBell back to start and repeat, using the other arm for the row.

2.  Split Stance w/ Back Foot on Box Squats – It’s a mouthful!  Using a plyobox or other stable raised surface, get into a split stance with the toes of your back foot up on the box.  Holding a SandBell at the chest, on the back, or out in front of you with straight arms, squat and return to standing.  Switch legs for next round.

3.  Standing Twists, Straight Arms – Hold your SandBell with both hands at chest level.  Extend arms straight out in front of you.  Holding your core tight, keep your arms straight and hands at chest level, twist right to left.

4.  SandBell Reach – Split stance, holding a SandBell in the hand opposite to the front leg.  Bend forward, stretching the SandBell as far out in front of you as you can go without extending the front knee past the front foot.  In one smooth motion, bring the SandBell back to your chest and then reach back behind you with it, as far as you can.  Straight line with the body; hips pushing forward; front toes raise off the ground.  Switch to other side for next round.

5.  Slow Motion Slams – A new favorite!  Same motion as slams, but in slow motion!  Begin with SandBell overhead and then lower it slowly to the floor, arms stay relatively straight, as you squat all the way down to lightly touch it to the floor.   Slowly return to standing with SandBell overhead.  This one is not about speed, but about how slow you can go, so the lower number of reps in a minute, the better!

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

Play Series (2 of 3) – Push Movement with Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 23rd, 2011

Good Monday Morning!

This week I’m taking a different approach to the traditional push-up. I can’t think of another exercise that our young children despise more than the push-up, and why wouldn’t they? They’re in such a new developmental stage where their bodies are growing, their head is usually bigger proportionately than the rest of their body, and there we are, the teacher making them get on the ground and crank out push-ups over and over again with each passing day.

Why not create a game out of it? Try the Plank Position Dot Toss game in this video, and bonus points go out to everyone out there that has SandBells to use instead of dots! This game doesn’t have to be the end-all-be-all…create ways to integrate the students or athletes to work together, encourage each other, and work out their minds all at the same time!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0aqMDqv9A[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

Hot Topic Tuesday : Jillian Michaels Needs SandBells and a Hyper Vest PRO!

April 19th, 2011

Hot Topic Tuesdays are all about interesting articles and studies we’ve found lately.  We like to take a look at these current issues and talk about how Hyper Wear’s products can help!

After reading this article I feel sorry for Jillian Michaels…  She needs some SandBells and a Hyper Vest PRO!  They make working out FUN!  Anybody have her address?  I’d love to send her some!

Muscle & Fitness Hers and SandBells!

April 14th, 2011

Here at Hyper Wear, we encounter so many amazing people every day!  We are presented with many, many truly awesome opportunities to share our products with an enormous range of people.  We love to hear feedback and love to see people enjoy fitness because of our products.  That’s what Thankful Thursdays are all about – us saying, “Thank You!” to a specific customer, group, publication, etc. that has helped us along the road to success.

We are always so humbled when we get promoted in a magazine.  We have never purchased advertising in a publication, but have been blessed with several excellent promotions of our products.  This week, we are thankful for our latest mention, found in the Mar/Apr 2011 Muscle and Fitness Hers – the magazine “for women who want more out of fitness.”

Here are pics of the cover, page 25 where the mention can be found and the mention up close:

Medicine Ball / SandBell Sandbag Exercises (1 of 3) – Hip Toss MMM #98

March 21st, 2011

The Sandbell Hip Toss is a great exercise to develop strength and mobility through the hips.

The safety of the Sandbell lies in it’s combination of the neoprene outer layer and the play sand on the inside, providing for maximum safety when throwing and catching at high levels of intensity.

Advancements of this exercise include splitting your stance or even standing on one leg.

Never Stand Still!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEnq08erYk&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube]
Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

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Michael Seril’s SandBell Smorgasbord – MMM #66

August 9th, 2010

Good Monday Morning!

On our recent trip to the LA, California area (Whittier to be exact) we had the pleasure of meeting Michael Y. Seril. 

Michael Seril is a nationally recognized and respected figure in the world of fitness and exercise. In June 2006 Michael was recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as the 2006 Personal Trainer of the Year.  In 2007 Michael received the Community Leadership Award from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports.

Michael Seril has been named the recipient of a 2010 Jefferson Award for Public Service.  Michael was awarded this prestigious honor for his public service in building the Excellence Through Exercise Foundation into a well-known force for the improvement of the lives of children.

Michael has put together a SandBell Smorgasbord for you to enjoy with his various clients.  Check out his website (and more videos with SandBell Exercises) at: http://www.michaelserilfitness.com/

Enjoy!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25fbWGjNR-4[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

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

MMM #66

Beach Workout – Single Arm Skull & Toss w/ SandBell – MMM #65

August 2nd, 2010

Good Monday Morning!

Sparrow and I are back on the beach for yet another SandBell/Cool Vest combo! We actually came up with this one back in Austin during a burnout set at our neighborhood pool.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Speaking of neighborhood pools, anyone else out there get looked at funny when you bring in a towel, stopwatch, 50lbs worth of SandBells, and some resistance bands to the pool? Don’t people get it? Some of us just love to train in all environments!

I do two pool conditioning workouts per week so if you’re in need of some ideas for training in the pool, send me a line and I’d be glad to help!


Never Stand Still!


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

MMM #65

SandBell Viking Toss with Rachel Cosgrove and Dos Remedios – MMM #64

July 27th, 2010

Good Monday Morning!

We found a fun circuit video from a great friend and amazing trainer, Dos Remedios, who loves Hyper Wear products. Robert dos Remedios is the 2006 NSCA Collegiate Strength Coach of the Year. He is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA, and a sought after speaker and writer on conditioning.

He is also great friends with Alwyn & Rachel Cosgrove, who own and operate Results Fitness Gym. Both have written multiple books and are highly sought after trainers and speakers.

Well, Dos and Rachel teamed up to film Rachel doing an intense workout out at Hermosa Beach, CA! Rachel works out with multiple pieces of equipment, but the best is her training with the SandBells, performing a full body exercise called the Viking Toss.

Watch out though, Rachel is a true Man Eater in this video!

Enjoy!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dHw2dz3Utw[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

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

MMM #64

Beach Workout: Russian Twist n Toss – MMM #63

July 19th, 2010

Good Monday Morning!

Here’s a simple little core series you can do with any size SandBell.  We chose to haul a couple of 8 pounders down to the water’s edge at South Padre Island, TX.

The exercise is a compound set of trunk rotations that start with regular twists and lead into a ballistic exercise. We’re wearing our Hyper Vest COOL to make the summer time heat a little more bearable and it sure does make a difference!  Sparrow and I wouldn’t be caught without ours for our time on the hot, sunny beach this trip!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCHX6DPY-tc[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

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

MMM #63