Leading up to sectionals I was having some problems with my hamstring wanting to seize up every time I would sprint more than about 15 yards. Fortunately, I rarely have to do that on the ultimate field as a handler. Unfortunately, this made my workouts leading up to sectionals a...
This post is an updated my previous post about my favorite lateral movement workout. In that video I briefly explained the workout and did a short demo.
What follows is the exact version of the lateral movement workout I did this week:
I did three exercises in a circuit:
- skater hops...
This will be my tenth post on the blog that mentions plyometrics. Every time I post about plyos, I wonder if it's the right thing to do. I feel a bit uncomfortable. Are people going to follow my advice or just be encouraged to do plyometrics with reckless abandon? This argument in my head sounds...
First things first: do NOT blindly copy this workout! Please read Plyometrics: Three Mistakes that Increase Your Risk of Injury before starting any plyo program. This workout is presented for informational purposes only.
Before doing a plyometric workout, I do a thorough...
Since you guys enjoyed the Top Five Posts from my six month anniversary I figured why wait another six months. Here are the Top Five posts from the past three months:
Top Five Posts on Melissa's Ultimate Fitness
June through August according to pageviews
Just a warning: this Post has absolutely nothing to do with ultimate.
I just got home last night from a long weekend in the woods on the Chuck Keiper trail. I know many ultimate players share my love of backpacking so I thought I'd just post a few pics. I was on the trail 4...
