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Coaching is a tough job

Sunday, January 11th, 2009
 
 
How many coaches were fired from the NFL last week??
 
 
 How many college coaches got the Axe in the past month??
 
 
 
The fact is …
 
 
  • An administrator

 

  • A second parent

 

  • A teacher

 

  • A Team builder and motivator

 

  • A fund raiser

 

And a performance enhancement specialist.

 
It’s all about what have you done for me lately and I am even seeing this in the
high school where sports use to be a little less business.

 

This weekend I was in Fort Worth, Texas speaking at a Power Systems seminar on
developing Reactive Field Speed.

 

For you that are not familar with Texas Football… Its HUGE both from a
coaching commitment and a finanical resource for schools. 

 

I saw not one but 2, 15,ooo seat stadiums and season tickets are already sold out for
next season.

  

That’s big!!

 

I know that a lot of coaches I speak to are struggling with trying to wear so many hats.
They need to be..

 

Its no wonder so many of you coaches get wore out.
 
 
Football is no longer a 4 month proposition if you want success.
 
   
I have been thinking a lot about how I can share what I have been teaching coaches for
over 10 years about developing Reactive Speed and Quickness using RBT.
 
 
  
I decided, I need to set a date and invite 20 coaches who are interested in finding  out
how they can implement a program that:
 
 
  • Can be taught easily and to any athlete.

 

  • Will not require coaches to be an exercise specialist

 

  • Automatically teaches great running form and integration

 

  • Gets athletes faster in weeks not months

 

  • Fits any high school facility or present training program

 

And best of all…
 
 It will not  require  you to break your football budget.
  
 
 
All you have to do as coach is want to take one day to come and learn.
  
 
 
If this sounds good make sure you check this out…
 
   
 
I am  already pump up about doing this and it’s still 4 weeks away.
   
   
Training Beyond the Contraction
  
  
 
Dave

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The Band Man is ready to React in 2009

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

 

 

Its amazing what a couple of weeks do for your mental and physical energy levels.

 

 

 

I decided to take the last 2 weeks off to re-energize and just brainstorm. 

 

 

 

All the business and training mentors I have have always told me that I needed to do this but often I just kept

working and rolling with what came up.

 

 

Guess what??

 

 

 

They were right.

 

 

 

 So I started by asking myself this question..

 

 How could I help make all of my fellow RBT’ers better and more excited about Reactive RBT??

 

 

Here is what I came up with…

 

People need to really see what RBT is truly all about.    I have to show not tell them.   As a result I will be launching several exciting new projects and clinics over the next month.

 

First of all  A new blog will soon be up.    www.askdaveschmitz.com will be  launched which will make finding RBT information much easier regardless if you are a coach, trainer or fitness Enthusiast.

 

 

 

Secondly I will be launching A brand new  RBT Live TV series called…  Reactive RBT LIVE!!   

 

 

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More on this later but trust me this is going to be alot of fun for everyone.

 

 

 

Next, I have established several dates for Reactive RBT Specific Clinics.   The first one  will be a Coaches only “React to the Ball”  Clinic on  Feb. 7th.  I will discuss this more in upcoming blog post but if you are a coach and want to get your athletes faster in weeks not months…  Sign up HERE 

 

Also stay tuned because a  Reactive RBT For Fitness Professionals is ready for  March…  Date just needs to be confirmed.

 

 

 

Lastly.. I have decided to change the theme for 2009 to “Training Beyond the Contraction” instead of “Training to React not Contract”

 

 

This truly states exactly why you need Reactive Resistance Band Training into your training format. 

 

 

So there you have it…

 

Keep your eyes open and keep checking the email box because I will be visiting it frequently…

 

Until tomorrow …Remember

 

Train beyond the Contraction

 

 

Dave

www.resistancebandtraining.com

 

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Bands for Fat Loss.. Why NOT??

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

 

Muscles do not have a brain.

 

They don’t think

 

 

They don’t display emotion.

 

 

They work when stress is applied to them otherwise they lay around.

 

 

They react when tension is forced upon them.

 

So do you think they know the difference between a resistance band, db or kettlebell interval workout.

 

Probably not.

 

So if I could take a simple band or 2  and do a workout that….

 

  • Pushes my heart out out of my chest.

 

  • Makes my muscles Burn with fatigue

 

  • Makes me not want to move after completing a circuit

 

…  Than it will create the same physiological effects for fat loss not to mention it will allow me to challenge muscles by working in vectors that dead weight can’t.   

 

 It will also allow me to move faster and more explosively than if I was just lifting a dead weight which by the way has shown to burn more fat as well.

 

Now before I get all the hate mail…..  I am not suggesting weights are bad.  (I am suggesting machines are bad but that is for another day)

 

What I am suggesting is that you can create awesome fat burning  interval strength training workouts using bands and it does not have to be your last alternative.

 

Frankly I think it should be our primary option at least 2  days per week.

 

 

Here is a little cardio-strength workout you may want to try.  It may look cardio but I promise you hips and quads and calves won’t think so….. Dumbbells and kettlebells not allowed!!

 

 

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Training Beyond the Contraction

 

 

 

Dave

  

www.howtotrainwithbands.com…. Great place to get your RBT underway.

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Training to BEAT MOMENTUM

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Hey Everyone,

 

It’s more than just a simple rubber band.

 

RBT is a systematic training approach designed to create reactive strength and power.

 

Reactive strength is our body”s ability to create force in the correct plane,  at the correct force level instinctively and efficiently to counter act  changes in momentum. 

 

 

Its not just another way to get stronger.

 

 

Dead weight is dead weight.  Dumbbells, sandbags, kettlebells, body weight, medicine balls,  pulley systems, and barbells are all great training tools that train the body using the principle of gravity.

 

 

                        “What ever goes up must come down”

 

 

I will not disagree that we need to be able to handle gravity. 

 

It is all around us.

 

But our ability to neuromuscularly control various speeds of momentum in all planes of motion is what will keep us functionally  safe and performing at high levels.

 

Just being strong is not good enough.

 

 

RBT trains the body using the principles of momentum.

        “An object in motion … Stays in motion unless acted upon by another force.”

 

Momentum is the #1 reason we get injuried, fall, and get beat on the athletic field.  We just can’t neuromuscularly  control momentum fast enough and efficiently.

 

Band’s elastic  nature speeds up momentum which trains our body how to handle faster momentum force than if it was just body weight alone.   Bands  train you to be  instinctly strong not just consiously weight room strong.

 

So which would you rather have the strength to do…

Squat 450lb in a weight room or play Tennis, basketball or football at a competitive level??

 

 Now before I get a boat load of responses.. The best answer is both..

 

However squating 450lbs does not make you a good athlete on the field.

 

Bands train will make  you athletically strong not just get weight room strong.

 

Personally, I want both.. How about you??

 

 

www.fitnessbandbootcamp.com is your best resource on how to start training yourself, your athletes and your clients how to become reactively strong and fit.

 

Alot of trainers have already found this out, make sure you do as well.

 

 

Training to React not Just Contract.

Dave (The Band Man)

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