Monday, May 30, 2011
National Champs
A HUGE congratulations to the UCSD Triton Softball team on winning their first ever National Championship! Way to go ladies.
Non Traditional Inseason Training
With this blog post I want to talk about the non traditional approach we took with the in season training of our Baseball team. The video’s that precede this post reflect phases I, II, & III of our in season model. This probably comes as a shock to most. I’ll admit it does look like early offseason work capacity and by first glance I don’t think anyone would presume what they were seeing was in season training, conference season no less, even if given 3 guesses. In season training for most consists of managing fatigue, holding on to as much hard earned strength and power as possible and avoiding anything risky as competition is of primary importance. The exercises of an in season lift typically consist of variations of a multi joint movement and volume is low with intensity being moderate to high. Why the change in formula?
In January we were approached by the baseball coaching staff for our usual meeting regarding the training plan. My staff and I received the challenging news. Class schedules, practice schedules and the fact that the weight room is not nearby the baseball field (and like most campuses parking is a nightmare) was going to make a traditional offseason lift schedule highly unlikely. We were challenged to be creative and put together workouts that could be done right out at the baseball field – in the outfield, foul territory and warning track to be exact. Getting creative is what we do at UCSD. We sat down and made a plan, took some equipment we already had, bought the rest of what we needed and presto. The preceding videos of this year’s CCAA conference champions are a glance of some of the movements that we employed as in season training. Although it went against the grain and wasn’t by the book, the work done was hard, the team enjoyed what they were doing and most importantly they bought into what we created for them. I believe the style of in season training that we did this season was a success and will become a tradition for the UCSD Triton Baseball team in the coming years.
In January we were approached by the baseball coaching staff for our usual meeting regarding the training plan. My staff and I received the challenging news. Class schedules, practice schedules and the fact that the weight room is not nearby the baseball field (and like most campuses parking is a nightmare) was going to make a traditional offseason lift schedule highly unlikely. We were challenged to be creative and put together workouts that could be done right out at the baseball field – in the outfield, foul territory and warning track to be exact. Getting creative is what we do at UCSD. We sat down and made a plan, took some equipment we already had, bought the rest of what we needed and presto. The preceding videos of this year’s CCAA conference champions are a glance of some of the movements that we employed as in season training. Although it went against the grain and wasn’t by the book, the work done was hard, the team enjoyed what they were doing and most importantly they bought into what we created for them. I believe the style of in season training that we did this season was a success and will become a tradition for the UCSD Triton Baseball team in the coming years.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
RD's or Nutritionists
Here is a blog with a little insight regarding the differences between dietitians and nutritionists.
RD vs. Nutritionist
RD vs. Nutritionist
Monday, May 23, 2011
Congratulations on a great season
Congrats to the UCSD Baseball and Softball teams. The baseball team finished their season with a 42-15 record, the conference championship, and a berth in the NCAA regionals. The softball team is still playing, reaching their first ever NCAA Nationals with a sweep in the Super Regional.
Friday, May 20, 2011
UCSD in the news
Brainy UCSD gets chance to flex its athletic muscles
Check out this article (click text above). It gives you a good idea how much success we've had this spring and where our athletic department is going.
Check out this article (click text above). It gives you a good idea how much success we've had this spring and where our athletic department is going.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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