VERTIMAX Training System featured at Bodysport

The Revolution Training Program is in a class format of up to ten people.  It is designed and implemented by one of our personal trainers, who will see that you do all exercises correctly and that you are pushed to your limits.  The energy is kept up by the trainer and his motivation and the high energy music pumping through our sound system.

It incorporates resistance training, cardiovascular training, plyometrics, core and flexibility work at the same time.  You go from one station to the next, no rest, no conversations, just a hard, but fun workout.  The stations may be a Cybex weight machine, free weights, a Spin bike, a running in place rebounder, a jump rope, a plyometric platform, etc.  We are always changing the program to insure that your body doesn’t adapt to it and benefits just keep on coming.   It is designed to work all aspects needed to improve ones over-all physical conditioning in a time efficient, affordable manner.  Try the first session for free.  Come with a friend or co-worker.  It’s a great team builder.

Indoor /Outdoor Boot Camps

That’s right, when it’s too hot or cold outside we do them indoors.  Our Boot Camps are designed to get you a lean, hard body.  We use our knowledge and experience as certified personal trainers to design a program that is fun and to get you to look good, not harass you and get an 18 year old kid ready for war.

We can adapt our group programs to work with people of all ages and physical abilities.  The cost is very affordable.  So, call and sign up today.

Stay tuned for pictures and videos of our group training programs in action!!!

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by Mel Fabros

Scientific Athlete Performance Testing is designed to test the limits of athletes’ performances and capabilities and is offered at Bodysport.  We utilize the services of David Sandler and Strength Pro.   David is the genius behind Fox Sport’s “Sport Science” and the Discovery Channel’s “Fight Science“.  With his advanced testing equipment and procedures, he will not only measure your strengths and weaknesses, he can help prescribe the correct training protocols to correct them!  You can have David or the trainers here at Bodysport use this information to optimally train you.  Or you can take the results to your trainer and have him/her use them to formulate a better training program for you.

Correct exercise prescription is key to an athlete performing to his maximum capability and in preventing injury.  For example, is an athlete so quadricep strength dominant that the difference in strength compared to his hamstring presents the danger of ACL and MCL knee problems?  Or will the same condition make that athlete susceptible to hamstring strains or even tearing?

Another example would be vertical leap.  Many athletes have great vertical leap height, but are they exploding fast enough to get to that height as soon as possible?  Is the athlete deficient in the eccentric or concentric portion of the lift?  In sports, where the difference of being on or out of the play can be .01 second, the athlete and his trainer needs to know and David can tell you.

Are you looking to test yourself, a product, or a team? Are you interested in developing specific tests and collect vital information on your clients? Or do you just want someone to help you look over facts, crunch numbers, and help with data interpretation? Strength Pro’s team of experts have consulted for groups like National Geographic, Discovery, Fox Sports, and several MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL franchises. As well, Strength Pro serves on many scientific advisory boards providing research and testing information to many other organizations.

Here is a brief list of our advanced testing capabilities. While some of these tests may seem intimidating, all you need to know is that when David tests you, he will find your strengths and weaknesses, tell you WHY you are weak in those areas, and more importantly, prescribe the exact exercise routine based on scientific data, not objective observations with the naked eye, TO CORRECT those weaknesses.  Is it worth it?  When college scholarships worth tens even hundreds of thousands of dollars and million dollar professional athlete and endorsement contracts can come down to tenths of a second on the playing field, you bet it is!!!

Speed

Assess ability to cover distances

Examine stride and body mechanics

Provide video explanation of faults and corrective measures

Power

Assess actual power output of vertical and horizontal jumping

Analyze Rate of Force Development (RFD)

Analyze Eccentric Load Time, Amortization, and Concentric Force
Acceleration

Determine acceleration times

Analyze starting impulse

Analyze/comment on inertial influences

Analyze body alignment/position, and first step quickness

Reaction

Analyze time to react

Analyze movement sequence (power, acceleration) after reaction

Determine power on reaction from various positions

Strength

Examine force development

Examine force maintenance

Examine potential muscle recruitment patterns

Metabolic

Determine lactate thresholds

Determine HR, VO2 and overall aerobic fitness

Determine time to fatigue and anaerobic power maintenance

Group Nutritional Programming

Develop comprehensive diet prescriptions for your team or group

Provide regular diet check-back, re-evaluation and reprogramming diet

We are the Official Strength and Conditioning Center of the Las Vegas Knights Semi Pro Soccer Team

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Massage isn’t just an amenity to make you feel good, but can actually help you recover faster from workouts  and prevent injuries! Let’s face it; we push our bodies to the limit every day.  I’ve trained with Bodysport for the last year and know just how beat up your body feels on a daily basis.  Overusing your muscles like this may often create problems and imbalances in the soft tissues.  A constant build up of tension in the muscles may lead to stresses on joints, ligaments, tendons, as well as the muscles themselves.  The muscles tighten and shorten over time leaving you vulnerable to strains and tears.  If these are ignored, they will hinder your rate of improvement, impede performance, and ultimately make you susceptible to injury.

Massage is the most effective therapy for releasing muscle tension and restoring balance to the muscular-skeletal system.  More specifically, sports massage which targets deeper tissues.  It treats problems before they are too obvious.  When giving you a massage, we can feel the variations in the tissues and use different techniques to restore muscles back to a healthier, supple state.  Regular massage as part of your training program will keep your muscles loose and flexible and therefore helping to prevent injury.

Elenir – Massage Therapist and Aesthetician

Independent Contractor at Bodysport Fitness Center

702-339-8433

Obesity linked to stupidity, brain scans show
by Kate Melville

A person’s risk of cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes and hypertension is known to be linked to obesity, and now researchers have established that being overweight can also affect a person’s brain.

In the journal Human Brain Mapping, Paul Thompson, a UCLA professor of neurology, and colleagues compared the brains of people who were obese, overweight, and of normal weight, to see if they had differences in brain structure. They found that obese people had 8 percent less brain tissue than people with normal weight, while overweight people had 4 percent less tissue.

“That’s a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer’s and other diseases that attack the brain,” noted Thompson. “But you can greatly reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s, if you can eat healthily and keep your weight under control.”

The new study used brain images from an earlier study known as the Cardiovascular Health Study Cognition Study. The researchers converted the scans into detailed three-dimensional images using tensor-based morphometry, a neuroimaging method that offers high resolution mapping of anatomical differences in the brain.

In looking at both grey matter and white matter of the brain, the researchers found that the people defined as obese had lost brain tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes, areas of the brain critical for planning and memory, and in the anterior cingulate gyrus (attention and executive functions), hippocampus (long term memory) and basal ganglia (movement).

Overweight people showed brain loss in the basal ganglia, the corona radiata, white matter comprised of axons, and the parietal lobe (sensory lobe).

“The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than the brains of those who were lean, and in overweight people looked eight years older,” said Thompson.

“Along with increased risk for health problems such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, obesity is bad for your brain: we have linked it to shrinkage of brain areas that are also targeted by Alzheimer’s,” added co-researcher Cyrus A. Raji. “But that could mean exercising, eating right and keeping weight under control can maintain brain health with aging.”

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by Mel Fabros

We have some of the best personal trainers in Las Vegas, Nevada!  Stop by our gym and get to know the staff.

We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality service in the industry.  Your goals are our goals.  Come see us today!

Personal trainers aren’t for everyone, but a trainer provides certain benefits that you can’t find when working out on your own. Here are ten reasons a personal trainer may be right for you.

1. Motivation
   One of the main reasons people benefit from a personal trainer is that they loss motivation to stick with a consistent exercise program. Certified personal trainers can provide structure and accountability, and help you develop a lifestyle that encourages health.
2. Individualized program
   If you have any chronic health conditions, injuries or training goals (running a marathon, for example) a trainer will work with you and your health care provider to plan a safe, efficient program that considers these needs and enable you to reach your health goals.
3. Efficiency
   Personal Trainers help you focus on results and stop wasting your time doing inefficient workouts. A personal trainer has a plan and will help you get maximum results in minimum time.
4. Improve technical skills
   If you play a particular sport, the right personal trainer will help you improve your skill by showing you new training techniques specific to your sport. The Trainer will incorporate skills training into your program so you improve not only your strength and endurance, but your agility and mental focus as well.
5. You are new to exercise
   If you are an absolute beginner, a personal trainer is the ultimate fitness coach. A good trainer will introduce you to a very simple, effective routine and build efficiently so before you know it, you have the confidence and knowledge to decide what is right for you.
6. Break through plateaus
   Ok, you are already in pretty decent shape, but you’ve been there for years. If you are stuck in the same routine and want to break out of a rut, a personal trainer is the perfect solution. A trainer will jump start, not only your motivation, but your routine as well.
7. Learn how to go it alone
   If you ultimately want to learn all the facets of designing your own routines so you don’t need to use a personal trainer, going for a few months may be all you need. All good personal trainers will teach you the basics of building and modifying a fitness program to achieve maximum results.
8. Workout Safely
   A personal trainer watches your form, monitors your vitals and can provide objective feedback about your limits and strengths. Most of us tend to ignore some of the subtle signals our body provides. We either push through pain or give up too soon. Because a personal trainer can watch what you are doing while you are doing it, they can help push you or slow you down as necessary.
9. Workout at home
   Many personal trainers make house calls. If you don’t have the type or interest in going to a gym, but have a hard time knowing what to do on your own at home, a personal trainer can bring fitness into your living room.
10. Lose Weight
    There is a good reason that the number one reason people hire personal trainers is to lose weight and get into shape — it works. If you made a resolution to lose the fat and build the muscle, a trainer can keep you on track and help you realize that goal.

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