Conditioning Camps

Dr. Arnold's 2008 Summer Conditioning Camp

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Click here for the camp registration form

This 7-week camp provides a positive and challenging atmosphere for boys and girls age 9-14 that address 4 areas of conditioning:

Strength / Power / Endurance / Speed

With special emphasis on conditioning using:

Plyometrics / Core Conditioning /
Agility Drills / Pilates & Yoga Techniques

All attendees get a Fitness Binder with information on Nutrition & Exercise to increase knowledge of following a healthy lifestyle.  

 Testimonials from past camps

"We are so impressed about how aware Matt now is of the foods he eats.  He makes a point to know the fatty acids, trans fats, antioxidants, etc."

"My 13 year old son has thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Arnold's summer conditioning class. No other teacher has presented information to my son in this way where he understands the results and cares about them too! "   

Dr. Arnold's Fall Baseball Conditioning Camp

Click here for the 2008 camp flyer

According to the American Sports Medicine Institute (1):

"For at least three months a year, a baseball pitcher should not play any baseball, participate in throwing drills, or participate in other stressful overhead activities.”

Instead:

“Baseball pitchers need a period of “active rest"…[and are] encouraged to participate in physical activities that do not include a great amount of overhand throwing.

Take the necessary steps NOW to help prevent baseball injuries later.

In Dr. Arnold’s Fall Baseball Conditioning Camp, you will get 9 1-hour sessions with NO THROWING that will focus on:

• Dynamic warm-up
• Core / Extension / Rotation power
• Medicine ball work
• Jump rope for agility, eye-hand coordination & posture
• Lunge / leg work
• Plyometrics / Sprinting / Explosion work

All of which are based on the most recent research out of the National Strength and Conditioning Association since 2005 (2, 3,4,5).

When: Every Wednesday from September 3rd – October 29th
What Time: 5-6 pm (Ages 9-12) or 6-7 pm (Ages 13-16)
Cost: 9 1-hour sessions for $225
Where: Sycamore Valley Park (on the basketball courts next to Sycamore Valley Elementary)

“We don’t control what the other team does to prepare.We can only control what we do to prepare.”

-John Wooden

Reference:

1. “USA Baseball Medical & Safety Advisory Committee Guidelines: May 2006” posted on www.asmi.org/asmiweb/usabaseball.htm
2. Brumitt J. Advanced Lumbar Stabilization Exercises.  NSCA Performance Training Jou 2005; 4(4): 11-13
3. Carter AB. Effects of high volume upper extremity plyometric training on throwing velocity and functional strength ratios of the shoulder rotators in collegiate baseball players.  J Strength Cond Res 2007 Feb;21(1):208-15
4. Brumitt J.  Hamstring Injuries In Sprinters. NSCA Performance Training Journal 2007; 6(3): 8-11
5. Kohmura Y.Development of a baseball-specific battery of tests and a testing protocol for college baseball players.  J Strength Cond Res 2008 Jul;22(4):1051-8
6. Herman SL.  Four-week dynamic stretching warm-up intervention elicits longer-term performance benefits.  J Strength Cond Res. 2008 Jul;22(4):1286-97

Dr. Arnold's Winter Baseball Conditioning Camp

Are you ready for baseball season?

Consider this statement from the American Journal of Sports Medicine:

"We have seen a dramatic increase in baseball players who require [elbow] surgery.  Most alarming is that there has been a 50% increase in the proportion of surgeries performed on high school players."

Are you in "Baseball shape"?

In Dr. Arnold's January 2008 Pre-Season Baseball Camp (click here for flyer), you get 4 1-hour sessions that will address all 4 areas of sports conditioning:

Strength / Power / Endurance / Speed

With special emphasis on baseball conditioning through

Arm strengthening

Plyometrics / Agility Drills

Medicine ball work

Core conditioning

Participants will be taught the 6 phases of throwing  as well as throwing drills to maximize accuracy and velocity

Each participant will also get a 30-minute individual pitching session and in-office footage meeting with Dr. Arnold  

 Call (925-321-4668) or email (PitchingDoc@msn.com)       Dr. Arnold to register!