Arkansas Sports Performance Center Speed Training Program

Running is an element of nearly every sport. Just two quick phrases summarize the goal of the ASPC Running Program: Move faster-run longer. However, there are actually key component objectives essential to meeting these general goals:

Increase Maximum Sprint Speed
Athletes will reach optimal speed by increasing the two components of speed: stride length and stride frequency. Stride length increases through improvements in strength and flexibility; stride frequency increases by the selective recruitment of neuromuscular pathways.

Increase Anaerobic Tolerance
By increasing lactate tolerance and lactate clearance capacity, athletes gain the ability to maintain maximum speed for a longer duration or for repeated bouts without decreasing speed. Recovery times have been noted to be reduced by as much as 50 percent.

Improve Sprinting Biomechanics
Incline running on the treadmill allows specific development of the key factors associated with acceleration, optimizing both the training effect and the training area. Forward acceleration can only be developed from a certain point in your stride to toe off. That's why incline capabilities help each athlete learn and maintain knee drive, proper pelvic and trunk position, forceful contraction of the lower extremity, optimal stride length and properly coordinated upper extremity movement. Our high-speed treadmill also allows for specific neuromuscular recruitment and synaptic response.

Increased Aerobic Base For Long Distance Running
New to the our Running Program are the distance running protocols for 800 to 1500 meter and 3k to 10k. These new protocols were designed to precisely train endurance runners with Frappier Acceleration Sports Training technology and to be as specific to race distance as possible. Endurance training needs to have an aerobic base and enhancement of this base should lead to greater success in long distance running.

Increased Proprioception, Improved Body Composition & Enhanced Self-Esteem
Gains in each of these areas come, directly or indirectly, from completing the ASPC Running Program. And each, in turn, can contribute to an athlete's gain in speed and overall success.

ASPC Plyometric Program

Almost all team sports involving the offense and defense playing against one another require multi-directional movements. The ability to adapt to directional changes as quickly as possible while maintaining body control is essential and must be developed through practice. That's where our Plyometrics Program comes in.

Designed to work in conjunction with our other programs or as stand-alone training, the plyometrics program involves a variety of footwork drills and special exercises that enhance an athlete's ability to change directions quickly and explosively.

Through specialized equipment such as our multi-layered Plyo Platform, athletes perform these drills in a variety of directions that mimic the multi-directional movements found in most sports. By training the feet, legs, hips and torso to maintain these various positions and transition to other positions, participants optimize their potential to excel on the field or court.

Plyometric training can also improve balance and awareness of body position, as well as strengthen hips, improve vertical lift and develop quickness and lateral agility.

All of our programs are individually tailored to meet the athlete's needs. The list below can be either done separately or packaged together.

• Speed Training & Acceleration: we will make you faster, quicker & more explosive
• Strength Training: we will maximize your strength potential & make you as strong as you can be
• Endurance-Event Training: if you are an endurance-event athlete, our unique training methods, in conjunction with your regular regimen, will give you that extra kick in your long-duration event, from a 5K to a marathon.
• Nutritional Consultations: we can customize a eating plan to help you meet your goals---either gaining or losing weight
• Golf Program: our unique hip strengthening program has been proven to help you hit the golf ball longer
• Motion Analysis: we offer an advanced video capture software system that will break down your sport's movement to analyze any defects to help you improve the movements of throwing, swinging, running & jumping
• Throwing, Hitting, & Kicking Cords: patented cord technology allows us to improve throwing velocity, increase hip strength for hitters, and make kicking athletes stronger & more accurate.
• Plyometric & Vertical Jump: first-step quickness is the key in any sport. The footwork & leg strengthening facet of our programs will give you the first-step edge you need to succeed!
• Sports Medicine Injury Consultations: our certified athletic trainer can help you with any current injuries as well as point out things that may incur any further injury
• ACL Bridge: for athletes recovering from anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery, we offer a unique training program, all supervised by your physician, designed to get you back into game shape after your initial formal physical therapy
• Ground-Based Power: we can design training programs at your facility using our patented plyometric programs, designed to increase speed & agility
• General Fitness Memberships: for a monthly fee, you can make use of our state-of-the-art facility to work out at your own pace or under our expert direction
• Professional Football Combine Prep Training: we have the experience to get you ready for the next level in your football career. Ask about our successes!
• Team Training: we can train your team all at once for sport-specific work-all customized to your team's needs