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PERFORMANCE STRETCHING
for Multi-Sport

by Lee Zohlman

Stretching and flexibility are key components in both performance enhancement and injury prevention. Most successful athletes schedule this vital aspect of training into their programs just like any other sport. While stretching is incorporated into every savvy athlete's training regimen - can stretching benefit ordinary people too?

ABOUT this DVD

Stretching IS a vital part of sports training. But, massage therapists don't necessarily think of themselves as athletes - or should they?

Bodywork professionals - or anyone involved in a healing arts profession who wants to stay healthy and energetic - will derive enormous benefits from the stretching exercises and routines presented on this DVD. Your knowledge of anatomy, physiology and the importance of good body mechanics that you've gleaned from training and tried and true experience will enable you to grasp even more quickly the value and benefits of stretching.

This DVD offers excellent advice from a multi-sport coach who trains triathletes and athletes for peak performance but what he teaches is of tremendous value to anyone who wants to stay healthy.

Performance Stretching for Multi-Sport offers an informative and motivational sport specific stretching routine. It has been scientifically designed by multisport coaches Lee and Erinne Zohlman to enhance athletic performance, increase the body's recovery time post workout, and prevent nagging or acute injuries.

A comprehensive stretching routine will enhance your performance in any sport and keep you injury free. So get out your stretching mats, take off your shoes, and come stretch with us!

NOTE: No special equipment required for viewing and experiencing the benefits of this DVD except perhaps a yoga mat.

ADDED BENEFIT: What you see demonstrated on this DVD will enable you to deal more knowledgeably with your own massage and bodywork clients. Even if you're not a sports trainer or an athlete - PERFORMANCE STRETCHING FOR MULTI-SPORT offers great routines and exercises that will benefit anyone who wants to be healthy and active.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

This DVD includes: a 40 minute athletic stretching routine, additional sport specific stretching demonstrations, and first-hand professional testimony by Ryan Bolton, professional triathlete and Ironman Champion.

Why you need to add stretching to your
physical regimen.

Use stretching to help prevent injury, to improve your range of motion and
to improve your power, speed and agility.

Stretch All - How to work your core muscle groups and more
Performance Stretching
Supine Stretching
Recovery Stretching
Sport Specific Stretches for Cycling, Golf, Running, Tennis, Swimming or with a Partner, a Swiss Ball (an inflatable fitness ball) or another Stretching Device

NOTE: The instruction and advice presented on this video are in no way intended as a substitute for medical counseling.

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ABOUT Lee Zohlman

Lee Zohlman is a multi sport coach and athlete manager who is into his 11th season of sport coaching. He and his wife Erinne Zohlman have been managing training camps for over 10 years and they still find it as rewarding and gratifying as the first season. Lee's company, BodyZen, is the official coaching partner of the Nautica South Beach Triathlon and he is also a presenter at coaching camps such as Trifest 2008.

Hallmarks of his approach? Strength training - with an awareness of your strengths, weaknesses and life schedule. Lee also believes in the "Law of Specificity" or individualized training, not arbitrary or random or unrealistic workouts just for the sake of 'getting tough'. His specialty is creating individual training programs to prepare athetes for specific events and activities, based on their personal strengths and weaknesses.

ABOUT performance training

The best training programs are individualized to your needs and are geared to sustaining your long-term health – not just producing short term results. Find coaching and engage in training that incorporates Lee Zohlman’s philosophy:

Create an individual periodized training program to peak or prepare you for an event or race.

Find a coach with knowledge of the latest in endurance sport research to help you achieve your goals.

Plan a training program that includes an evaluation of your strengths, weaknesses and life schedule. Even if you’re not a professional athlete, by adopting some of the routines and exercises that the pros use, you can also improve your own health and performance in day-to-day activities.

Train your mind as well as your body.

Increase your knowledge and awareness in the subjects or flexibility, sport specific strength training, effective and safe supplementation, equipment selection.

Listen and be willing to change your plan and the overall approach.

Support not just your sport, but also your lifestyle habits.

Find a coach who cares about your sport, and who cares about you AND the process.