An Inside Look at Fitness Training for UEFA EURO 2012™

noreply@community-micoach.adidas.com — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:31:08 GMT

The trainers at Athletes’ Performance—the same coaches behind miCoach—have been working with Germany’s national team for the 2012 UEFA European Championships taking place in Poland and the Ukraine. Working together with the team’s coaching staff, Athletes’ Performance specialists create team and individual training plans to meet each player's physical needs and the team's unique style of play. The fundamental training principles used with these elite players are the same ones employed in every miCoach workout.

While you might think world-class athletes don’t need to work on their quality of movement, it’s necessary for athletes at every level to address movement issues and refine technique. "In the first part of training camp, we worked on improving movement patterns, techniques, and habits," says Darcy Norman, fitness and rehab coach for Germany’s squad. "During part two of camp, we focused on getting stronger and more powerful."

The focus shifts again at their home of operations for the tournament. "At our base camp in Gdansk, Poland, we work on recovery and regeneration," says Norman. "We minimize their workload and do things to keep their bodies tuned up for optimal performance. The goal is to have the players as fast and explosive as possible for the first whistle."

Norman says this strategy applies to athletes of all levels. If you follow a miCoach Strength & Flexibility plan, this progression is built in for you. Early phases of the miCoach training plans focus on technique and getting in game shape, while later phases are designed to help you develop more strength, speed, and power.

Focusing on recovery techniques is also important to stay fresh and ready to compete. "People get nervous leading up to competitions and sometimes try and do too much," Norman says. "The last thing you want is to be overtired leading up to a big game." You can add more recovery work to your miCoach training plan at any time by customizing your plan with single workouts focused on regeneration.

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New! miCoach Strength & Flexibility Mobile App

noreply@community-micoach.adidas.com — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:33:41 GMT

By Athletes' Performance

Now you can take your strength and flexibility training with you! The miCoach Strength & Flexibility app—accessed from within the miCoach mobile app —coaches you through Strength & Flexibility workouts step by step with video instruction and coach’s comments to over 400 exercises. Use it at the gym, at home, or wherever your travels take you to help you reach your goals. You’ll build a body that’s stronger, leaner, fitter, and more resistant to injury. The best part: It’s free!

About the App

Access your Strength & Flexibility plan from the miCoach mobile app at anytime, anywhere.
Choose from plans to get fit, excel in your favorite sport, run efficiently, and more.
No time for a full plan? Customize your routine with single workouts like “Core Strength,” “Full-Body Blast,” or the popular “No Gym Workout.” Some single workouts are as quick as 5 minutes.
Workouts progress throughout your plan to help you improve and see fast results.
Adjust your training calendar simply by dragging workouts from one day to another.
Nearly 400 innovative movements (exercises and drills) available.
Video animations and coaching tips for all movements will help you do them right.
Recommended weights (intensity) for exercises and tracking help you see results.
Workouts are designed by the expert trainers at Core Performance.
Did we mention it’s free?!

About the Training

Depending on the plan you choose, miCoach Strength & Flexibility training offers a variety of benefits. There are plans to help you lose weight, get stronger, get fit, perform better in your sport, reduce injury risk, and run with better technique.
miCoach workouts train movements, rather than focusing on specific muscles, to strengthen commonly weak areas, improve posture and body composition, reduce injury risk, and restore muscle balance.
Each miCoach workout is comprised of one or more training components, such as Pillar Prep, Movement Prep, and Strength. Each training component has a distinct purpose in your workout, such as preparing your hips, torso, and shoulders for exercise (Pillar Prep).
Some workouts require gym equipment, while others feature only light equipment or no equipment at all. The equipment needed is noted in each workout. If you don’t have a piece of equipment, that shouldn’t limit your ability to perform the workout. You can almost always modify an exercise.
miCoach Strength & Flexibility plans will complement your cardio training by working on your strength, balance, flexibility, power and more.

To get started with Strength & Flexibility plans through the website, go to "Plans" and select Strength & Flexibility plan from the training category that interests you.

To download the app, click here for Android and click here for iPhone

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