Desert Speed School Announces New Training Program

TUCSON, A.Z. – Murray Hicks, athletic performance director at Desert Speed School, has announced a new training program, high-powered strength training, where athletes learn proper lifting techniques as well as the best training exercises for developing superior speed and explosive power. The program focuses on exercises that will produce the best specialized results for the athlete through the use of auxiliary lifts and core lifts including medicine balls, resistance bands, bodyweight exercises, dead lifts, squats, bench press, pull-ups and dips.

“I am excited about all this new program has to offer,” said Hicks. “I hope athletes will learn to lift the right way with proper form, which will in turn help them avoid injury.”

About Desert Speed School at Desert Sports and Fitness:
Desert Speed School at Desert Sports and Fitness specializes in training athletes of all ages and abilities, including professional and NFL combine athletes, and focuses on teaching students to run faster, get stronger, jump higher, improve agility, develop mental toughness, and enhance coordination and conditioning. Each athlete is evaluated with a state-of-the-art video analysis system used by several professional teams and which was also showcased at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Comprehensive evaluation by the elite staff of athletic performance trainers includes, but is not limited to, baseline data on agility, speed, explosive power, muscular endurance, upper body strength and vertical jump. The use of video analysis along with a variety of activities will help athletes to develop a kinesthetic awareness, which will allow them to control their bodies in different planes. For more information, call (520) 731-0276 or visit the Web site at http://www.desertsportsandfitness.com.

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Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
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patty@mmimarketing.com

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