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The Importance of Unilateral Strength Training for Athletes
When athletes think about strength training, their minds often go straight to big bilateral lifts like squats, deadlifts, and Romanian...
Robert Gray
17 hours ago2 min read


Building Resilient and Powerful Swimmers
At Victory Performance, we are proud of our long-standing partnership with the Sierra Marlins Swim Team , where our training programs...
Robert Gray
20 hours ago2 min read


How Youth Athletes Can Get Faster: Speed and Strength Training That Works
For many young athletes, speed is the ultimate game-changer. Whether it’s sprinting down the soccer field, breaking away in basketball,...
Robert Gray
2 days ago2 min read


How I Improved My Knee Mobility After Surgery — and What Athletes Can Learn
Over the past six months, I’ve made major progress in my own knee mobility . After living with limited flexion for decades following an...
Robert Gray
Sep 92 min read


Why You Keep Getting Sick and What You Can Do About It
It's completely normal for healthy adults to get respiratory infections yearly. Respiratory infections include things like the common...
Robert Gray
Dec 21, 20242 min read


Exercise and Chronic Disease
Definition Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit...
Robert Gray
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Teaching the Foundations of the Deadlift to Middle Schoolers
At Victory Performance, I am the lead middle school coach. I love getting to work with this group of young people and be able to...
vpscmadie
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Why Athletes Should Avoid Bodybuilding Style Workouts
When I first started strength training during my freshman year of high school, I was as clueless as you could be about what to do or how...
Robert Gray
Dec 5, 20243 min read
Playing the Game isn't Enough
Have you ever had a teammate that was naturally athletic? I'm sure we all have. Have you ever had a teammate that was naturally athletic?...
Damian Martinez
Nov 21, 20242 min read


Squatting at VPSC
Squatting is fundamental to life. I can't think of a single day that I haven't had to squat to sit in a chair, get in or out of a car, or...
Robert Gray
Nov 12, 20241 min read
Did you hear the news? Training while injured is beneficial!
Have you injured a limb and stopped strength training? What if i told you we can maintain strength in the injured limb by strength...
Damian Martinez
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Force-Velocity Profiling and How It Impacts Programming
Force-velocity profiling is a useful tool for athletes that want to increase their power output in jumping and sprinting. Power is simply...
Robert Gray
Aug 27, 20243 min read


Kids need to participate in strength training
Does your child play competitive sports and wants to have a competitive edge during games? We believe kids should participate in strength...
Damian Martinez
Aug 5, 20242 min read


Weekend Getaway
This weekend, my family and I went on a little getaway to King’s Beach in North Lake Tahoe. King’s Beach is one of our favorite places to...
Robert Gray
Aug 4, 20243 min read


INTRODUCING: Bright Spot Fridays
"Bright Spots Friday" is our practice of thankfulness!
Robert Gray
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Need help getting off the chair?
Why are aging adults going to assisted living? Losing muscle every year is a big deal! If we don't keep up our muscle mass, simple daily...
Damian Martinez
Jul 25, 20242 min read


"Unlocking the Secrets to Better Mobility and Function: The VPSC Mobility System"
Everyone knows it’s important to stretch. Ask somebody how much they stretch and they’ll probably say something like “I stretch a little...
Robert Gray
Jul 24, 20244 min read


Why I Started VPSC
When I went to "Bring Your Kid to Work Day" at Aerojet with my dad sometime in the late 90's or early 00's, I knew immediately. Aerojet...
Robert Gray
Feb 4, 20245 min read
How Fitness Shortcuts Hurt Your Health
January 2 is International Shortcut Day! A few days ago, you set some new year’s resolutions. A few days later, you were thrilled to...
Robert Gray
Jan 16, 20245 min read


Is Training This Part of Your Body The Key to Unleashing Your Athleticism?
If you are a field or court athlete, the part of your body that interacts with the ground 99.9% of the time is your feet. The strength...
Robert Gray
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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