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They are tapping into one of the best kept secrets in Northern California sports training. Eggleton is an expert on helping athletes tap into themselves, to improve their fitness, athleticism and sports performance.
“Training is the number one way that athletes increase strength and improve their performance,” said Eggleton. “The number one goal is to get stronger, run faster or jump higher.”
Eggleton, a physical therapist by training, has been training high school aged athletes for over the past ten years. He decided to pursue sports training after watching his son’s basketball team and seeing that most of the players were out of shape.
“In looking at my son's school, I noticed that they did not have any adequate training programs,” said Eggleton.
He started out training a small number of players in his garage in his house. The demand for his training picked up to the point he had to rent another location to cater to all the various athletes who found out about his methods through word of mouth.
Since that time, Eggleton has set up programs for the Contra Costa Community College football team, Ohlone Community College’s men’s basketball program, the Salesian High School boys basketball team, the McClymonds boys varsity basketball team, Piedmont girls basketball team and a host of other programs.
“We have had different trainers over the years in our boy’s basketball program,” said Salesian High School basketball coach Bill Mellis. “But this past season, Anthony trained the entire team, and we went into the season in better shape. Our guys were more explosive, faster and jumped higher and this was an important part in helping us win the boys basketball state championship in California.”
Some of the top athletes who have found their way to his facility have included former University of North Carolina guard Quentin Thomas, former Duke and current NBA player, Demarcus Nelson, former Oakland Raider Courtney Anderson, Thomas Decoud with the Atlanta Falcons, current WNBA player Devona Hampton and a host of other players in various sports ranging from basketball, lacrosse, football, baseball, track and field, to tennis and golf.
“Besides training to improve sports performance, training prevents injuries,” continued Eggleton. “This happens by decreasing movements that create muscular imbalances in ones athletic movements. I try in my training to rebuild athletes to help prevent injuries.”
Training for performance has become a multi-billion dollar industry with training facilities such as Velocity and others popping up all over the country, training athletes from professionals to high school athletes. But what set’s Eggleton apart from many is his unique training methods.
“Most guys are doing body building training that builds up mass,” said Eggleton. “But this does not increase strength. I stress doing a lot of low rep stuff that creates power and strength.”
For more information on youth training and its benefits go to http://www.developingathletics.com/ … For more information on Anthony Eggleton go to http://antsmindandbody.com
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