Speed & Acceleration Training at APEX PWR in Portland, OR
Learning running mechanics is like learning a language, it’s easier at a younger age. We’re hosting ongoing speed training workouts at our facility in Portland, Oregon to help athletes ages 8 and older learn running mechanics, improve top end speed and starting acceleration. Packages are available and can be utilized all year round + for our strength training workouts!
Speed & Acceleration Workouts in Portland, OR:
- When: All Year Round, including Saturdays!
- Ages: 8+
- Where: APEX PWR
- Instructor: APEX PWR Youth Training Team!
- Price: Packages Available in 12, 18 or 24 sessions
- Results: Athletes will learn sprinting mechanics to improve overall running technique, improve top end speed, starting acceleration & give athletes continued drills for improvement afterwards
A Facility Unlike Any Other
The APEX PWR Team is filled with former athletes that share a passion for youth athlete development. We’ve helped countless athletes across a wide range of sports improve speed, acceleration and overall athletic ability. Combining our Athlete Training with our 5 star sports physical therapy, we provide a setting normally reserved for college or professional athletes so the athlete’s of tomorrow can achieve their dreams!
What is APEX Athlete Development?
This summer program is for all committed athletes, ages 8 years old and up. For the FIRST TIME this summer, we’re splitting the program into two age groups, 8-13 years old and 14 – 18 years old. We’re here to help athletes improve performance and continue to develop their foundation of athleticism in all sports. Most sports have plenty of time spent in both practice and games where athletes will work on explosiveness, reactive strength and speed (all good things). However, that practice time neglects building foundational strength and, most importantly, workload capacity. Looking at the performance model, if you take away the bases of foundational strength and workload capacity, an athlete’s pyramid of performance is much smaller, creating a higher risk for injury and limiting top end performance potential. At APEX PWR, we’re all about simulating the collegiate & professional weight room experience with high level performance training programs every athlete will need to do in college and beyond.
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FAQ - Speed & Acceleration Workouts:
We recommend setting up an appointment with our team of sports physical therapists. Our approach is based on getting the body back to performance shape, pain free. This is how we transition athletes back into their sport in a safe manner. Your athlete would then be introduced to the training program as soon as they are cleared by our PT. We accept and are in network with most all major health insurances. If your athlete is dealing with any nagging aches, pains or injuries, please fill out the form on the top of this page or give us a call to get started in a 1 on 1 physical therapy session.
YES! The speed and acceleration 2 day training camp (and all of our workout sessions in the summer program) help increase mobility, flexibility and stability. This will be achieved through various exercises and movements from a dynamic warm up to start to an active cool down to finish. Most importantly, your youth athlete will learn what they can be doing at home to continue their improvement on the days they're not at APEX.
Speed & acceleration training is directly correlated to improving vertical and broad jump. In this 2 day speed and acceleration camp, your athlete will work on the same drills that improve reactiveness and elasticity in the body. We will also work on mobility and technique with some strength training at the end to give your athlete an increase in speed and acceleration as well as jumping ability.
No matter the sport, training the fast twitch muscle groups will help an athlete get faster. We emphasize training both fast and slow twitch throughout every session to help improve speed, agility, strength, explosion, balance and more.
Yes! There will be a circuit or two at the end of each session that includes strength training exercises that help build muscles that translate to running faster, jumping higher and becoming more explosive. All strength training exercises will be done at an appropriate level for each athlete's experience and ability level. Strength training will be a bigger focus in our summer training program because it is also critical in helping build speed and acceleration.
Based on our practice of physical therapy here at APEX (that’s actually how we started our business!), we focus on core components of fundamental strength training which reduces the risk of injury by building the muscular system to better support the body. There is a massive crossover between sports performance and physical therapy training, sports performance is just the next level of the work you would do in a physical therapy session with us. Most of our patients treat their physical therapy with us as a workout, getting the best results for their effort. This also helps to reduce the risk of overtraining.
Soccer athletes have one of the highest risks of ACL and knee injuries. This is THE BEST environment to help your soccer athlete decrease their injury risk, while still making improvements to their overall athletic ability.