http://athleticrepublic.com/blog Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:29:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_131" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Athletic Republic CEO Charlie Graves"][/caption] Like a kid in a candy shop, Athletic Republic CEO Charlie Graves proudly shows off his own U.S. Army All-American Bowl East Team jersey. He's a little older than the 90 high schools seniors on the East and West teams, but he's ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2009/01/01/loving-every-minute/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKgPP3B8g9g[/youtube] The new Brand Jordan football spot, Become Legendary, may only be playing on U.S. television sets, but, thanks to YouTube, it's getting global exposure. So, too, is the Athletic Republic Super Treadmill that is featured early in the spot. If it looks like the athlete in the spot is running awfully ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/12/31/global-exposure/ [caption id="attachment_118" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Athletic Republic trainer working with U.S. Army All-Americans"][/caption] In it’s first year of involvement with the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Football University, Athletic Republic is all over the field, literally. Throughout Bowl week, Athletic Republic trainers are working directly with the 90 seniors on the East ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/12/31/all-over-the-field/ [caption id="attachment_115" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="FBU Alumni Playing in 209 U.S. Army All-American Bowl"][/caption] Of the 90 high school seniors participating in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl this Saturday, 19 of them are Football University (FBU) alums: Cliff Harris, CB (CA); Tajh Boyd, QB (VA) Shaquelle Evans, WR (CA); Kevin Newsome, QB ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/12/30/who-are-these-guys/ It may be the height of “bowl season,” but at Athletic Republic, every season is football season. Bowl games just attract more attention than post-season skill development sessions, combine preparation, spring practice, pre-season training, or even regular season games do. In the lead-up to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, which will ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/12/30/every-season-is-football-season/ The newest Athletic Republic franchise opened in Libertyville, Illinois, this past weekend. The 6,000 square foot training space  offers sport-specific training programs for football, hockey and volleyball, within a 200,000 square foot facility that features two indoor soccer fields and eight basketball/volleyball courts, and attracts over one million athletes to ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/12/17/athletic-republic-libertyville/ Don’t knock it until  you’ve tried it, says Jason Blackburn, owner and Facility Director of  Advanced Sports Kinetics (ASK) in Minot, ND, a proud member of Athletic  Republic. And Jason should know—he’s been training Dagny Knutson since she was 12 years old. Dagny recently  set a couple of national records ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/12/05/treadmill-training-for-swimmers/ Acceleration Indiana, a proud member of Athletic Republic, was recently featured on the local NBC affiliate's morning show. The short three-minute piece offers a great introduction to some of Athletic Republic's proprietary equipment and training protocols. It's definitely worth watching, though you'll have to wait for a 10 second commercial ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/11/19/winter-workout-options/ The word antioxidant has become quite a buzz word in the health world.  We see labels touting, “great source of antioxidants” and health professionals often recommend getting more of these powerful nutrients. Often when I ask people about the purpose of antioxidants, I get a confused stare. Most people are ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/10/28/antioxidants%c2%a0-what-do-they-do-and-where-can-you-get-them/ Max Pacioretty is a 6’2’’, 203 pound left winger that is creating some excitement at the Montreal Canadians camp, so much excitement in fact that this 19-year-old was featured on NHL.com. The NHL has always been a goal of Max’s, and his hard work is paying off.  Max has trained on ... http://athleticrepublic.com/blog/2008/09/25/performance-training-pays-off-for-pacioretty/