Soccer specific conditioning designed to improve speed,agility,strength,endurance,mental focus and confidence for individual athletes as well as teams.
Hi. Let me introduce myself. My name is Ian King. I am the owner and fully insured operator of Total Body Fitness & Wellness Studio (www.totalbodyfitnessandwellness.com) located in downtown Brampton . Total Body Fitness & Wellness is a private personal training studio for customized workout programs for individuals but also for groups such as sports teams. In 2009, Total Body Fitness and Wellness was the proud winner of the “Brampton Outstanding Business Achievement Award”. I am very proud of this award as it was presented as recognition of the hard work, dedication and effort that is put in every day to make Total Body Fitness rise above its competition.
I have worked in the fitness industry for over 15 years. I keep myself updated on the latest techniques and tools used in the fitness industry by furthering my education on an ongoing basis. Currently, I am a:
• Certified Fitness & Conditioning Soccer Trainer
•Certified Personal Trainer
•Certified Speed, Agility and Quickness Trainer
•Certified Sports Injury Specialist
I am an athlete myself, competing and participating in many sports however my biggest passion is for soccer. I started playing when I was 5 and into a more competitive level in adulthood. I have played at the CPSL level and understand the game from an advanced perspective. I have trained and worked with athletes of all ages and can adapt the training program to suit various ages and fitness levels. I also have gained valuable experience while working with soccer players internationally (ie.Kalamata Soccer Team in Kalamata , Greece ). In the past, I also worked as a volunteer firefighter for the City of Brampton where I learned valuable skills related to emergency first response.
I am a mobile trainer and can work with your team at your training location providing an added benefit and convenience to you and your team. Some of the teams I have worked with are:
2007 Mississauga Falcons U11 Girls Soccer
2008 Greece Mens Soccer
2009 Brampton Rockets U14 Boys Hockey
2010 Burlington Tornados U14 Girls Soccer
2011 Etobicoke Energy U15 Girls Soccer
2011 Greece Panathinaikos Kalamata Semi Pro Mens Soccer
2012 Etobicoke Energy U16 Girls Soccer
My soccer specific training will help players reach their optimum fitness potential which will directly relate to noticeable improvement on the pitch. Before and after fitness testing will show all the areas of improvement each player has made over the course of my recommended training program.
I offer customized programs for athletes and teams depending on what stage of the season I am working with them.
I break up my training into four stages/phases:
1. The Off-Season -To Build Functional Strength. The goals of this phase are:
• To prepare the joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons for more intense work in
subsequent phases
• To strengthen underused stabilizer muscles
• To balance the right and left side of the body
• To redress the balance between the flexors and extensors (soccer players, for example are notorious for having over-developed quads from repetitive kicking actions. No wonder hamstring injuries are so prevalent in the game). Also, a good portion of this soccer strength training will focus on core stability.
2. Off-Season/Early Pre-Season -To Build Maximal Strength. The goal of this phase is to develop the highest force possible. Since power is our overall outcome, it makes sense to develop strength first and then convert it into soccer-specific power. The aim is to complete this phase before the start of the season. That way the latter stages of pre-season training can focus on power and strength endurance training.
3. Late Pre-Season – For Muscular Power and Strength Endurance. In this phase of soccer strength training, the goal is to convert strength gains into soccer-specific power and muscular endurance through the use of plyometrics.
Soccer is one of the few sports that demands roughly equal amounts of explosive force and strength endurance.
4. In-Season – For Maintenance. During the in-season, the goal is to maintain the gains made during a strenuous preseason period without over reaching or over training.
I would be happy to discuss with you any questions or concerns you may have. Feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience at (905) 463-2013. For any administrative inquiries, please ask for my assistant Penny. I look forward to working with your team to help each player achieve “MAXIMUM RESULTS in MINIMUM TIME!”
Sincerely,
Ian King
