Jamal Baptiste

Jamal Baptiste is a strength and conditioning coach and licensed massage therapist. Baptiste has trained a wide variety of clientele, including actors, high school, collegiate and pro athletes. He has worked for Velocity Sports Performance and is currently the speed and agility coach at Asphalt Green.

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Increase Your Hip Mobility With These Routines

February 25, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Increasing your hip mobility will make you more powerful and dynamic in your sport, whatever it may be. By increasing your mobility and flexibility in the hips with the proper stretches, you'll also make yourself stronger and maximize injury prevention. Try...

Basketball Workout: Vary Your Equipment

February 15, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Basketball is a game that involves tremendous feats of athleticism. You must be able to sprint, change direction on a dime and leap up for a dunk. Since there are so many aspects of the game, it's best to train...

How to Plan Your Post-Workout Nutrition

February 8, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

For athletes, post-workout nutrition is critical for muscle growth and recovery. It's important to refuel with the right foods and eat them at the right time. Nutrient Timing One of the most powerful ways to optimize nutrition is proper timing of food...

A Solid Workout Program for Next-Level Defensive Backs

February 4, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Defensive backs have to be sharp and versatile on the field. To enable them to move effectively in any direction, their training needs to address several components—strength, power, speed, speed endurance, reactive ability, flexibility and coordination. Addressing the specific demands...

3 Exercises to Alleviate Knee Pain

February 1, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Knee pain is quite common among athletes, caused by a wide variety of factors, including stress from competition and genetics. To counter knee pain, regularly perform corrective exercises during your workout. (Learn how to prevent knee pain in the first...

Prevent Shoulder Injuries With Stabilization Exercises

January 31, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Stabilization exercises for the shoulder are commonly used in rehabilitation. However, you should perform them on a regular basis to protect your shoulders from injury. The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body. Unfortunately, its large range of motion...

Important Healthy Eating Tips

January 16, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Healthy eating allows athletes to train longer at a higher intensity, promote recovery, delay fatigue and increase their level of concentration. So it's critical that athletes become regimented on what they eat, hydrate both pre- and post-workout and make smart...

Best Plyo Exercises for Basketball

January 14, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Basketball athletes must be strong, powerful, fast and skillful in order to be successful on the court. The best way for players to achieve a high level of well-rounded athleticism is to take advantage of plyometric exercises. Basketball plyos are...

Improve Vision With Nike Vapor Strobe Goggles

January 11, 2013 | Jamal Baptiste

Athletes, your vision is one of the most important elements of your training. Vision training is often neglected, but it shouldn't be, because we use our eyes to direct us through almost every action in sports. Vision training can enhance...

Drills to Improve Elements of Speed (VIDEO)

November 15, 2012 | Jamal Baptiste

In every sport, one skill that is a key to success is (and will always be) speed. When putting together a team, coaches often look for the fastest athletes. Thus, athletes should make speed a top priority. With persistence, practice...

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