Sport-Specific Performance
Conditioning programs built around the specific demands of your sport — from dry-land ski preparation to tennis speed and agility to performance nutrition guidance.
Sport-Specific Conditioning
Sport-specific performance training is programming designed around the physical demands of one sport — its movement patterns, energy systems, common injury risks, and the timing of its competitive season. General conditioning gets people fit. Sport-specific conditioning prepares them to perform.
Programs draw on personal competitive experience in ski racing, tennis, and competitive bodybuilding, plus the iTPA Certified Tennis Performance Specialist credential and decades of conditioning work with athletes across levels.
Programs Offered
Dry-Land Ski Conditioning
Off-season and pre-season conditioning for recreational and competitive skiers — strength, eccentric leg work, hip and core stability, anaerobic capacity, and balance-and-reaction training. Programs are timed so that the right qualities peak when ski season starts, not in October.
Tennis Speed & Agility
Conditioning designed for tennis — multi-directional speed, reactive agility, deceleration and change-of-direction work, rotational power, and energy-system training matched to the demands of match play. Drawing on iTPA CTPS coursework and personal playing background.
Sport-Specific Conditioning for Other Sports
Conditioning programming is available for other sports on request. Whether the demands match what I have experience programming determines whether I take the client on — that conversation happens in the initial consultation.
Non-Medical Nutritional Guidance
For performance and physique goals, programming can include non-medical nutritional guidance — fueling for training and competition, recovery nutrition, hydration strategy, and body-composition support. This is not medical nutrition therapy and is not a substitute for working with a registered dietitian when one is needed.
Who It's For
- Recreational and competitive skiers preparing for the season — masters racers, regular skiers who want a stronger season, and clients returning to skiing after an injury or layoff.
- Tennis players at any level who want conditioning that translates to actual match performance, not generic gym work.
- Junior athletes moving from general youth fitness into sport-specific demands as their primary sport becomes more serious. (See also: Youth Programs.)
- Returning athletes coming back from time off or injury who need a structured return-to-sport pathway.
- Multi-sport adults balancing seasonal sports — typically tennis through three seasons and skiing in winter.
What to Expect
1. Sport & Goal Conversation
We start by talking through your sport, your current level, your competitive calendar (if any), and what you are hoping to do better. Specific is good — "ski more aggressively on steep terrain without my quads burning out by run three" is more useful than "get in shape for skiing."
2. Assessment
Movement assessment, baseline strength and conditioning measures relevant to the sport, and a review of injury history. For ski clients, this often includes single-leg strength and eccentric capacity; for tennis clients, change-of-direction and rotational measures.
3. Periodized Programming
Training is structured in blocks timed to your competitive season or target dates. Off-season builds capacity; pre-season sharpens sport-specific qualities; in-season programming maintains without interfering with sport demands.
4. Sessions & Ongoing Adjustment
In-person sessions in Wantagh, NY, plus virtual and hybrid options. Programming is reviewed and adjusted based on training response, competitive results, and any changes in the season ahead.