Here at Summit Sports Training Center, we pride ourselves in promoting the personal attention and coaching that we provide our customers. In our Meet The Trainer blog series , our staff shares insights into what motivates and inspires them as trainers, and how they bring this passion to help you reach your athletic goals.
Jake Biondi, Performance Coach at Summit Sports Training Center
Tell us how you first became involved with Summit Sports Training Center and what inspired you to be a part of the team?
In the summer of 2010 I worked as an intern and also had the privilege of participating in the College Elite program. The College Elite program was unlike any off-season training program I have been through. The program allowed me to achieve performance gains I never thought possible and got me in the best shape of my life for my final season of college football.
What was your personal Get Fit moment in your life that steered you towards a career in fitness and athletic training?
High school football steered me toward a career in fitness. In high school I learned that sports have evolved to the point where athletes need to workout year round in preparation for their sport. It’s the year round commitment that separates the good athletes from the great athletes.
Why is your training center the best place to take a fitness class in Villanova and what makes it unique?
What makes Summit Sports unique is that the center is designed for training athletes. Summit’s high speed treadmills, Vertimax platforms, Olympic lifting platforms, and 30 yards of outdoor track enable athletes to increase speed, power, strength, agility, and overall athleticism.
As a former trainee yourself, what is the most progressive training technique you have seen at Summit that would have been a benefit to you?
All sports training techniques at Summit will benefit any kind of athlete. As a football player who was primarily a blocker, I really needed to work on my explosiveness. I found that performing lower body power movements on the Vertimax platforms helped me become a more explosiveness athlete.
Why should one strive to be physical fit?
There are plenty of reasons to be physically fit. I believe that fitness promotes major health benefits in the body which helps to reduce stress, depression and anxiety while improving your overall quality of life.
What is the most rewarding aspect of being a personal trainer?
For me, the most rewarding aspect of being a personal trainer is building great relationships with athletes and helping athletes achieve their goals. It is satisfying to see an athlete’s hard work at Summit translate to a great performance on the field.
What exciting programs will you be involved with this summer?
This summer I will be running the High School Elite Program which starts June 18th and runs until August 18th. The program is on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 AM to 3:30PM. The program is reserved for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The athletes in the program will receive college level training and will be asked exert themselves harder than they ever have before. Read more about the High School Elite Program here.
Interested in training with Jake or finding out more? Click on the button below for a free evaluation or contact Jake at 610-525-2300 or j.biondi@summitstc.com
Here at Summit Sports Training Center, we have added some SPICE to our GET FIT programs with the addition of ZUMBA®! For the entire month of May, we are offering FREE ZUMBA CLASSES and we want YOU to join the party! What better way to kick off the summer and put some energy and fun into your fitness routine! Free classes are being offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays in May beginning at 8:00PM. Offer expires May 31. Click below to download your FREE CLASS PASS now!
ZUMBA® Fitness, created in 2001, has become one of the largest and most successful, world-wide dance fitness program that is essentially a dance fitness party! Because of a “happy accident” as explained on their website, the creator, Alberto “Beto” Perez, stumbled upon this inspiration when forgot his aerobic class music and had to improvise on the spot using his own music (salsa and meringue). It was the start of something big! ZUMBA® is the only fitness program that utilizes hot, international Latin music and dance steps to create a “fitness party,” without the traditional counting of reps over the music that traditional aerobics classes have.
The party is growing, with millions of people from over 125 countries and from all walks of life, shapes and sizes are enjoying the fun and life-saving health benefits of Zumba.
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Zumba® Fitness – When participants see a Zumba class in action, they can’t wait to give it a try. Zumba classes feature exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats. Before participants know it, they’re getting fit and their energy levels are soaring! There’s no other fitness class like a Zumba Fitness-Party. It’s easy to do, effective and totally exhilarating, often building a deep-rooted community among returning students.
Intensity Boot Camp, a rotating daily schedule (Monday-Friday at 6PM) has been designed to bring out your inner athlete. People from ages 17 -100 participate in these heart pounding, sweat dripping, and extreme workouts. Push yourself to the max, find out your physical threshold, all while being in a precise and safe environment. Classes rotate on a cycle (see below) allowing members to participate day in and day out.
Boots to Bootie focuses on your biggest muscle in your body, which we must train the hardest. All power and explosiveness is increased from the lower body. From the glutes to the ham to the calves, this program gets the lower body sculpted and toned.
Athlete Intensity focuses on your inner athlete and is a dynamic class. This full body class will work your entire body to the max. Work on speed, power, agility, reaction and quickness, all in a safe and precise environment.
AB-Sential/Core and Control focuses on the power center of your body. This class combines core with balance/stabilization exercises to leave you feeling strong and confident all week long.
Body Impact focuses on intra- and inter- muscular coordination allowing you to get those upper and lower body muscles to work together to create the ultimate full body workout. Not for the timid. This workout will leave the entire body sculpted bringing you closer to the lean mean body you have always wanted.
Upper Body Burner “burns” your upper body with weighted exercises to cardio; your upper body is worked to the max. Pecks, tri’s, bi’s, traps – we’ve got them all covered.
Marathoner is a heart pumping, sweat dripping, aerobic endurance program that will not only leave you gasping for air but will get you through the finish line in record time.
To check out our other Intensity Boot Camp classes such as Weights in Motion, Band Madness, and Total Balance please visit our website!!!
Dare to Sweat, Dare to be challenged, dare to be INTENSE!
Summit Sports Training Center offers two dynamic Get Fit Programs for adults of all ages and fitness levels to help you GET FIT for now and for your future!
Summit's dynamic GET FIT AM FITNESS PROGRAM, is an individual fitness program prescribed and supervised by a trainer.
- Attend GET FIT STACKABLE FITNESS, our most popular Monday through Friday morning program! These classes are stacked consecutively to begin every 15 minutes, so you are assured that whetever time you arrive, you get the perfect dynamic combination of weights, cardio, core and balance in your 45 minute session. Class times start each morning at 8:00, 8:15, 8:30, 8:45, 9:00, 9:15, 9:30 and 9:45AM. This group setting provides motivation and encouragement that will help power you through any workout.
- If you prefer to workout solo, our Fitness Trainers will provide you with a personalized program based on a fitness evaluation, medical history, and your GET FIT goals.
GET FIT Executive Fitness Program
EXECUTIVE FITNESS, another popular GET FIT program, is perfect if you are bored of your fitness routine, if the gym confuses you, or you are unwilling to keep paying those outrageous prices for a personal training!
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Executive fitness is a one-hour personal training program conducted in small groups for adults. After signing up, based on your evaluation and other personal factors, you will receive a personalized program that is consistent with your goals. You then schedule appointments to begin your small group personal training regime!
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Appointments are Monday-Thursday, 4PM – 8PM, Friday 4PM – 7PM and Saturday 10AM, 12PM, and 1PM. There will never be more than a 6-1 client-trainer ratio so that your success is ensured. See how quickly our trainers will help you reach your goals.
Whether you are looking to drop a few pounds, want to stay active, getting ready for a marathon, are an experienced workout veteran or a total newcomer looking to get “lean and mean”, covet a strong muscular physique, want to continue rehabbing that old nagging injury or simply desire a GREAT WORKOUT, EXECUTIVE FITNESS can deliver the goods!
Summit’s professional trainer, Jim Gorman brings over 30 years of training and physical therapy experience to his role as Executive Fitness coordinator. Jim has been cited as a “Best of Philly” personal trainer by Philadelphia Magazine.
For those ready to kick it up another notch, we also offer the Intensity Boot Camp. Also look for next week's blog post for details and how you can sign up!
Summit Sports knows High School Athletes!
We know how athletes move. We know how they work. We know how they act, react and interact with the environment around them. We know how they think. We know how their bodies are built and how their muscles respond. We know how they’re wired from the neurologic to the metabolic. We know what makes them run and what makes them run faster. We know what makes them strong and what makes them stronger. We know what makes an athlete tic, and how to fully develop the heart of a champion.
Summit Sports Training Center believes that in order to truly understand what an athlete needs, one must first be an athlete. Our program is created and designed by nationally ranked and world-class athletes. Their commitment to sports and experience as athletes brings a positive approach to performance enhancement training. With the exclusive offering of the Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobe Glasses, Summit brings sensory training to a new and groundbreaking level!
Athletes demand quality; they want results and will do whatever it takes to reach the next level. The High School Elite coaches utilize their skills as former athletes and apply their experience and knowledge to enhance the performance of each client. Through education, commitment, and discipline, Summit’s High School Elite Program provides the optimal environment for athletes to achieve their goals and reach full potential.
The High School Elite Program runs from June 18 to Aug 17 (Mon-Wed-Fri) 11 AM to 3:30 PM. Register by May 18 to receive a 10% discount!
Program Description:
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Absolute Speed
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Acceleration & Deceleration
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Balance & Body Awareness
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Biomechanics
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Body Composition
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Core Stabilization
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Energy Systems Development
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Explosive Power
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Functional Range of Motion
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Functional Strength
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Linear Speed & Mobility
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Movement Mechanics
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Multi-Directional Speed & Agility
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Postural Body Alignment
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Reaction Skill Enhancement
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Running Mechanics & Technique
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Sensory Training
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Sports & Position Specific Skills
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Sports Specific Speed & Endurance
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Start First Step Quickness
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Stretching & Flexibility
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Work Capacity
Summit Sports knows athletes!
We know how they move. We know how they work. We know how they act, react and interact with the environment around them. We know how they think. We know how their bodies are built and how their muscles respond. We know how they’re wired from the neurologic to the metabolic. We know what makes them run and what makes them run faster. We know what makes them strong and what makes them stronger. We know what makes an athlete tic, and how to fully develop the heart of a champion.
Summit Sports Training Center believes that in order to truly understand what an athlete needs, one must first be an athlete. Our program is created and designed by nationally ranked and world-class athletes. Their commitment to sports and experience as athletes brings a positive approach to performance enhancement training. With the exclusive offering of the Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobe Glasses, Summit brings sensory training to a new and groundbreaking level!
Reach new heights in training!
Athletes demand quality; they want results and will do whatever it takes to reach the next level. The College Elite coaches utilize their skills as former athletes and apply their experience and knowledge to enhance the performance of each client. Through education, commitment, and discipline, Summit’s College Elite Program provides the optimal environment for athletes to achieve their goals and reach full potential.
Read here how Rich Rossi, an NFL hopeful, trains at the Summit Sports Training Center and is experiencing, firsthand, what Summit has to offer!
The College Elite Program runs from May 29 to Aug 31 with morning or evening sessions running five days a week. Please be sure to choose either morning or evening when registering.
Program Description:
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Absolute Speed
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Acceleration & Deceleration
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Balance & Body Awareness
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Biomechanics
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Body Composition
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Core Stabilization
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Energy Systems Development
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Explosive Power
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Functional Range of Motion
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Functional Strength
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Linear Speed & Mobility
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Movement Mechanics
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Multi-Directional Speed & Agility
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Postural Body Alignment
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Reaction Skill Enhancement
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Running Mechanics & Technique
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Sensory Training
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Sports & Position Specific Skills
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Sports Specific Speed & Endurance
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Start First Step Quickness
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Stretching & Flexibility
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Work Capacity
Visit Summit Sports Training Center to experience groundbreaking sensory training through the use of Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobe Eyewear. The Vapor Strobe glasses allows the athlete to speed the game up, by slowing it down by developing the skills of speed, power, agility, reaction, and quickness by using the strobe effect; flashing between clear and dark, thus training the brain to react and anticipate plays faster during in-game events.
At Summit, we combine the technology of the Vapor Strobes with our training expertise to enhance your workout and elevate your game to the next level. No matter the sport, the Vapor Strobes can be beneficial to you.
“Ultimate human performance cannot be achieved without BOTH physical and sensory systems functioning at their peak. Nike SPARQ Sensory Performance is based on decades of research and development. This work has shown that athletes “see” differently than non-athletes, that superior athletes “see” better than lesser level athletes, and that training can enhance critical visual skills.
To schedule your next appointment at Summit with the Vapor Strobes please call 610-525-2300 or click below to leave your information and one of our personal trainers will contact you shortly!
“Summit made me a better athlete because they train and teach you to do things you wouldn’t normally do yourself. It involves a lot of mental training. If you are already mentally strong, they will help you get even stronger. If you’re not, they will help get you there.” - Jameer Nelson, Point Guard, Orlando Magic
Here at Summit Sports Training Center, we have helped several pro basketball athletes increase their vertical jump, improve their anaerobic conditioning and make them physically and mentally ready for a 160 game season.
As high school basketball comes to an end, most of the athletes will be looking to make a local AAU team. The AAU teams, for example, practice twice a week and play games on the weekends. AAU practices focus mostly on basic basketball skills; Summit can help enhance their performance and overall athleticism. We use our state of the art Generation II Treadmills which are used to increase your overall speed and endurance. To increase foot speed we use plyometrics on our Don Chou boards, which are designed to enable muscles to reach maximum force in a short period of time. The power training is done on our Vertimax training boards; they help to increase overall power and Explosive movements. This training will guarantee results in increased vertical jumps, reduced injuries and gains in strength, conditioning and recovery.
We've trained the Clippers, Chester High School Boys Basketball team, who won the 2011 State Championship and are currently playing for another state title this year. We have worked with several athletes from the two-time State Champs Archbishop's Carroll Girl's basketball team who are also playing for yet another state title again this year.
Let us help your young athletes reach their full potential! If you are interested in learning more, leave us your information for a free evaluation and one of our performance coaches will get back to you shortly.
The benefits of regular exercise can’t be stressed enough. It enhances physical fitness, strength, and overall health and wellness. Exercise relieves mental stress, improves immunity and, coupled with healthy nutrition can enhance the quality and longevity of your life.
One of our clients was a sedentary 30-year old male who started the Executive Fitness program on June 29, 2011. With an average attendance of 2-3 visits per week, he started with a conservative workout plan that was gradually increased in intensity. His regimen included a light warmup, core series, strength training supersets, bike intervals and stretching. On his post-test August 12, six weeks later, he registered a weight loss of 14.5 pounds, a body fat percentage drop of 7.3%, and his predicted VO2 max - based on a Bruce protocol treadmill test - went from 39.99 to 45.87!
Through successful programs like our Executive Fitness, Morning Fitness, and Intensity Boot Camps, we are able to offer adults an array of training options as well as personalized training in small groups or one-on-one with one of our personal trainers.
Let us help you Get Fit for Life by clicking below to sign up for the GET FIT HEALTH FAIR . By signing up, we will waive the $25 initiation fee, or if you join for three months, you'll get the first month FREE!
Effective training programs are reflected in their measurable and quantifiable results. We strive to provide high school sports athletics improved performance.
"Results are what the business of sports performance is all about", says Jeff Morgan, General Manager and Director of Sports Performance at the Summit Sports Training Center. "Without them we would have no gauge on how each athlete has improved. The fastest, strongest, and most explosive athlete always wins and that is what we help improve. From the forty to the vertical to the pro agility, every athlete is guaranteed results and that is the bottom line. GO HARD OR GO HOME!"
Check out these typical performance improvements that our athletics can typically expect to experience in our soccer and football programs*:
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A vertical jump increase of 2”-4”
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An average 40-yard dash decrease of 0.2 to 0.3 tenths of a second (equates to about 6’ – 10’ of separation)
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A Pro Agility 5-10-5 Test decrease of 0.2 to 0.4 tenths of a second
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Increase their Bench Press, Squat and Endurance by 20%
*All performance improvement is based on 24 sessions, 3 times per week over a 2-month period.
Click here to see more amazing statistics from our football program and don't forget to sign up for a FREE, 1-hour evaluation!
