About Dedication PT
My name is Michael (Mike) Schmitz and I am the owner and founder of Dedication PT-Elite Sports Training and Fitness. I have been in the fitness industry for well over 25 years and have had the honor of helping hundreds of athletes, and everyday people, reach their performance and fitness goals. I can tell you that I am certain that I can help you reach yours too!
At the young age of 15, I was a skinny high school football player that had the potential to move on to a higher level of play. Unfotunately gaining quality size was very difficult for me. Fortunately I caught the eye of one of our small town police officers who offered to help by training me at his home gym. It was from that day forward that I have never looked back and have been immensly committed to all facets of Health and Fitness!
If you’ve reached this page then we must have crossed paths at some point in time. You either have an interest in improving your life through healthy nutrition and fitness, you’ve reached the end of your rope and have not had the results with your current program, or you’re an athlete who wants to reach the Elite Level and are looking for someone who can get you there. There are many reasons why people reach out to me and regardless of that reason, I am here to help!
I believe in always expanding your knowledge especially when it come to nutriton and exercise. New studies and discoveries are happening daily and I believe in having the most up to date information that will assist me with helping my clients everlasting Health Success. After several years and hundres of hours of study I became a Certified Master Trainer. While studying to reach this level I received many other Specialized Certifications along the way to include Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Transformation Specialist, and Gentics Based Programming Specialist.
Below I have listed the services that I offer and a brief explaination of what they are. As always should you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at anytime.
Corrective Exercise
Corrective Exercise?
Corrective Exercise is used to help clients who have dysfunction as a result of previous injury, current pain or deficiency, and as a method of injury prevention. Often a dysfunction in one region of the body will actually cause pain in another location. Years of bad form, improper posture from sitting all day, overuse, or repetitive motions can cause compensations leading to dysfunction of the kinetic chain– that’s all the bones and muscles connected together in a chain, and each segment in the chain affects the next–and ultimately may result in pain or injury.
A Corrective Exercise Specialist will use movement screens and assessments to determine weak or under active muscles and strong or overly dominant muscles to create a customized program to correct these compensations so you can restore proper function of muscles and range of motion in joints.
Why is Corrective Exercise important?
Every body has issues. The human body is extremely efficient and will purposely recruit the stronger muscles in order to produce movement. Repetitive motions in your daily life can lead to overuse of particular muscles associated with those movements and can cause dysfunction when those muscles begin to be the only muscles recruited to complete movements. Muscles attach to tendons and ligaments which move your joints so by correcting inefficiencies to the musculature, joint pain will decrease.
By working with a Corrective Exercise Specialist, we can address these compensations before they cause any further pain or dysfunction. Your pain will decrease, the likelihood of injury is reduced, and often your fitness goal attainment is accelerated.
Personal Fitness Training/Online Fitness Training
Personal Fitness Training
Personal Training services are provided to help our clients reach their fitness goals by providing a progressive training program that is both challenging and fun. Dedication PT believes that programming on a macro cycle style is best to provide our clients with a fitness program that gets results through progressive volume and overload training.
Purpose
The purpose of personal training is to help a client achieve goals that are as varied as the people who hire personal trainers. Their clients include pregnant mothers who receive prenatal personal training, children and adults trying to lose weight, people seeking instruction in strength training or muscle toning, and older adults who want to improve their tennis skills.
A trainer at a gym or health club may give a session on instruction in how to use exercise equipment. This helps the client use the equipment correctly and gain the most benefit from it. People may also hire a trainer to provide this service in their homes.
The training service starts when the trainer designs a personalized program for a client or updates an existing program. The trainer develops the program and then supervises the clients’ progress toward the goal. In addition to providing fitness knowledge, the trainer evaluates progress, and motivates the client to continue with the fitness plan. The trainer also updates the plan as the client advances toward the goal.
Online Fitness Training
In a nutshell, online fitness training is when you receive your fitness coaching from a coach or personal trainer online. Usually through training videos provided through an app or online dashboard managed by your coach.
Once we have met and went through out detailed assessment , I begin the process of setting up your profile in our fitness app. and send you the link to download it to your phone. At this point I will design a persoanlized program schedule that meets your goals. All you have to do is follow the program in the app and it notifies me every time you complete a workout of meal.
Online fitness training is like having a coach, without the in-person face time. We alos offer a hybrid plan that gives both in person sessions as well as access to the app.
One of the cool things about this program is that you can do it from where ever you are. The exercises come with video instructions and notes from me.
If you’re concerned about accountability, no need to worry, the app alows me to send you messages to keep you on track. It also allows me to see the progress you’re making and make changes as I see fit to keep you progressing.
Performance Enhancement/Strength and Conditioning
Performance Enhancement Training
I have found that a lot of people are unfamiliar with the difference between strength and conditioning and sports performance enhancement training. While both types of programs help to build better athletes, there are some distinctions that can be important to bear in mind. Understanding these also helps young athletes to recognize how the different programs can be of benefit to overall fitness and performance.
Sports performance enhancement training is about fine tuning those physical abilities as they apply to any type of sport or competition. Drills that help you run faster can be ideal for soccer, track and field, or football.
Sports performance enhancement is essentially working with what you have already built up, and teaching you how to use those talents more effectively. In this way, it can be beneficial to any athlete, especially those students who play multiple sports.
Sports Performance Enhancement training also looks at other factors that can impact performance. These can include:
- Speed
- Strength
- Flexibility
- Agility
- Attitude and motivation
In many respects, sports performance enhancement training considers the whole package for an athlete.
Strength & Conditioning Training
Strength and Conditioning Training is generally focused on a specific sport. It tends to be more specific to drills that will build the skills and knowledge for a better performance in that arena. This means that strength and conditioning training will go in depth into the physical and mental learning that is necessary to compete at:
- Football
- Soccer
- Gymnastics
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Any other specific sport
While some of the physical abilities that are practiced and taught can cross over into other disciplines, strength and conditioning training is about getting in shape for one specific sport and honing those skills for a better game
Genetics Based Programming
What is DNA (Genetics) Based Programming
The DNA weight management program takes your unique genetic makeup into account and provides you with diet and exercise strategies that are tailored to your genotype. This is not guesswork, one-size-fits-all or a fad diet of any kind – these are the only diet and exercise recommendations you will ever need again, because they are based on your DNA.
Genetic testing has moved into the mainstream and is the future of preventive health. In addition to the thousands of tests being offered for medical conditions and diseases, the science and research behind genetic testing related to lifestyle and wellness markers has progressed to the point of understanding the specific genes dictating how the human body processes carbohydrates, fat, protein, micro-nutrients, etc., and how specific genes determine the effectiveness of certain fitness activities.
Genetics Weight Management Includes
- -Laboratory analysis of your DNA sample – 48 genetic markers
- -Online interactive GxSlim report, including:
- -Analysis of 16 genetic traits related to weight loss
- -Food recommendations, including macronutrient breakdown and caloric needs
- -Nutrient recommendations, including supplement suggestions
- -Exercise recommendations, including cardio and strength training
- -Supporting scientific research
- -Printable PDF version of GxSlim report
It's Just Better
Programs tailored to an individual’s DNA have proven to be much more effective than generic programs. A recent study published by the European Society of Human Genetics found that dieters employing weight management programs tailored to the individual’s genome lost up to 33% more weight than those following standard, “one size fits all” weight loss programs. With the latest genomic technology, any health management program that does not take an individual’s genetic profile into account is simply guesswork.
Direct to YOU Team Training
What is Team Performance Training
Performance Training is a specific method of training that best transfers into increasing the physical ability of the athlete on the field.
Most standard training programs will not transfer over to the playing field and although the athlete will have gained strength and size they will lack the speed, agility, and quickness that an athlete needs to progress to a high level of play.
We use only scientifically proven methods to increase the overall performance quality of our athletes.
Most standard training programs will not transfer over to the playing field and although the athlete will have gained strength and size they will lack the speed, agility, and quickness that an athlete needs to progress to a high level of play.
We use only scientifically proven methods to increase the overall performance quality of our athletes.
Why Choose dedication PT
* Direct To Your Practice Field
Dedication PT is mobile and brings the correct equipement to create successful training sessions
* Affordable
The cost for most players is under $5 per session per player
-restrictions apply
* Enough space for the whole team
Since we come to your practice field we never need to worry about space. Most facilities have only enough space for 6-8 players at a time. Anything more than that some players will not benefit
* Qualified Trainers
Most facilities rely on their trainers ability to promote advertising, meaning they played at a higher level but may lack qualifications to accurately train youth athletes
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