By Sean Wells Football Conditioning Is Broken. Here’s What Actually Builds Faster, Healthier Players Most football conditioning programs train the wrong energy system entirely. Coaches run their athletes through 300-yard gassers, chase a lactic burn, and call it “conditioning.” Or maybe your coach prefers the 2…
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By: Caitlin Wells, PharmD Creatine Monohydrate vs Gummies: What Works and What to Avoid Creatine is one of the few supplements that actually deserves the hype. It has been studied for decades. It is affordable, easy to take, and consistently supports strength, power, lean muscle, and high-intensity exercise performance when take…
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The 5-minute Assault Bike test is one of my favorite tests we run at OC Gym. Simple. Brutal. Honest. There is no hiding on the bike. Every time you sit down, the resistance is the same. The machine does not change. The only variable is you, and that is exactly why it works as a……
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Ryker Hartlaub’s Perfect Game Is a Great Reminder That Preparation Shows Up Ryker Hartlaub threw a perfect game in the first round of the baseball playoffs. That sentence alone is pretty incredible. Congrats to Ryker! Huge accomplishment. Once in a lifetime type of event. In Summit’s 8-0 win over Eagle Point, Ryker Hartlaub …
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Caloric deficit ends up fixing most of the weight loss problems we see. Learn more. By Sean Wells A lot of people want to believe their metabolism is broken. Most of the time, that feels easier than looking at what is actually happening with food, drinks, weekends, portions, and consistency. At OC Gym Bend, we……
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By: Sean Wells Fat Loss Fluctuations: Why Progress Is Not Linear Fat loss fluctuations are normal. Most people do not want to hear that, but it is the truth. You can be in a calorie deficit, strength train 4–6 days per week, hit 10,000 steps a day, drink water, eat protein, and still not see……
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By Sean Wells The Program Is Not Supposed to Stay the Same One of the best compliments we get is when an athlete comes back from college and says, “This is different than when I left.” They are not wrong. If an athlete leaves for school for nine months, comes back, and everything is exactly……
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Basics strength training still works. By Sean Wells Basic Does Not Mean Easy One of the biggest mistakes athletes make is thinking they are “past” the basics. They train for a few years. They get stronger. They start to understand the gym. Then, at some point, basic training starts to feel too simple. So they……
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Vitamin D for Athletes: Why Optimizing Levels Matters for Performance, Recovery, and Health Caitlin Wells, PharmD, Sports Pharmacist Vitamin D Is Basic — But Basic Still Matters Most athletes are quick to ask about protein, creatine, electrolytes, caffeine, or whatever supplement is trending online. But sometimes the thing hol…
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Most people overcomplicate health. They chase elaborate diets, expensive supplements, and complex protocols — and miss one of the most powerful, cost-free tools available: fasting. At OC Gym Bend, we are a strength and conditioning gym built around education. We want you to understand not just how to train, but how your body w…
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