Coach Matt Camargo

Coach Matt Camargo Performance Coach for the athlete as well as the average gym goer. Determined to guide individuals to reach their maximal potential.

11/04/2020

Deal with groin tightness and or strains? ⁣
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Stretching it and or avoiding it will only take you so far. Incorporate a variety of exercises that will expose the muscles involved to a variety of methods. Proper strength training can be the missing gap to optimize sport performance and just the ability perform dynamic lower body movements. ⁣
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The more versatile and consistent you are the less likely you’ll have to deal with injury and or tightness. ⁣
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Why do this variation? ⁣
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Create strong adductors AKA the groin one leg at a time while doing some light shoulder work with a band. Adjust the band tension to where it does not cause exercise technique to breakdown. ⁣
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Stretching isn’t necessarily bad, the human body is more resilient than people think. The human body can adapt. Challenge it appropriately.

10/09/2020

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐰/ 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐰⁣
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Strengthening your adductors won’t always guarantee you won’t strain your groin but it can reduce the likelihood of strains occurring while changing direction on the field or court. ⁣
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To add from the previous video I posted, performing a banded row variation is a great choice due to 3 reasons: ⁣
1. Adductor isometric strength ⁣
2. Shoulder stability ⁣
3. Upper body pull strength ⁣
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When time is limited and you need to get your athletes in and out but you want them to get the most bang for their buck with accessory lifts I would recommend this variation as it hits several training goals all in one. I recommend 2-3 sets of 10-15 reps for each side. Adjust the band tension to meet the physical needs of the athlete.

09/30/2020

𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 is something most athletes desire. When it comes to absorbing force and creating force the shoulder girdle needs to be balanced and strong to sustain those types of stresses. ⁣
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The TRX push-up is often used for another upper body push exercise that challenges the musculature of the core as well as the small intrinsic muscles of the rotator cuff. ⁣
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Elevating the legs while performing the reps creates more of a challenge within the core and rotator cuff while completing the set. ⁣
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A progression to this would be: ⁣
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1. Master regular push-ups ⁣
2. Master TRX push-ups ⁣
3. Incline TRX push-ups ⁣
4. Then lower the TRX straps gradually to the same height of the box or bench and master each position ⁣

09/18/2020

Towards the end of a proper dynamic warm up it can be beneficial to have your athletes participate in activities that can boost core body temperature and get the CNS (central nervous system) going a little bit more. ⁣⁣⁣
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Additionally when you can throw in some partner drills with reaction is also nice for changing things up prior to training to prevent staleness. Sometimes the level of contentment for athletes is something to consider when long duration training is taking place. ⁣⁣⁣
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Training is NEVER linear. Physical and mental capacity must be considered when dealing with athletes and specific adaptations are desired. ⁣⁣
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Plus getting some of the crew from to mix it up a bit helps promote long term results rather than just short term.

09/11/2020

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A simple body weight variation for upper body pressing is performing them single leg. Performing a push up with one leg is an easy way to add more load within that movement. During a normal push up you have four points of contact - by eliminating one point of contact you increase the upper body load and core requirement (specifically the obliques) by attempting to resist rotation of the hips during the reps. ⁣
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The goal should be to maintain a neutral spine throughout all the reps as well as being sure to not have the hips drop too low or be too high, movement efficiency is always a priority to create good habits for body awareness. ⁣
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When additional load/training stress with the push up movement is desired, single leg push ups are a great variation to incorporate by checking that box as well as just be convenient in terms of minimal space and equipment needed. ⁣
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In summary, if the goal is to find other ways to challenge the chest, shoulders, triceps and core, single leg push ups are great and with the proper manipulation of training variables can be more difficult than it looks.

Very proud of the recognition Takk is getting for his body transformation and elevated performance play, but this is onl...
09/05/2020

Very proud of the recognition Takk is getting for his body transformation and elevated performance play, but this is only the beginning for him as he is not satisfied yet. ⁣
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One of the things I respect most is he didn’t do this for himself or the praise but for his family. There were days that were not easy, but Takk and I adapted and got productive/high quality work in on those days. ⁣
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Being a strength coach is not just about the programming, weight room management and determining which exercise to prescribe but it’s about the athlete getting the full support he or she may need so that they feel confident and empowered. ⁣
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It’s a team effort, and that’s what Laura and I did. Created a individualized game plan together and did what we do best.

A lesson to everyone in the field, that if you genuinely care about your athletes they will eventually reach their true potential and get what they truly deserve. ⁣
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Excited to see what he can do - he’s not done yet.

09/02/2020

Traditional Dead Bugs are great for anti-extension. But had to get some of the MMA guys some variation. I like performing Dead Bugs this way time to time as it causes a different training stress than the normal variations of Dead Bugs. The focus is the same: ⁣
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Focus on high quality reps AND keep that low back against the ground while extending all limbs away from the torso. ⁣Don’t sacrifice form by compensating with poor technique.

Aim for movement efficiency.
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Depending on your why as the strength coach, be sure to understand the adaptation you are chasing. Know when it’s important to focus on movements that move through different planes of motion. ⁣
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Most exercises are never necessarily bad, but there can be bad implementation of exercises from the strength coach if there is too much bias and fixation on one method of thinking when it comes to performance training.

Great morning today at OCFA with the recruits. Today’s shot of the Tower as some perform practice runs with simulated fi...
08/27/2020

Great morning today at OCFA with the recruits. Today’s shot of the Tower as some perform practice runs with simulated fire and smoke.

A little less than a year ago I had the great opportunity to work with the recruits at Orange County Fire Academy for ac...
08/22/2020

A little less than a year ago I had the great opportunity to work with the recruits at Orange County Fire Academy for academy 50. Myself, an exercise physiologist and a athletic trainer were brought on from Hoag/ProSport to help create safer training sessions, screenings/testings and monitor all training sessions to get them to be successful for a grueling 16 weeks of the academy. Excited for academy 51 in attempt to make it the best it can each time.

08/07/2020

Let’s talk about force absorption ⁣
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There are numerous factors that have a huge impact on the quality of being able to absorb forces adequately with the lower body. ⁣
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Those factors are how often did that individual not only play a variety of sports early on but as well as how much physical activity did he or she do: climbing, jumping, skipping, hopping, playing tag and so forth. ⁣
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High school and collegiate athletes need a decent amount of quality reps with exposing the musculature of the lower body to different stressors. ⁣
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Big Idea💡 ⁣
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Find the most versatile ways/drills to master different athletic qualities⁣
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Don’t just focus on one body part- the body is connected in more ways than you think ⁣
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No matter how “high level” practicing mastery with basic athletic skills will promote the best opportunities to be durable. ⁣
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Control all movement in all angles and heights to then be able to control your next move.

These 3 photos are the perfect representation of how and my first several sessions went this offseason. ⁣⁣Photo1/Day 1 ...
07/21/2020

These 3 photos are the perfect representation of how and my first several sessions went this offseason. ⁣
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Photo1/Day 1 Takk: “I don’t want to be here” ⁣
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Photo 2/Day 2 Takk: “I really don’t want to be here, this guy is out of his mind” ⁣
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Photo 3/Day 3 Takk: I think it speaks for itself. ⁣
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Also- Since he won’t talk about it: ⁣
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This guy lost over 20lbs ⁣
Can deadlift 600lbs⁣
Can push 550lbs on the sled ⁣
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Very proud of his hard work through the ups and downs. He changed his diet, he did the two a days. He showed up to physical therapy with and then did his strength training. ⁣That was all him.
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There were sessions he definitely made it known he did not want to train. That happens. As a conscious strength coach we can’t be robotic in what we do and must be effective at communicating with our athletes.⁣
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If we don’t have their best interests we are just wasting their time as well. ⁣
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Goodluck Takk, “you got it dude” @ ProSport Physical Therapy & Performance LH

07/09/2020

Isolation exercises do have value when incorporated the right way. The goal today was being able to find an optimal way to feel the hamstrings contract without too much Glute activation. For right now where he is at this felt great. That’s a win for us both. It’s a team effort in finding what fits the athlete. Not the athlete fitting the program.

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