Training Plans Created Just for Ultimate Players!

Ultimate is a difficult sport to train for. Not only do you need the explosiveness and speed, but also you need that explosiveness and speed to last all day–for two days!

Wouldn’t you like to step onto the field next season knowing you’ve done everything in your power to prepare?

Do you want to be faster, more explosive, and less injury prone?

Do you want to last all season and peak at the right time?

We can do this!

Unfortunately, it may be awhile until ultimate gets the respect it deserves and every team has its own strength and conditioning coach. Until that happens, I intend to provide professional, knowledgeable training support for as many teams and players as I can at a reasonable price.

What I am aiming to build is an ultimate training subscription site where you’ll have access to everything you need to take full advantage of your athletic potential!

• training plans

• coaching advice

• community support

• mentoring from other athletes

• and more…!

This is a project that is under construction! Sign up to stay informed!

Expect announcements as I add new partners and work out the details. I’ll be asking for your input and feedback as the project evolves. This is your chance to contribute to building the most awesome online ultimate training community ever.
 
Being part of this email list means you’ll have access to some fun pre-launch activities too! This Q&A session with Tim Morrill was all questions from the list. Expect another Q&A in December. And expect the unexpected as I think of other ideas I’d like to take for a test drive.
 
People on this list will be the first to be notified of the opportunity to gain access to the membership site when it opens. Not sure how big of a crowd we can handle at first, so you may be the only ones notified when it opens. If you want in, sign up!
 

Awesome Partners in the Ultimate Athlete Project

Power Train Sports Institute

I am very excited to announce that Power Train Sports Institute will be will be partnering with me in writing our training programs. These guys have trained athletes from the NFL, NHL, MLB, and MLS along with thousands of college and high school athletes. I’m so excited to bring the same kind of training that the pros use to the ultimate community!
 
The Power Train philosophy is guided by founder Steve Saunders who has been in the performance-coaching field for over twenty years. Steve is a leader and innovator in the world of performance training. He is setting new standards for providing elite athletes with cutting edge training and nutritional guidance based on the latest sports science. Check out the website for more info about the Power Train philosophy and while you’re there you might have fun perusing the list of professional athlete clients too.
 
It’s awesome that these guys respect ultimate as the athletic sport it is and are willing to give all the athletes in our community the respect and support we deserve.
 
So stoked to bring these guys on board! I know you’ve gotta be excited too!

Tim Morrill

Timbo is going to be doing webinars for us twice a month. You’ll be able to ask questions and hear the answers LIVE. We’ll also record these sessions so you can watch later if you’re not available during the live webinar braodcast.
 
Tim has gained an enormous amount of experience training athletes in his short career. He trained teams the University of Northern Iowa where he went to school and now trains smaller groups of athletes at Mike Boyle’s Strength and Conditioning in Boston.
 
Tim has been making some awesome contributions to the ultimate community via his instructional YouTube channel and his speed and agility clinics.
 
What I love most about Timbo is his positivity and enthusiasm. Just standing next to Tim has the effect of making you more excited about life in general. And this is the experience I want to give you by having the ability to interact with him on a regular basis.
 
Last time I saw Tim, we did a Q&A session with questions from players who had already signed up to be on the membership site email list. Here’s an excerpt:

Sign up if you want to become the Ultimate Athlete and also be in on the next Q&A session!

What Others are Saying About Melissa’s Knowledge and Coaching

Just a few words from players I have chatted with, written programs for, or coached:
 

“Ultimate is a small sport. Tiny, in fact. Those who were gifted with physical traits quickly move to the front of their pack, and with them goes their knowledge of physical training. This has led to a wide array of training regimes, many of which lie between ineffective and dangerous. If you are serious about looking for a competitive advantage in Ultimate, I would encourage a high degree of skepticism of established knowledge, and great deal of curiosity for better approaches. But it’s a jungle out there. Finding smart and applicable information about any type of training is hard enough, getting it specific for Ultimate is nearly impossible. I’d recommend listening to Melissa. She’s one of the very few people in this sport who understands both the demands and realities that we face as amateur athletes. Her decision to share that knowledge presents a great opportunity for anyone looking to increase the rate at which they improve.”

~~ Seth Wiggins
(Currently Portland Rhino; Formerly Seattle Sockeye, Bay Area Revolver, Team USA (2009), and Oregon Ego)

“Melissa Witmer’s a smart, motivating trainer and coach. Her focus on functional single-leg movements combined with lateral training allowed me project explosively and quickly react on-field. Melissa’s pre- and post-game tweaks helped increase my endurance in games and my durability in-season (6+ games per weekend, 3 weekends running).”

~~ Brian Canniff
(Philly ultimate icon, photographer, and still playing competitively over 40 (7 leagues, 9 tournaments in 2011!))

“One of my favorite things about training with Melissa is that you don’t just improve your fitness and Ultimate ability, but you learn why the techniques she is teaching you work. Her extensive background in kinesiology allows Melissa to explain what your body is actually doing when it performs a certain action, and how strengthening specific muscles will help make that action stronger and more efficient. I remember a throwing practice with Melissa where I came out with not only better flicks, but also knowledge of how muscle memory works and the best strategies for getting my brain to remember new movement patterns. I would definitely recommend Melissa’s coaching services to anyone serious about stepping up their Ultimate game!”

~~Elizabeth Stone
(Lancaster Country Day School class of 2012)

“After just a few weeks of the Ultimate Results conditioning program, several of our guys felt much fast then they had been. Because the program focuses on running rather than jogging long distances, the players were really able to focus on their form. For several (key) players, this was something they had never thought about before, and made marked improvement almost immediately. This carried over to scrimmages and the one tournament we played in after starting the program. One player described it as feeling lighter and faster much more quickly into his first few steps. “

~~ Charlie Hoppes
(Messiah College, Mammoth Rebellion coach)

I LOVE training for ultimate and I know you do too.  I hope you decide to join me!

Come train with me!