We had a conversation and I was like, ‘You are a talented player, but you’ve gotten away from the things that made you great.’ He was like, ‘What is that?’ And I was like, ‘Being an athlete because that’s what powers the skill set. I researched him and everything, find out what his issues were. He told me he was coming, he gave me his background. “He came to Florida and interviewed multiple facilities. “He started looking at, what can he do to be better as a pro,” Jones said. Santander, his agency and financial people were seeking a place for him to train outside ballparks that could, as Jones described it, “get him healthy” because he “kept breaking down.” We target patterns specific to what he does, but we reverse engineer those patterns to balance things out globally.” “It’s specific to rotation and then the joints rotating together stacked on top of one another. “The mobility that we do is not traditional stretching,” Jones said. Jones isolates the origin of the issue, fixes it and globally builds it back up to overall movement so that it translates over to the player operating at higher speeds. “Usually if there’s some type of issues that pop up or some type of chain of discomfort that’s occurred, that’s usually somewhere your body’s just not flowing in the proper way that it needs to be to function day to day,” Jones explained. The training is movement specific, making sure that Santander’s body flows on multiple plains in a fluid manner. He’s known in the industry for embracing and executing cutting-edge technology. Jones was recruited to come down to Florida and open former NFL receiver Brandon Marshall’s facility “House of Athlete,” which is dedicated to improving mental and physical fitness, and later started his own consulting company. Troy Jones, 54, is a Baltimore native who relocated to south Florida eight years ago and has been in the industry for 31, going back to TZ Sports that he built from scratch – one of his first athletes was Orioles reliever Jim Poole - and then the 21,000 square foot facility he opened in Sykesville in Carroll County. He has the Orioles’ skilled and trusted strength and conditioning crew at his disposal, and he found a trainer outside the organization who changed the way he thinks and works. Santander is living in the best of two baseball worlds. But he’s appeared in 152 and 153 games the past two seasons. An ankle sprain in April 2021 impacted his entire summer. Injuries tore down Santander in multiple seasons and forced a couple of September shutdowns. A challenge that’s waned over the past few of years. Manager Brandon Hyde wants him in the lineup on most nights, with the occasional breaks provided to keep him fresh and healthy. He played right field the next four days. Santander remained in the lineup Tuesday as designated hitter, shifting the emphasis entirely to a bat that can make thunderous contact from both sides of the plate. The Pirates’ Edward Olivares thought he had an extra-base hit in the eighth inning Saturday, but Santander hustled toward the line, went airborne again and gloved the ball before it could touch grass. His run-scoring single in the fourth that proceeded Ryan Mountcastle’s game-tying home run was more easily forgotten because the defensive gems shined so brightly. Single visits are just £5 so if you're curious you can always just try it out first.Anthony Santander sprinted into right-center field to run down a fly ball in the first inning of last Monday night’s game and made a diving catch in the fifth to again turn back the Royals and bring the Camden Yards crowd to its feet. If you live nearby I'd definitely recommend this gym. So far I've tried the spinning class, total body blitz and a soulbounce class and all three have been fun and have left me feeling like I've had a good workout. There's loads of weights too and everyone in the gym is friendly which really helps when you're intimidated by using the free weights.Īs far as classes go there's a few to choose from. The equipment is great, there's a range of machines from basic stuff to more interesting ones like the summit and the assault bikes. It's so much better than the cheap chains because you're welcomed in warmly by everyone and if you need help there's always someone about who is willing to give you their time. The staff are all brilliant and they take time with you to show you the place and give you advice on what you can do during your workout. I've just joined after trialing the gym for a week and I'm really starting to feel at home here.
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