Hocevar Performance

I am a real big believer that commitment, hard work and consistency are some of the most important traits when it comes to getting results with training for any physical goal (and any other endeavor in life for that matter). I also believe that you can fast track your results if you listen and learn from the right people and apply that knowledge. Here is an example of being smart and listening to someone that is smarter than you….

The task at hand was dropping some bodyweight (most of all fat) from Matt Fields body as he came back from his baseball season and Tampa Bay Rays instructional camp (Matt used to weigh close to 300 lbs but that is another story). Matt actually did a good job of staying in great shape during the season and maintaining his athleticism. The long season did take it’s toll on his physique a little bit and we wanted to get his body looking, feeling and performing at top level as soon as possible so that he can come into training camp an absolute “beast” (I’ve realized that this is my word of choice, so deal with it).

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I try to get these out on a Friday but I have been noticing that it’s always before or after. I guess the title should be random thoughts on a random day:

1. I have been quite busy with training, especially with the return of Matt Fields from the Tampa Bay camp (he played for Vero Beach this year). He is motivated and driven as ever and this off-season we are going to take his performance a step further from last year. Last year he made some incredible gains at Hocevar Performance (talk about strength and speed gains) while also going from 20% body fat to showing up at the Tampa Bay training camp at 10.3%.

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