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Marc Spataro's
Moto Pro Training ATV Racer Summer Camp
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After we completed these stations it was on to
a speed drill involving a 350 pound tire flip
and a 20 pound sledge hammer swing. The goal was
to see how many times you could flip the tire
or swing and hit the tire in one minute. This
could possibly be the longest minute of your life,
especially when you have to switch stations directly
after completing one. I surprised everyone at
this event by having the third highest number
of flips and swings coming in behind Mark Notman
and Marc Spataro.
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Marc Spataro
demonstrates the proper sledge hammer
swing
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Pro-Am
GNCC ATV Racer, Mark Notman beginning his
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Pro Training's Core Bar |
Grabbing some drinks and snacks we headed back to
Marc’s facility for a catered lunch and the
next half of Friday’s events. Of course the
lunch was packed full of nutritious goodies such
as grilled chicken, salad, home made lasagna, and
roasted potatoes. During lunch Marc explained that
rest of the day would be part lecture and part participation.
The subjects covered were strength training using
compound exercises, endurance training utilizing
cross training sports and riding, and core training
using an invention that Marc developed called the
Core
Bar (www.corebar.net).
At the end of the day we were all pretty exhausted
and Marc concluded with a question and answer format.
That evening everyone met up at a local restaurant
and hung out preparing for the next days activities.
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Back the
Moto Pro Training facility, Marc Spataro
demonstrated a variety of different training
exercises that can be done at home with
minimum amount of an investment in expensive
gym equipment
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Saturday started bright an early at 8 a.m. with
a 4.5 hike in one of Maryland’s most beautiful
state parks Oregon Ridge. While 4.5 miles might
not seem like a very long hike to some, there
were extreme elevation changes and the guys had
to carry balls full of water in back packs ranging
from 25 pounds to 45 pounds. The movement of water
inside the balls created inertia, which challenged
everyone’s strength, balance, stability,
and endurance. To make matters even more challenging
Marc decided to make this a timed event shooting
to break his best time for this hike. Hot and
humid conditions added one more element to this
challenge but regardless the group finished just
shy of 3 minutes of the record completing it in
53 minutes.
Back to Marc’s training center the group
prepared for more lecture and physical activities
enjoying another nutritious catered lunch. The
day’s subjects covered balance and stability,
myofascial release a form of massage helping with
recovery, and reaction time drills. Another question
and answer session rapped things up and everyone
went out to Marc’s for a cookout and swim
party.
Early Sunday morning Marc had everyone come out
to his farm and apply the reaction time drills
to improving starts. The majority of participants
brought their own quads or used someone else’s
in order to participate. After several trials,
I was very evident that the drills worked because
everyone improved their time coming off of the
line. Marc expressed the importance of practicing
starts all the time and concluded by thanking
everyone and saying good-bye.
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Marc Spataro
not only just trains ATV racers, he is
also an ATV racer himself, which gives
him a complete understanding of the demands
of ATV racing how to prepare a proper
training program for some of the fastest
ATV racers in the country
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If you are serious about racing and really want
to improve yourself I highly suggest seeking out
Marc’s services or participating in one
of his camps. They are not only highly informative
but also really fun and challenging. Moto Pro
Training’s next camp will be held on February
6-8, 2009, check out www.motoprotraining.com
for more information.
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