JASON鈥橲 FORECAST FOR YOU IN THE FREE 米兰体育 13 APP. WHETHER YOU鈥橰E DISABLED OR ABLE BODIED, AN ELITE ATHLETE, OR EVEN A WEEKEND WARRIOR, A NEW SPORTS TRAINING FACILITY AT LAKESHORE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. SO THIS IS CALLED THE SPORTS SCIENCE AND PERFORMANCE CENTER. 米兰体育 13 LISA CRANE WAS THERE WHEN THEY CUT THE RIBBON TODAY. GUYS, ADAM SEVERE CAME FROM LOUISIANA TO CHECK OUT LAKESHORE鈥橲 NEW SPORTS SCIENCE AND PERFORMANCE SCIENCE CENTER. HE鈥橲 A MULTI SPORT ATHLETE. ADAPTIVE POWERLIFTING, WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL, WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL, TRACK AND FIELD. I RUN, I THROW, SWIM, A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, DO A LITTLE BIT OF CYCLING, RELEARNING HOW TO RIDE A BIKE. BUT HE WANTS TO FOCUS ON ADAPTIVE POWERLIFTING AND HE WANTS TO BE READY FOR THE 2028 PARALYMPICS. HE SAYS TO REACH THAT GOAL, HE鈥橪L NEED ACCESS TO A FACILITY LIKE THIS ONE. THEY GOT A DEXA SCAN, WHICH BASICALLY IT MEASURES YOUR WHOLE BODY, GIVES YOU BODY METRICS, GIVES YOU YOUR RESTING METABOLIC RATE THAT HELPS GUIDE IN YOUR NUTRITION. IT HELPS GUIDE IN YOUR TRAINING, JUST HELPS OPTIMIZE YOUR TRAINING PROGRAM TO GET YOU TO THAT NEXT LEVEL. 17 YEAR OLD ZION REDDINGTON IS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE US PARALYMPIC WHEELCHAIR RUGBY TEAM. HE鈥橪L COMPETE IN THIS YEAR鈥橲 PARALYMPICS IN PARIS. HIS FAMILY MOVED FROM NASHVILLE TO BIRMINGHAM TWO YEARS AGO, SO HE COULD BE CLOSER TO LAKESHORE, HE SAYS THE SPC CAN GIVE ELITE ATHLETES A COMPETITIVE EDGE. ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS WITHIN YOUR SPORT THAT WILL HELP YOU EXCEL, EVEN IF IT鈥橲 THAT 1%, THAT 1% IS TRULY WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING THE GOLD AND NOT BEING ON THE PODIUM. THE SPC IS A STEP TOWARDS CLOSING THE EQUITY GAP FOR PARALYMPIC ATHLETES, GIVING THEM ACCESS TO PROGRAMS READILY AVAILABLE TO OLYMPIC ATHLETES. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. I鈥橫 SO GLAD THAT WE GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT鈥橲 LATER BY POSSIBLY DECADES COMPARED TO OLYMPI
Para-athletes say Lakeshore's new SSPC can take them to the next level
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Updated: 4:26 PM CST Jan 13, 2024
Whether you're disabled or not, an elite athlete or a weekend warrior, a new sports training facility at Lakeshore is now available to everyone. It's called the Sports Science and Performance Center, or SSPC for short. Adam Sivia came from Louisiana to check out Lakeshore's new facilities. He's a multi-sport athlete. He says, 鈥淎daptive powerlifting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair football, track and field. I run, I throw, swim, a little bit of everything, do a little bit of cycling, re-learning how to ride a bike.鈥� But he wants to focus on adaptive powerlifting, and he wants to be ready for the 2028 Paralympics. He says to reach that goal, he'll need access to a facility like SSPC. Sivia says, 鈥淭hey got a DEXA scan, which basically measures your whole body, gives you body metrics, gives you your resting metabolic rate. That helps guide in your nutrition. It helps guide in your training, just helps optimize your training program to get you to that next level.鈥漐ion Redington, 17, is the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympic wheelchair rugby team. He'll compete in this year鈥檚 Paralympics in Paris. His family moved from Nashville to Birmingham two years ago so he could be closer to Lakeshore. He says the SSPC can give elite athletes a competitive edge. Redington says, 鈥淎ll these different things within your sport that will help you excel, even if it's that 1%, that 1% is truly what makes the difference between winning the gold and not being on a podium.鈥漈he SSPC is a step towards closing the sports equity gap for disabled athletes, giving them access to programs readily available to Olympic athletes. Redington adds, 鈥淏etter late than never. I'm so glad that we get something like this, even though it's later by possibly decades compared to Olympic athletes. We now have this.鈥�
HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Whether you're disabled or not, an elite athlete or a weekend warrior, a new sports training facility at Lakeshore is now available to everyone. It's called the Sports Science and Performance Center, or SSPC for short.
Adam Sivia came from Louisiana to check out Lakeshore's new facilities. He's a multi-sport athlete. He says, 鈥淎daptive powerlifting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair football, track and field. I run, I throw, swim, a little bit of everything, do a little bit of cycling, re-learning how to ride a bike.鈥�
But he wants to focus on adaptive powerlifting, and he wants to be ready for the 2028 Paralympics. He says to reach that goal, he'll need access to a facility like SSPC. Sivia says, 鈥淭hey got a DEXA scan, which basically measures your whole body, gives you body metrics, gives you your resting metabolic rate. That helps guide in your nutrition. It helps guide in your training, just helps optimize your training program to get you to that next level.鈥�
Zion Redington, 17, is the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympic wheelchair rugby team. He'll compete in this year鈥檚 Paralympics in Paris. His family moved from Nashville to Birmingham two years ago so he could be closer to Lakeshore. He says the SSPC can give elite athletes a competitive edge. Redington says, 鈥淎ll these different things within your sport that will help you excel, even if it's that 1%, that 1% is truly what makes the difference between winning the gold and not being on a podium.鈥�
The SSPC is a step towards closing the sports equity gap for disabled athletes, giving them access to programs readily available to Olympic athletes. Redington adds, 鈥淏etter late than never. I'm so glad that we get something like this, even though it's later by possibly decades compared to Olympic athletes. We now have this.鈥�
