Crosstraining

Elite athletes push their bodies hard during the competitive season. Current training regimens require professional athletes to stay in shape year-round, so the smartest athletes switch their fitness routines to a totally different activity to keep themselves mentally fresh. They also look for ways to resolve physical imbalances and restore the residual effects of former injuries.

Lynda Huey’s water workouts have been a staple in the crosstraining programs of many runners, basketball players, tennis players, and other athletes since 1983. By running hard in the forgiving, gravity neutral environment of water, athletes retain speed, aerobic, and anaerobic fitness, yet impact eliminated. And since running is the central skill of many sports, improved running form, which is easily gained in the water, translates back to the primary sport.

Emeka Okafor is the most recent professional athlete to take advantage of Lynda Huey’s training methods.


Emeka Okafor crosstraining at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy Emeka Okafor crosstraining at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy Emeka Okafor crosstraining at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy
Emeka Okafor crosstraining with Lynda Huey, MS NBA star Emeka Okafor crosstraining with Lynda Huey Emeka Okafor crosstraining at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy
Emeka Okafor performs plyometric exercises in water to increase stamina and correct biomechanics. Emeka Okafor crosstraining at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy
Emeka simulates reaching for a rebound, then racing down the court at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy Emeka Okafor crosstraining at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy
NBA star Emeka Okafor performs the Wiltie Spin, named after the late Wilt Chamberlain, a former client. NBA star Emeka Okafor performs the Wiltie Spin, named after the late Wilt Chamberlain, a former client. NBA star Emeka Okafor performs the Wiltie Spin, named after the late Wilt Chamberlain, a former client.
NBA star Emeka Okafor performs the Wiltie Spin, named after the late Wilt Chamberlain, a former client. NBA star Emeka Okafor performs the Wiltie Spin, named after the late Wilt Chamberlain, a former client. NBA star Emeka Okafor performs the Wiltie Spin, named after the late Wilt Chamberlain, a former client.
Emeka Okafor crosstraining at CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy

Lynda Huey, who has worked with many of the world’s fastest Olympic track athletes, helps Emeka Okafor improve his speed and sprint form in the pool.

Plyometric exercises in water increase stamina and correct biomechanics.

Emeka simulates reaching for a rebound, then racing down the court.

NBA star Emeka Okafor performs the Wiltie Spin, named after the late Wilt Chamberlain, a former client.

Emeka increases the range of motion and strength of his hips.