Performance Training

At Ochsner Performance Training, our team consists of certified strength and conditioning coaches. That means we’re 100% focused on athletes. Most of our staff have played or coached at the college level, so you’ll work with experts who know what it takes to succeed in elite athletics. All of our coaches hold USA Weightlifting certification, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, or National Academy of Sports Medicine certification.

Expertise isn’t all that helps us stand out. Other factors include:

• Age-appropriate, athlete-specific training. Every athlete is different, and that’s how we approach performance training. We design safe, effective programs that align with athletes’ ages, needs and goals.

• High-level facilities. Our gyms offer sports performance training in a first-class setting. Each gym features a clean, attractive weight room and workout turf.

• Latest equipment and technology. Our weight rooms resemble those of major college athletic programs, complete with Sorinex strength equipment. We use the TeamBuildr app to design individualized and sport-specific performance programs for athletes.

We offer performance training beginning at age 7. Our services include:

• Programs for youth and high school athletes. Our coaches help children build a solid foundation for athletic training by learning proper running, jumping, landing and weightlifting techniques, among other important skills. As children get older, we help them develop speed, agility and strength. We provide advanced work on these skills for high school athletes. Our Peak program helps high school athletes hone sport-specific skills.
• Prospect Training for athletes preparing for the next level. A more advanced version of the Peak program, Prospect Training is an individualized program for prospective college or professional athletes that focuses not only on sport-specific skills, but also the skills needed to succeed at specific positions, such as quarterback. Prospect Training is available for all sports.
• Adult training programs. For adults who want to their workout program to the limits while keeping their goal attainable, OchFit combines high-intensity interval training, low-impact training and metabolic conditioning with programs designed to promote muscle toning/weight loss; improve balance, core strength, coordination, mobility and flexibility; and prevent injuries. OchPower, a full-body, barbell-focused strength and conditioning program, uses weightlifting, bodyweight exercises, and core strengthening and conditioning exercises to help adults of all athletic levels gain lean muscle mass and prevent injuries while promoting weight loss, mobility and flexibility. Our members have access to both OchFit and OchPower.
• Return to Activity program. Rehabilitating following a sports injury? Our team can work with your sports medicine physician or physical therapist to help keep the rest of your body strong while the injury heals.
• Mental Performance Coaching. A mental performance coach can help you manage sports-related stress and boost trust in your athletic abilities.

Ochsner Performance Training works with athletes of all ages in communities throughout Louisiana, including Elmwood, St. Charles Parish, Slidell, Covington and Baton Rouge. Find a location near you.

Our strength and conditioning coaches work with children as young as 7, high school and college prospects, professional athletes and adults looking to improve their athletic performance. Our performance programs are age-appropriate, and we customize our services to fit each athlete’s needs. Whether your goal is to enhance overall muscular endurance, speed or agility, or hone your skills in a specific sport, we’ll design a program to help you take your performance to the next level.

How you recover after a workout, practice or competition helps determine the quality of your next performance. Our team uses the latest techniques and technologies to aid recovery, including:

• NormaTec compression therapy. NormaTec air compression sleeves deliver pressure to the legs, hips or arms to aid blood circulation, massage muscles, disperse fluid and decrease inflammation.
• Theragun massage. Complete with a variety of attachments to target different parts of the body, the Theragun massage gun can assist with recovery by using percussive massage to improve blood flow to muscles.
• Whole-body cryotherapy. The body undergoes rapid cooling in a special chamber using liquid nitrogen, liquid nitrous oxide or argon gas. This cooling can help reduce inflammation after exercise.

You don’t need a doctor’s referral for our services.

The earlier children start training, the better chance they have of building a strong biomechanical foundation. Our strength and conditioning coaches work with children beginning at age 7.

As soon as possible, but in a safe manner. That’s one of the advantages of working with an Ochsner Performance Training strength and conditioning coach. We’ll ensure your child learns proper weightlifting technique.