Melissa Witmer
As a high level player and NCSA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Melissa is on a mission to improve the sport of ultimate by giving players the tools they need to train like the serious athletes they are. In addition to writing The Ultimate Athlete Handbook and starting The Ultimate Athlete Project, Melissa gives ultimate fitness clinics nationally and internationally. Gain access to many more of Melissa's articles and videos by signing up for her email list at 25UltimateTips.com
Strength Training for the Endurance Addict
by February 7, 2014, 10:38am 0
You can (and should!) build endurance in the gym, not just on the track. Melissa Witmer on how and why.5 Things They Don’t Teach You in Kinesiology School
by January 16, 2014, 3:24pm 0
A martial arts instructor once told me that “black belt” to him doesn’t mean “expert”, it means “interested learner.” The same could (hopefully) be said of a person with a…
How to Taper: Avoid the Mistakes and Get it Just Right
by September 9, 2013, 2:46pm 0
You’ve spent months working your butt off preparing for the biggest tournament of the season. Now is the time to ready your body for the final push. The next few…
Poultry Days: A Bucket List Tournament
by June 17, 2013, 10:12am 0
Ask most ultimate players about their tournament bucket lists, and you’ll hear about Lei Out, High Tide, Wildwood, and Potlatch. But one lesser-known tournament in small-town Ohio has been slowly…
Four Steps to Program Design
by February 27, 2013, 2:11pm 0
Today marks the one year anniversary of the publishing of The Ultimate Athlete Handbook. I was doing my first weekend ultimate fitness clinic in Ireland on the day the book…
Expert Panel Responds: Ask a Sports Medicine Expert
by November 29, 2012, 4:00am 0
Last week, Skyd introduced our panel of training professionals and elite level athletes (Anna Bucher, Jaime Wolf and Jamie Nuwer) for our training topic of the month. If you have follow…
Expert Panel: Call for Questions – Ask a Sports Medicine Expert
by November 22, 2012, 4:00am 0
Our Expert Panel of top notch training professionals and elite players are back to weigh in on your questions about strength, conditioning and becoming a better athlete. How it works…
Expert Panel Responds: Video Q&A
by September 27, 2012, 10:16am 0
Last week, Skyd introduced our panel of training professionals (Alan and Phil Janzen and Melissa Witmer) for our training topic of the month. If you have follow up questions, please…
Expert Panel: Call for Questions – Special Edition Video Q&A
by September 20, 2012, 5:00am 0
We’re back with our Expert Ultimate training Panel and to kick things off, this month we’re doing things a little differently. This month submit your training questions and Alan Janzen…
