(JAN 13) WBAN got an opportunity to meet up with former
multi-world champion Ann-Marie Saccurato this week, to catch up
on what she has been up to as of late. I had the pleasure of
doing some media coverage at a training camp a couple of years
ago in California, and being able to see Saccurato in action as
a coach working with amateur and pro boxers. I spoke to
Saccurato about what she is doing "in" and "out" of the ring.
Saccurato said the following:
I currently live in Delray Beach, Florida with my partner, INBF
Figure Pro Lia Brocking. I am still training as hard as ever but
focusing on my business (Triple Threat Training Systems), and
building my name and training business, as well as my
public/motivational speaking career. After years of having an
extremely successful training business in New York, with a
waiting list of clients, I wanted to grow and expand and work
with and alongside the best in the industry so I moved to
Florida where I now run my business primarily out of The
Institute of Human Performance. This is an incredible
opportunity for me as it is owned by my mentor in training and
my performance coach for all my World Title fights, world
renowned performance coach, Juan Carlos Santana.
I am a performance coach/trainer certified by the National
Strength & Conditioning Association. I am also a Certified
Functional Training Specialist, an MMA CSCC (Certified Strength
& Conditioning Coach), & SBT Training Systems certified. I work
with teens, elite level & professional athletes, general
population, and figure/bodybuilding competitors.
I take the athlete to where they need to be to perform better,
get competition or fight ready, and/or to work on areas of
weakness within their body. I work with them on neuromuscular
adaptation, movement patterns, creating core stiffness and
muscular synergy, training their muscles to be long & strong to
fire with greater strength, have greater force production (along
with creating core stiffness), and decrease their risk of
injury.
I also take them in training (physically and mentally), to where
they want to take their opponents in competition. All training
is done with a purpose, every movement has a reason & proper
progression, we work through all pillars of movement and ranges
of motion, and every training phase has an end result I am
looking to attain from my client.
I also work with teams and groups. Along with my physical
training business I also provide mentoring (mental strength &
conditioning). I work with athletes and general population on
creating mental toughness, and for the athlete, especially a
boxer, that is critical. Being able to handle and deal with
pressures, adversity, ego, reactions, fear, lack of purpose, and
so much more will make or break not just a boxer or any athlete,
but any individual from general population to the corporate
mogul. And, to be able to tie in coaching someone on the
physical and mental creates a whole new life for that
individual, and makes them unstoppable.
Outside of what I do as a performance coach/trainer, I am also a
public/motivational speaker. All of my life I knew I was meant
for more, I knew I was meant to inspire people and share what I
have inside me, and now I am. I have been a speaker for WBC
Cares & Athletes For Hope for the past few years, and I also
have done many speaking engagements as an independent speaker
for many schools, including Fordham University, and have had the
opportunity to speak at the world famous Biltmore Hotel in
Miami. I speak on mental toughness...overcoming adversity, not
just believing in yourself but knowing, the power of will,
having a purpose and having expectations, as well as sharing my
story and offering inspiration to every individual in the room.
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