Prepare for your sport but diversify - Specific training, related to the sports you play is critical to success. However, it is important to not over do specific training. Repetitive injury including, stress fractures, tissue contracture, sprains and strains all can be caused by over indulgence in a specific task.
About Us
Nakia Melecio is President and CEO of Athlete’s First Sports Conditioning, Inc., which is a human performance center and athletic training and as well as simulated rehab training. This company was established in 1995 to provide a unique service for individuals in need of physical fitness and training. Mr. Melecio's objective is to provide quality care and treatment to individuals to return them to a normal functional level for employment, athletics, recreation, or activities of daily living. His philosophy is to employ treatment programs that are aggressive, functional and goal-oriented. Nakia not only believes in rehabilitation, but also is a strong advocate of education and injury prevention. His facilities provide the latest technology of equipment, trainers, clinicians and physicians to attain the goal of physical fitness to individuals in need. Mr. Melecio's goal is not only to provide quality rehabilitation services, but to also offer superior training to all athletes and world-class athletes.
Mr. Melecio's background includes the following experience:
 Independent Research Project |
Atlanta, GA |
| The project entails muscular dystrophy, metabolism and muscle wasting as well as degeneration of muscles. I am trying to determine the behavior of muscle fiber, tissue and at what rate does the muscle break down and is this the cause of muscular injuries while studying the affects of immobilization on connective-tissue and affects of remobilization on connective-tissue and neuromuscular influence on range of motion. I am finding that athletes as well as day to day people are having more physical injuries and it is not always because of the physical demand that they put on their bodies. | |
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| Independent Research Project |
Atlanta, GA |
| The project entailed the study of the neurological affects and muscular breakdown of athletes while studying the biomechanics and speed at which an athlete moves while trying to determine was the muscles firing appropriately and how fast an athlete processed information of his/her physical demands of the sport they participated in while trying to educate and train them in the appropriate biomechanics in which their sport demands to bridge the gap between injury and recovery. | |
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| Athlete’s First Sports Conditioning |
Atlanta, GA |
| Therapeutic Exercise Specialist/Sports Rehabilitation/Speed and Strength Developer Primary function was to employ aggressive simulated rehab training, sports specific training and speed and strength development in MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA and collegiate players and worked closely with scouts and agents in evaluating defense and offensive players from scouting reports to help prepare players for the NFL draft. | |
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| Venture Physical Therapy |
Atlanta, GA |
| Strength and Therapeutic Exercise Specialist/Athletic Trainer Primary function was to develop strength, flexibility and range of motion in patients who were severely hurt at their place of employment while educating them on injury prevention and acute care management. Developed individual exercise programs for patients. | |
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| Georgia Tech University |
Atlanta, GA |
| Strength Coach Worked as a Strength Coach with Georgia Tech football team. | |
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| Metro Atlanta YMCA |
Atlanta, GA |
| Instructor/Personal Trainer My responsibilities were to serve as a personal trainer and to teach classes to get all of YMCA personnel equipped for certification. | |
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| Clark Atlanta University |
Atlanta, GA |
| Head Strength and Sports Conditioning Coach for the 8 intercollegiate sports Created aggressive strength and sports conditioning programs to help athletes be successful on a Division II level. | |
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| Run and Shoot Athletic Center |
Atlanta, GA |
| Director of Exercise Science Created aggressive training and aerobic programs while instructor of the personal training program. My responsibilities were to teach and train the personal trainers how to properly apply effective exercise science programs to help their clients achieve maximum goal. | |
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| Sports Life |
Stone Mountain, GA |
| Personal Trainer/Weight Management and Wellness Coach My responsibilities were to provide the following programs: weight control, weight loss, sports specific conditioning, post physical therapy rehabilitation, post cardiac rehabilitation, body shaping and body building. | |
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