THIRST was originally founded by Brandon and Adrian Smitley to help improve the health, fitness, and athletic performance of the greater Wabash Valley community. Together they have acquired scientific and practical knowledge in the fitness industry, and look to apply them to help the community.
As a high level athlete and powerlifter all his life and growing up in the Terre Haute community, he realized the lack of a facility where athletes and community members could go to achieve their desired results. Slowly over the course of five years, Brandon built up a garage gym to facilitate his needs as a competitive powerlifter.
At Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training (THIRST) we get a variety of common questions from parents concerned about strength and conditioning for their children. To help better inform you as a parent, we’ve taken some of the common questions we get, and placed them here all in one place to help you.
Improve strength, size, speed, and performance with the safest deadlift variation, the hex bar deadlift.
Strength training should be a vital piece of the puzzle to helping endurance athletes maximize their performance.
In this video, we break down the 5 best mobility exercises for athletes to do to remain injury…
In this video, we take a look at Knees Over Toes guy and whether his mobility and training…
In this video, we break down the best supplements athletes should take to optimize their performance and recovery.
In this video, we discuss the best exercises for soccer players to improve strength, speed, agility, explosiveness, and…
In this video, we give you the top 10 exercises in the gym to improve strength, speed, power,…
In this video, we provide you our top five drills to improve sprint speed and power with athletes.
In this video we help you perform overhead pressing exercises without bothering your shoulder or working around shoulder…
Have you recently hurt you low back while lifting? Check out this video to help you quickly relieve…
Use these three exercises that are better than the paused deadlift to improve your deadlift and hit new…
Is the Just Jump Mat the most reliable way to test your vertical jump?
Can the In-Body Scan be reliable to measure your bodyfat? Or are there better options?
Here we discuss what Triphasic Training is, and how it can be used to improve athletic performance.
Here we discuss the importance of training residuals for performance athletes and strength and conditioning.
The service provided by Brandon and Adrian at Thirst has been vital for Adelynn‘s development. They not only provided superior consultation and guidance on athletic performance improvement and resistance training, but they also gave her a safe place to feel belonged. What is so critical in youth athletics is a community that surrounds the athlete…
A high caliber facility with quality of equipment selection you are NEVER going to find anywhere else. However, what I am impressed most by are the owners, Brandon and Adrian Smitley. When it comes to strength sports and athletic development, you won’t find anybody more passionate or dedicated than these two. I often make the…
If you are looking for a great gym I highly recommend. They not only made sure Brenden was lifting the right way but they made it fun and personal for him. Brenden grew as a person and with his confidence tremendously. The two owners Brandon and Adrian Smitley are awesome! They are both so inspiring…
Kaya has gained so much strength and confidence…Best decision and investment we have made for her.
Adrian is always attentive to her client needs, taking great care to ensure an injury free experience. She will adapt your workout according to what you want to accomplish while at the same time pushing you to gain more strength and mobility. She also has a super fun personality! I highly recommend Adrian for you…
Brandon is one of the best young coaches in the country. He has taken his experience as one of the best powerlifters in the world, and applied that dedication to helping others.
