What Training Professional Athletes has taught me about working with MS/HS/College athletes and what it should teach those athletes as well. A 8 part thread

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Often the media paints this image that professionals should be doing crazy or “fancy” looking training that 99% of people can’t do or training that doesn’t even look like training.

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Hang cleans on bosu balls, banded slap shots while balancing on an object, etc..Basically the cooler the looks, the more views clicks on social the better it must be for you right?

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Maybe? But 99% probably not. Although what we do is advanced from a programming standpoint for our pros, our training and our belief/philosophy is actually simple.

The problem with this is that sometimes trainers forget what gets people good in the first place.

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Being elite at sports doesn’t always = being elite in the weight room. We sometimes get freaks on the ice that need tons of work in the gym. We’re training athletes to be athletic & have a long careers, not to be in a circus act!

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Although there are definitely some differences in the training and how we interact with our pros vs. college, HS and middle school, a TON of the movements are the same. The patterns stay the same, just the way we implement them changes between ages & skill levels.

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So if pros don’t need circus act training, why should you? Take it from us, master the basics! And when you do, still get better at them! They matter!

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Quality training doesn’t need to be fancy. It just needs to be done well. Intent and showing up ready to work are controllable factors anyone can possess regardless of skill & ability.

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