Agility is one of the 5 Components of Athleticism and it uniquely blends mobility, stability, reactivity, and fluidity. In this episode, we explore how to train successfully for agility through the lifespan. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete App. Available on the App Store and Google Play. It’s the ultimate fitness for life app for the…
Week 3 of month 2 of the Agility Block…oh yea! It’s time for intensification and a little KPI testing. We’ve got three new workouts this week and the goal is to hit each one twice if at all possible. Each session addresses your athleticism and fitness a bit differently. You’ll probably have one that is your fave. Ping me in…
Wowski Dowski! It’s time for some new workouts of the week. WOW is how we roll and this week we again have three sessions to perform. However, instead of banging out two of each with a day of rest, this week we are targeting 1x Workout A and Workout B and trying to get 2 sessions of Workout C. Your…
Happy New Year! 2023 is going to be incredible! We’re diving into the second and final month of the Agility Block with some exciting new workouts. We’ll also be ramping up some programs for the Running Demons, sculpting our body composition, really optimizing training and lifestyle in our MasterClasses! When we think of our Annual Training Plan, and the comprehensive…
Oh, by gosh by golly! This is one heck of a Partay Week! There are several outstanding workouts for us to explore, including a really zesty Workout C with a mobility flow as well as a High Intensity Circuit. We’ve also got a little KPI testing inserted into that mojo! As you know so well, KPI’s are Key Performance Indicators.…
New Beginnings! Today marks the start of our 2-month Agility Block. To be fair, I enjoy every block and appreciate the value of our training system. But I must say I really like the Agility Block for a couple of reasons. First, agility is a necessary component of movement competency and I always benefit from focusing on it for a…
Getting on the same page. Speaking the same language. This is good when we want to avoid confusion and increase effectiveness. When talking about footwork, specifically in reference to some common athletic movements, standardized nomenclature is essential. What I find, and I’m sure you have also, is that there is a bit of a disconnect when it comes to footwork.…
Greetings great ones! In week 3 of the final month in our agility block we are going to be doing some KPI testing. This is a special week because we are going to test proficiency in all the wonderful movement patterns we’ve been utilizing over the month. We’ll be assessing speed of workout execution in one session and workload tolerance…
It’s a palindromic day…that is 01-10! I hope you are enjoying this month’s programming. We have our Agility training, the Shed n’ Shred, and upgrades for The Running Demons. The Workout of the Week upgrades are laid out below, and the news for the bodycomp and running groups is in the T2 Forum. We’ll be using the same exercises as…
Greetings Great Ones! Week 2 of the Agility Block is another great one for our Training Tribe! It’s Saturday morning and I was up early, working on some athlete programming for clients I coach and listening to a podcast on collagen supplementation. I’ll feed ya (punly punlerson) some more on that topic later! I’m also prepping for today’s MasterClass and…
Training the elastic athlete is an art form. When an athlete possesses high potential for speed and agility, there are specific considerations for optimal training. In this episode, PK & I discuss some of the traits and training principles for elastic athletes which are featured in my book, AnimalFIT. I think you’ll find this discussion quite useful in both understanding…
When you are in the TRIBE, YOU TRIUMPH over Trials and Tribulation. And that’s not trivial talk! This is going to be yet another fantastic week of tasty twaining because we are exploring cat-like capacities and introducing the concept of the scalable microworkout. A true treat of terrificness! December is a 5-weeker and we have the added luxury of hitting…
Coach Lee Taft joins me on today’s show to have a great discussion about speed and agility training, athletic development and retention, and health and longevity. In this outstanding episode, the Speed Guy covers: How Lee moved through the journey of being a coach and physical education teacher to becoming a world-renowned consultant in the field. Why speed, agility, and…
