Unlocking Athletes

This week we are joined by one of our Tactical Athletes, Taylor.  He is a world Class rower who, in a former life, competed for the US National Rowing Team. Now Taylor is a  Green Beret and getting ready for the job demands ⁣ ⁣ We start with our definition of a Tactical Athlete. We believe they are highly reliable decision-makers. ⁣ ⁣ They are NOT necessarily physical phenoms. Their physical skill...

Episode 5 is part 3 of 3 in our deep dive into the methods that we utilize within the EAX Framework of Athletic Progression. In this episode we discuss:⁣ ⁣ *Training Effects (Acute, Chronic, ⁣ ⁣ *Coach-Athlete Communication - Sorting through perception and reality. ⁣ ⁣ *Removing limiters versus increasing compensatory mechanisms. ⁣ ⁣ *Theoretical models (RPE/RIR/Autoregulation) require cross valid...

Episode 4 is part 2 (of 3) of our deep dive into the methods that we utilize within the EAX Framework of Athletic Progression. ⁣ ⁣ The talking points in this episode are:⁣ ⁣ *Program Triage - What is the most lethal?  What is the most likely?⁣ ⁣ *Coach development - The short order cook vs the baker vs the chef. ⁣ ⁣ *Linear periodization and coach centric programming versus auto regulation and ath...

Methods In episode 3, we dig deep into the methods we use with our athletes. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Let me tell you we went DEEP in this episode!  We are joined by one of our athletes, Taylor Norfleet, and the dialog we had was nothing short of amazing!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The goal for this podcast was 30 minutes but ended up hitting 90 minutes without even being close to slowing down!   So, we are going to split this podcast in...

In episode 2, we dig deep into 5 key principles that we use with our athletes.  ⁣ ⁣ “As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” - Emerson⁣ ⁣ Principles are the fundamental set of philosophies, propositions, assumptions, l...