As Kenny Powers once said, “the goal of an athlete is not to be the...
Fred Duncan@Fred__Duncan
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Oct 05, 2025
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As Kenny Powers once said, “the goal of an athlete is not to be the best at exercising.”
Keep the main thing, the main thing.
Too often coaches forget why athletes train in the first place…it’s to improve their output and expression in the movements that actually matter on
Keep the main thing, the main thing.
Too often coaches forget why athletes train in the first place…it’s to improve their output and expression in the movements that actually matter on
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the field, court, or track. The weight room is a tool, not the destination.
Usain Bolt might have an ugly hang clean, but he’s also the fastest human in history. That should tell you something. Some of the best athletes you’ll ever work with will be completely average in the
Usain Bolt might have an ugly hang clean, but he’s also the fastest human in history. That should tell you something. Some of the best athletes you’ll ever work with will be completely average in the
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weight room. Others will crush every lift and jump test yet struggle to apply it in sport.
A good program understands the hierarchy. Sport skill is number one. Physical preparation exists to support it, not overshadow it. There should be synergy between what we do in the gym
A good program understands the hierarchy. Sport skill is number one. Physical preparation exists to support it, not overshadow it. There should be synergy between what we do in the gym
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and what we want to see in competition.
Yes, we teach and strive for efficient form, but that’s individual. Every athlete’s movement system has its own constraints and variability. Good coaching is about compromise, between what we see, what we want, and what the athlete is
Yes, we teach and strive for efficient form, but that’s individual. Every athlete’s movement system has its own constraints and variability. Good coaching is about compromise, between what we see, what we want, and what the athlete is
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capable of producing right now.
Simple means progressed over time and chosen to fit the athlete in front of you. No need to complicate it.
If you want to understand how I structure sprint work, lifting, plyometrics, circuits, and conditioning so they all complement
Simple means progressed over time and chosen to fit the athlete in front of you. No need to complicate it.
If you want to understand how I structure sprint work, lifting, plyometrics, circuits, and conditioning so they all complement
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