I learned early on that some of the best programs and the best...
Fred Duncan@Fred__Duncan
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Nov 02, 2025
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I learned early on that some of the best programs and the best results came from coaches who used the most basic, simple means.
No gimmicks. No complexity for the sake of it.
Just consistent, repeatable training that made their athletes better.
It’s easy to get caught up in the
No gimmicks. No complexity for the sake of it.
Just consistent, repeatable training that made their athletes better.
It’s easy to get caught up in the
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things you see online…fancy explanations, endless progressions, or drills that look like sport practice.
But for most athletes, the weight room is a supplement. It’s not where they earn their paycheck. Our job as coaches is to make sure the training serves that goal. To keep
But for most athletes, the weight room is a supplement. It’s not where they earn their paycheck. Our job as coaches is to make sure the training serves that goal. To keep
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them healthy, fresh, and able to play.
Everyone loves to throw around “functional training” buzzwords but when you look at how great athletes actually train, they’re often violating those so called “truths.”
Machines aren’t the enemy. Isolation work isn’t a waste.
Everyone loves to throw around “functional training” buzzwords but when you look at how great athletes actually train, they’re often violating those so called “truths.”
Machines aren’t the enemy. Isolation work isn’t a waste.
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Verkhoshansky said it best
“Anything that yields an adaptation toward your goal is functional.”
Muscles produce force. Force drives movement.
And the best athletes train to play their sport, not to win in the weight room.
Speed Kills is the ultimate resource for
“Anything that yields an adaptation toward your goal is functional.”
Muscles produce force. Force drives movement.
And the best athletes train to play their sport, not to win in the weight room.
Speed Kills is the ultimate resource for
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developing fast, strong, and explosive athletes.
I break down
– the mechanics of acceleration and max velocity
– how to use resisted sprinting effectively
– how to view the weight room through the lens of speed
– plyometrics and fitness development
– and an eight-week program
I break down
– the mechanics of acceleration and max velocity
– how to use resisted sprinting effectively
– how to view the weight room through the lens of speed
– plyometrics and fitness development
– and an eight-week program
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that ties it all together
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I also offer custom remote programming for high school, college, and professional athletes around the world, as well as anyone looking to
fredduncantraining.com/product/speed-…