People get way too caught up in trying to mimic the sport in the...
Fred Duncan@Fred__Duncan
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Nov 20, 2025
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People get way too caught up in trying to mimic the sport in the weight room. That’s not the point. One of the major goals of physical preparation is to raise the underlying capacities that support and expand your ability to express skill.
Stronger, more powerful, more
Stronger, more powerful, more
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resilient athletes can make technical changes more easily, repeat those mechanics more consistently, and produce more force through the actual sporting movement.
That’s why general strength work, plyometrics, and even basic loading strategies still show up as meaningful
That’s why general strength work, plyometrics, and even basic loading strategies still show up as meaningful
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improvements in throwing velocity as shown by Job et al. (2021).
This is also why my speed programs work for any field or court sport. They’re built to make you stronger, faster, more explosive, more resilient, and better conditioned, qualities that matter everywhere.
This is also why my speed programs work for any field or court sport. They’re built to make you stronger, faster, more explosive, more resilient, and better conditioned, qualities that matter everywhere.
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If you want a full system that breaks down sprinting, acceleration, max velocity, programming, plyometrics, and resisted sprinting, Speed Kills is my best educational resource to date.
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