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In the world of Sports Performance Training there are a lot of misconceptions. The fitness field is full of hype and sometimes things get a bit watered down from the truth. I remember as a freshman in high-school reading that Bo Jackson only did push up and hill sprints, so clearly my thought process was to only do push ups and hill sprints and BOOM I’ll become Bo Jackson… Unfortunately there’s many things the article failed to point out, this sparked me to go over some common misconceptions in Sports Performance Training.
What Worked For Bo Will Work For Me
Ok so Bo Jackson maybe outdated for you yougins, let’s take Vernon Davis. There’s a been a TON of spreads on the jacked up Davis and his off training program. The problem here is why some of it maybe beneficial, it doesn’t mean that this will be the most effective use of your time. With training you have to take a LOT into consideration from you general and specific strengths, exercise history, injury, weakness, etc…
The other aspect is that most professional have a LOT more time and resources to devote to their craft. Their day is revolved around training i.e.
- AM workout
- Post-workout meal prepped
- Ice/hot tub
- Rest/recover/snack/stretched
- 2nd specific meal prepped
- Film/position specific drills
- 3rd meal prepped
- Ice/Hot tub
- Rest/recover/snack/stretched
While not everyone goes through such a rigorous schedule, the point is that there are many parts to training that are omitted in the articles that you read. If you’re interesting in becoming a better athlete, find a qualified sports performance coach that will help develop a plan specific to your needs.
Also for you injured athletes out there, it’s great to look up to RG3 and AP but just like the topic of off-season training above, they have the resources and time to recover that quickly. To add to this, they are also the top echelon of athletes…keep that in mind and be patient, train smart, and work hard!
Stay Strong,
Team Fusion Trained
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