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Muscles and Management
Over the last near decade, Gerry DeFilippo has trained THOUSANDS of athletes from the youth to pro level across all major team-sports.
Gerry started his gym and brand, Challenger Strength, as an ambitious 22 year old still finishing his college degree.
In the time since, he has built his facility and following into a nationally recognized performance company training thousands of athletes both in-person and online.
Gerry brings guests across all areas of sports and performance training, giving the listener inside access to his rolodex of collegiate, world renowned private and professional performance and sports coaches.
If you are looking to improve your own performance OR knowledge of performance/sports training (and learn how to shape your career), Muscles and Management is for you!
Muscles and Management
Episode #176 Core Training For Rotational Athletes and Why Visible Abs are Overrated for Athletes
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In this episode of the podcast, Gerry and Mike dive into the culture of the six-pack and how detrimental it is to young athletes. Gerry believes there is too much attention on the aesthetics, and in the episode he goes into detail on what athletes SHOULD be focused on to increase performance.
Gerry discusses basic variations of programming rotational strength, the force-velocity curve, anti-rotational strength/force output, determining weaknesses in movement, and much more! You do not want to miss this episode if you are an athlete or a parent of an athlete looking to increase core strength and performance!
Episode Timestamps
0:36 - “Letting Go” on the Holiday
5:25 - Performance > Aesthetics
8:20 - Abs are an Indication of Low Body Fat, Not Strength
12:55 - The Culture of the Six-Pack
18:00 - Rotational Output and Measuring Growth
22:35 - Resistance Training for Core and Rotational Strength
30:00 - Don’t Let Gains in Young Athletes Fool You
35:00 - Force Output
38:30 - Focusing on Speed or Power & Rotational Programming
All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!
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