Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with a top NBA head strength and conditioning coach about training for performance for the pro athlete and the average person. If you stick out like a nail, you’re going to get hammered. (2:55) How to reverse engineer ‘special’ athletes. (8:10) Why you got to give athletes what they DON’T get. (15:05) Why is the sneaker trend now low tops in the NBA? (19:33) The evolutions of strength training in basketball. (21:20) Personal highlights watching the game and being a part of a ‘winning’ culture. (24:45) The strange environment of playing in the ‘bubble’. (27:38) Would he change his approach if he were to work with college athletes again? (31:05) Exposing to the rest of the world that basketball players lift weights. (38:40) How fatigue is a good indicator of efficiency. (43:10) Why isometrics is the “bee’s knees” in sports performance. (50:02) What has he learned through his training experience that he would apply to the average person? (56:38) The trend towards cal