Athletic Training Secrets with Alex Whitehair

• His background in the fitness and training space. (1:57)

• Where did he get his inspiration? (6:32)

• Translating application to action. (7:41)

• How he assesses an athlete. (12:48)

• The challenge of working with an athlete and not disrupting their timing or technique. (15:21)

• How athletes are SO different from sport to sport. (18:16)

• The difficulty in communicating recovery to his athletes. (20:23)

• The various training modalities and how he would use them. (21:25)

• Why if you’re going to add in one area, you need to dial back in another area. (24:10)

• Risk vs reward. (27:03)

• Why training cycles are important. (29:17)

• The tools he uses and why. (33:05)

• Exercises with the most value. (35:08)

• A sports connoisseur. (42:43)

• The most difficult athlete to train. (43:54)

• Proud athlete comeback story. (48:29)

• Lessons learned from Bruce Lee’s training. (52:31)

• How he uses isometrics with his athletes. (58:09)

• The differences between training men and women. (59:48)

• Plyometrics AREN’T meant for conditioning. (1:03:37)

• What does his business model look like? (1:10:00)

• Downsides of building a business on social media. (1:11:19)

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Featured Guest/People Mentioned

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