As coaches, we often associate stress with what we do in the weight room. But there is so much more to stress, as daily activities like work or school, our relationships, our family's and our lifestyle habits all stress our system. By understanding stress, we can make better decisions as coaches and athletes, and improve our athletic performance…

Winning. A word that is thrown out there a lot, but not something that people truly understand. What does it take to win, why are there so few winners, and why winning isn't for everyone.By Forshey Training Systems

I have Chris Delgadillo join me for a conversation about his fitness journey, how he started working at Forshey Training Systems and how he trains his athletes, a little bit about nutrition and some questions from our Instagram followers.By Forshey Training Systems

In this episode Jake Forshey talks about the differences between training for performance in a sport and training for a specific purpose. He explains his views on the differences between the two and why both have merit in training athletes.By Jake Forshey

A re-run of episode #9 with performance trainer Alex Cost. Gems on top of GemsBy Forshey Training Systems

Quasi-unilateral training, how we can bridge the gap between bilateral and unilateral trainingBy Forshey Training Systems

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The mental side is more than half the battle when it comes to performance. This weeks episode with professional mental skill coach, Keith Jenson. We talked everything about mindfulness meditation, how it works, the benefits it can have on performance and life, and how to stay mentally strong when stress is high. We ended with Coach Jenson putting u…

Key highlights from a previous epsiode with NBA shooting coach, Andrew Olson Shooting Myths How to get out of shooting slumps Blocked vs Random Practice Arm length/hand size and its effect on shootingBy Forshey Training Systems

In today's episode, I discussed fiber typing, how to maximize fast twitch fiber recruitment and adaptation, and whether or not you need fast-twitch fibers depending on your sport. In addition, I gave you three things that are must in all my athletes training. Let's GrowBy Forshey Training Systems

In today's episode, I answered a handful of your questions that you guys asked. We covered a variety of topics from improving vertical jump and recovery techniques, to what you should eat for breakfast and maximizing force production through the foot. Let's get this work. 0-1:15: Introduction 1:15-5:25: Tips to Improving Vertical Jump 5:25-7:55: Nu…

When is comes to training, the major goals are to to stay healthy and make sure our training is making us better at our sport. Many athletes follow programs that make them look better and get stronger, but isn't transferrable to their sport and doesn't make them more well-rounded, durable athletes. Training will differ between sports and I give thr…

Jake Forshey comes on the talk about 1 rep max testing... Should you do it or not? If you are going to do it how would you approach it?By Forshey Training Systems

Jake talks today about why he doesn't like foam rolling prior to workouts and also talks about athletes owning their process.By Jake Forshey

On today's show, we broke down the different type of athletes. Different sports require different qualities, and making sure we develop the qualities and characteristics that are most related to our sport is essential to be the best athlete possible. Let's get this work!By Forshey Training Systems

Jake Forshey hops on the podcast again to talk about football recruiting. He touches on highlight film strategies, self-awareness, and some interesting ideas on how to get a coaches attention.By Forshey Training Systems

In today's episode, I dove into muscle hypertrophy and its importance in athletic performance. However, is there such thing as too much hypertrophy? I give you my take and more. I finish up the episodes by giving you four tips for playing and being successful at the next level. 0-15:40: How much hypertrophy is too much 15:40-17:00: Announcemnt 17:0…

Jake Forshey hops in on his first short conversation. Today he talks about bar positioning for different barbell movements. When you might want to have a lower bar position and when you might want to set a bar higher up on your back. Split Squats might be different from back squats and all might be different from a goodmorning. Tailor your bar posi…

Nate Graham and I dove deep into breath and performance, the concept of position, pattern, power, the importance of 3D training for athletic and human performance, and some unique training tools Nate uses with himself and his athletes 0-2:30: Introduction 2:30-18:15: Breathing and performance 18:15-26:25: Position, Pattern, Power 26:25-32:50: 3D Tr…

In today's episode, we talked hoops and the 3 skills that every hooper should try to master and how we can reduce the risk of injuries. Hope you guys enjoy and let's get after it.1:00-15:00: 3 most underrated skills in basketball15:45-34:31: Can we prevent injuries?By Forshey Training Systems

In this episode,I break down the benefits between full depth squats and quarter squats, and in what context to use each, along with giving you steps to achieve your goals and bring joy to your life 0:00-1:00: Introduction 1:00-16:30: Four steps to achieving your goals 16:30-24:30: Living a more joyful life 24:30: Quarter vs Full Depth Squats…

Today, I spoke with performance trainer Alex Cost who previously worked with the SDSU mens basketball program on the sports performance side. We dove deep into a variety of human performance topics and Alex offered a lot of valuable information. Hope you all enjoy. 0-10:00:Background/Introduction 10:00:13:40: Coaching/Training Philosophy 13:40-19:1…

Andrew Olson is an NBA Shooting coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Andrew and I dove deep into the art of shooting and how to become better basketball player. Thank you for listening and hope you enjoy. :30-7:30: Background 7:30 - 13:15: Shooting myths 13:15 - 15:30: Ideal Shot pocket 15:30 - 17:35: Where should you look when shooting? 17:35 - 20:1…

Jake Forshey and I dove deep into different aspects of football training, how to develop linear speed, key qualities for football players, and training for combine events. With baseball training, we talked about elbow and shoulder health, along with avoiding certain exercises for his baseball athletes. Lastly, we talked about Olympic weight lifting…

On today's show, I talked with professional mental skill coach, Keith Jenson. We talked everything about mindfulness meditation, how it works, the benefits it can have on performance and life, and how to stay mentally strong when stress is high. We ended with Coach Jenson putting us through a quick and easy mindfulness meditation to help us focus o…

Patellar Tendinopathy is an injury that many volleyball and basketball players deal with due to the nature of their sport. I offer up some tricks, and exercises to help fix, deal with, and or prevent patellar tendinopathy from occurring. In addition, we dive into nutrition and how to gain muscle mass, lose weight while maintaining muscle mass, and …

In this Episode of Northwest Athlete Performance Podcast (Sponsored by Forshey Training Systems), I talk with professional basketball skills trainer Jacob Begin. We dive deep into skills training, position less basketball, applying a new skill to a game, NOAH Basketball, and he offers up some advice for young athletes and hoopers.…

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1:00-15:20: The importance of sleep and the effects it has on both the body and mind 15:20- 26:35: Improving Vertical JumpBy Forshey Training Systems

Exploring the benefits of barefoot training on athletic performance and injury prevention, how to return to sports after injury, and how to build good and break bad habitsBy Forshey Training Systems