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Eric Lichter | Speed & Performance Coach: Don’t Plow a Field with a Ferrari, Movement before Weights, Speed Training Wisdom, Less Can Be More, Optimal Output & Lose the Ego.
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Eric is a Speed and Performance Enhancement Coach at Plus 2 University in Columbus, Ohio, where he is a co-founder/owner. He built his reputation in the private sector as a top speed and performance enhancement coach preparing both NFL and NBA draft hopefuls. Eric has trained 2 Heisman Trophy winners and 30 First-Round Draft Picks in the NFL & NBA including LeBron James, Nene, Tedd Ginn Jr., Donte Whitner, Chris “Beanie” Wells, and many other notable clients. Multiple athletes who trained under Eric’s speed programs have clocked in 4.3s in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. In 2006, Eric left the private sector in went into collegiate athletics where he served as the Director of Football Performance at The Ohio State University under Jim Tressel and was a part of 5 Big Ten Championships, 5 wins over Michigan, 2 National Title game appearances.
On the podcast, Eric talks all things speed and testing preparation. He goes into detail on how to approach volume and intensity, as well as how to properly assess athletes. He elaborates on how movement and speed come first, then using the weight room to enhance those abilities. Eric differentiates what separates top track and NFL athletes from the rest. Then goes on to approach the eternal question in performance, what’s enough? And talks on how he uses tech and science to navigate that world of performance. He finishes out the podcast with a story about one of his most recent clients, Kobe Bryant (Seahawks) and his advice to young coaches and coaches in the industry. Hope you enjoy!!
IG= @ericlichter & @plus2university
Website: Plus2-u.com
15:50 Max effort, go do crossfit, track rewards max output
32:58 Conditioning, minimum effective dose
*34:00 DK Metcalf running down Buddah Baker, 1mph difference! Chasing edges = chasing 1 mph
38:20 If you train movement, you won’t miss muscles
1:00:24. Everything starts with movement and speed, smooth, 3 planes of movement. Weight training to enhance those, around speed and movement. Everything made sense.
1:04:00 Calm down ego, become best coach, become obsessed with results, can’t hear that shit, what's next place, lift everybody, influence a coach
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