Sal DiStefano
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And the thing to consider is if you're training a kid who needs to improve their activity level or increase their activity level, it's different than when you're training an athlete who's already doing a lot of practice and training. So the consideration is like, how do I get them to prevent injury?
And the thing to consider is if you're training a kid who needs to improve their activity level or increase their activity level, it's different than when you're training an athlete who's already doing a lot of practice and training. So the consideration is like, how do I get them to prevent injury?
How do I help stabilize their body versus the kid that's like, you know, my son plays lots of video games. I need him to work out. He needs to be active. It's a totally different approach, completely different.
How do I help stabilize their body versus the kid that's like, you know, my son plays lots of video games. I need him to work out. He needs to be active. It's a totally different approach, completely different.
How do I help stabilize their body versus the kid that's like, you know, my son plays lots of video games. I need him to work out. He needs to be active. It's a totally different approach, completely different.
Well, think of it this way, Trace. It's like if you're taking a kid and you're teaching them how to do a layup or how to play basketball, what you're doing is you're breaking it up into different movements to learn the full technique. So first we're going to practice dribbling. And we're going to get really good at dribbling. Then we're going to get good at walking while dribbling.
Well, think of it this way, Trace. It's like if you're taking a kid and you're teaching them how to do a layup or how to play basketball, what you're doing is you're breaking it up into different movements to learn the full technique. So first we're going to practice dribbling. And we're going to get really good at dribbling. Then we're going to get good at walking while dribbling.
Well, think of it this way, Trace. It's like if you're taking a kid and you're teaching them how to do a layup or how to play basketball, what you're doing is you're breaking it up into different movements to learn the full technique. So first we're going to practice dribbling. And we're going to get really good at dribbling. Then we're going to get good at walking while dribbling.
Then we're going to get good at running while dribbling. Then here, stand under the net. Let's practice getting it in off the backboard. So you're breaking it up into pieces to learn the technique. So that's what you're doing with these athletes, which, again, is different than the kid who's inactive who just needs a workout. These kids don't really need a workout.
Then we're going to get good at running while dribbling. Then here, stand under the net. Let's practice getting it in off the backboard. So you're breaking it up into pieces to learn the technique. So that's what you're doing with these athletes, which, again, is different than the kid who's inactive who just needs a workout. These kids don't really need a workout.
Then we're going to get good at running while dribbling. Then here, stand under the net. Let's practice getting it in off the backboard. So you're breaking it up into pieces to learn the technique. So that's what you're doing with these athletes, which, again, is different than the kid who's inactive who just needs a workout. These kids don't really need a workout.
What they need is to really learn the skill.
What they need is to really learn the skill.
What they need is to really learn the skill.
yep and of the bench press and the deadlift and the overhead press and the squad in a row and you know they need to learn the skill of them so your job is to get them to learn the skill of these lifts and that's gonna that's gonna pay them back in dividends for their entire life versus what a lot of trainers do with athletes they think it's another workout i'm just gonna i'm gonna work them out yeah which which i don't think they get tons of value out of it well they don't need that
yep and of the bench press and the deadlift and the overhead press and the squad in a row and you know they need to learn the skill of them so your job is to get them to learn the skill of these lifts and that's gonna that's gonna pay them back in dividends for their entire life versus what a lot of trainers do with athletes they think it's another workout i'm just gonna i'm gonna work them out yeah which which i don't think they get tons of value out of it well they don't need that
yep and of the bench press and the deadlift and the overhead press and the squad in a row and you know they need to learn the skill of them so your job is to get them to learn the skill of these lifts and that's gonna that's gonna pay them back in dividends for their entire life versus what a lot of trainers do with athletes they think it's another workout i'm just gonna i'm gonna work them out yeah which which i don't think they get tons of value out of it well they don't need that
No. They can go play. They can go to do more practice and go play again.
No. They can go play. They can go to do more practice and go play again.
No. They can go play. They can go to do more practice and go play again.