Troy Mchugh TMAthleticDevelopment Episode 21 " Utilizing Neurological Elements to guide training, Speed Development, and Triphasic"

On Episode 21 I sit down with Troy Mchugh of TMAthleticDevelopment to discuss a variety of topics mostly centered around the neurological approach to training, speed development, and Triphasic Methodologies. We start our conversation with one of the guiding Principles of Troy's development system Neurological considerations. This naturally steers the conversation to how he effectively utilizes RPR to help prepare athletes for the rigors of training and their sport. One of the things that stuck out to me early on is how Troy elaborated the two variables that he is constantly monitoring, these are if the training puts athletes into a sympathetic or parasympathetic state. Troy elaborates on why this is such a major consideration in his examination of programming and preparation. We detail other recovery methods that he utilizes to make sure his athletes stay, happy, healthy, and fast. We spend a good bit of time talking about the foot and ankle methods that he utilizes and Troy talks about two major pieces of equipment that he utilizes to build not only the foot and ankle complex but also potentiate speed. The K box and the run rocket are two important pieces of equipment in Troy's preparatory methods. Troy discusses his unique approach to potentiation cluster, I believe he also refers to them as speed clusters where he utilizes the run rocket in a manner similar to Dietz's potentiation clusters. Troy also talks about the rationale behind utilizing this machine and how to take into account force velocity decrements to best load the exercise. We close out the conversation by talking about the general or globalized approaches that he takes in working with such a wide profile of athletes ranging from professionals, to collegiate athletes, all the way down to adolescents. A few factors flow throughout the conversation, one is viewing the body through a neurological lens and utilizing that to help drive home the most important factor the facilitation of max Velocity sprinting. Troy also provides a unique perspective on some of the Triphasic training methodologies that many are familiar with. Make sure to give Troy's Instagram account a check to see some of the methodologies discussed today in action.