Jason Feariheller on Building Multi-Directional Speed and Power

How do athletes reach their fullest potential? This is the question that got Jason Feairheller deeper into the world of physical preparation. Jason – Strength Coach and Co-Owner of Function and Strength in Bridgeport, PA – began specializing in speed and agility training at Lightning Fast Training Systems, where he trained high school, college, and […]

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How do athletes reach their fullest potential?

This is the question that got Jason Feairheller deeper into the world of physical preparation.

Jason – Strength Coach and Co-Owner of Function and Strength in Bridgeport, PA – began specializing in speed and agility training at Lightning Fast Training Systems, where he trained high school, college, and professional athletes. In addition to his work as a coach, Jason writes on fitness and training and contributes to SimpliFaster.

Jason joins me today to share his training philosophy and methods on cultivating multi-directional speed and power. He discusses his background and how he became passionate about training athletes for speed.

He shares different tools a coach can use to develop multi-directional speed and power, such as bands, boxes, and medicine balls.

And he also highlights the importance of consistency when it comes to building speed for athletes and revels the biggest mistake a coach can make when training for multi-directional speed.

 

Speed needs to be trained consistently to get someone faster and more powerful. – Jason Feairheller

 

This week on the Physical Preparation Podcast:

Jason’s background, career path, and how he got started in the world of physical preparation
Why Jason is so passionate about multi-directional power for athletes
His training philosophy for cultivating speed and power for athletes
Minimizing ground contact time and improving elasticity
Why not doing enough unilateral work is the biggest mistake you can make when developing speed and power
Practical applications and tools for developing multi-directional speed and power
Using medicine balls to develop upper body strength
The amount of time Jason spends on multi-dimensional plyometrics
Why consistency is the key to improving speed and why it’s easier to make an athlete stronger than faster
The importance of creating context and building rapport with athletes
Jason’s biggest coaching mistake and why new coaches need to build their network

 

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Connect with Jason:

Function and Strength
Function and Strength on Facebook
Function and Strength on Twitter
Function and Strength on Instagram
Function and Strength on YouTube
Jason Feairheller on Instagram
Jason Feairheller on Twitter
Jason Feairheller on SimpliFaster
Jason Feairheller on LinkedIn

 

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