Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business. 

 

Brett and Al discuss how the VertiMax Raptor is different from standard resistance bands and how you can leverage this equipment to take your performance to the next level. The Raptor does so much more than just look fancy and both Brett and Al dive into how you can hence your speed, agility, and more in this week’s podcast. 

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:00] A little bit about Brett and the work he does at VertiMax.

[2:35] What’s so great about the Vertimax Raptor?

[4:35] Forward acceleration is a great exercise to practice on the Raptor.  

[7:50] What’s the backpedal drill and how can athletes benefit from this movement? 

[9:15] How do you perform an ankle-loaded lateral drill? 

[10:45] Brett explains the final exercise you can do to improve your resistance on the Raptor. 

 

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Tweetables:

“The faster you can stop, the faster you can move, and you’ll just be a better athlete. That’s what the forward acceleration drill will do to help you."

 

"Not many people train this because it’s almost impossible to train with regular resistance bands, but with VertiMax technology, you can start the resistance off right away [at your ankles]."