I.T. Antigha — Advanced Speed Training Drills
VertiMax Vive
English - June 01, 2022 14:22 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSports Health & Fitness Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Itam (I.T.) Antigha, more commonly referred to as "I.T.",is one of the members of the VertiMax Team as part of the Inside Sales and Client Support team. He is responsible for supporting and serving the VertiMax community by organizing personalized visits to educate, engage and develop relationships with coaches, trainers, and athletes.
In this episode, I.T. talks about advanced speed drills, which athletes are ready to tackle them and how to get started, the benefits of each drill and the VertiMax equipment can be used when performing the drills.
Key Takeaways:
[0:45] Al introduces his guest for this episode- I.T.
[1:05] Which athletes should be doing these advanced drills?
[2:21] The VertiMax app has all of details for the drills covered today.
[2:44] The 360 belt or a waist harness is perfect for the three point start drill.
[6:10] Athlete readiness will determine the right way to approach any drill.
[7:10] The high knee drive uses a riser and hip flexor attachments.
[9:00] Playing with the pace is important for effectiveness.
[9:44] Wall drills take the upper body out of the equation.
[11:53] The overspeed drill uses the Raptor EX to pull the athlete against the resistance.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Tweetables:
“If an athlete can do the basics correctly then you can determine if they’re ready for these advanced exercises.”
“The Raptor EX is the best piece of equipment for the overspeed drill because it allows the athlete to get more momentum and speed than any other piece of equipment.”