Before Bendigo, Valeri was the head of strength and conditioning at Melbourne Hawthorn and Essendon FC as well as being part of China's physical preparation team for the 2012 London Olympics and 2014 China women's national basketball team. Before commencing his career in elite sport, Valeri was a professional handball player in Bulgaria.

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Highlights from the episode:

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- Valeri’s transition from a handball player to coaching in the fitness industry

- His experience moving from Bulgaria to Australia

- His favorite slow strength movements and fast explosive movements for training

- Benefits of contrast training and how he incorporates it in drills

- Mobility drills he uses for athletes

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People mentioned:

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- Bohdan Babijczuk

- Joel Hocking

- John Quinn

- Adam Larcom

- Dustin Fletcher

- Kevin Sheedy

- Mathew Knights

- Jack Ginnivan

- Dyson Daniel

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Episode Transcript: https://preparelikeapro.com/episode-148-valeri-stoimenov/