Eric D’Agati joins me to talk about training.

Eric has spent over 20 years in the fitness industry as a coach, trainer, and instructor. Each year, he travels around the world teaching and speaking to trainers, coaches, and therapists as a lead instructor for Functional Movement Systems and guest speaker for prestigious organizations including Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York University Medical, the Navy SEALS, The Mayo Clinic, and multiple major universities. Eric also appeared in the NY Times bestseller “The 4-Hour Body” by Tim Ferriss.

His list of training clients includes an Olympic Gold Medalist, All-Americans, National Champions, World Series Champions, and Pro-Bowl athletes. He also works with many high-level sports teams from high school to professionals.

Eric’s latest projects include “Diamond Revolution Training,” an online training platform for baseball and softball athletes, and the “Principles of Program Design”, an educational workshop series and coaching service for trainers and clinicians on the art and science of designing training programs.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• The top priorities someone should focus on to improve their health, fitness, and performance
• The difference between a workout and a program
• Competence, awareness, and application as success factors for improved health
• Assessing your history, current state, and goals when working with a coach, trainer, or starting a new program
• Injury, mobility, and recovery
• Learning how to develop movement and increase physical capacity
• Improving your body composition
• Obstacles that stop someone from performing their best
• Developing athletic skill, capability, and capacity
• Managing volume and recovery
• Exercise selection, unilateral movements, and Eric’s favorite lift/exercise

RELATED LINKS

• Eric's website at ericdagati.com
• Eric on Instagram
• Watch the episode on video here

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