Bill Parisi is a pioneer of performance in sports and athleticism. His understanding of how to coach for speed, power and agility is at the core of his world-class programming. Now, he's diving deeper into what the human body is capable of through a new fascination with fascia and how it inspired a new level of physical ability.

Unlocking the secrets of better athletic achievements, day-to-day posture and even how fascia training can help fight cancer, this episode is a lesson in resilience and how our bodies are more like plants than machines.

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An all-American in track and field, Bill Parisi went on to start his youth training franchise at age 24, having now trained over 650 thousand athletes with his world-class programming and presentations, from NFL teams to huge industry icons such as Nike.

After an injury brought an end to his Olympic javelin dreams, Bill was $50,000 in debt and started his entrepreneurial venture by buying a van and driving around to take on clients in fitness. From here, he focused on speed development, opening his first club of 3000 sq-ft as an early adopter of functional fitness equipment. His business grew at an incredible rate, bringing in $973,000 in three years.

Bill is a pioneer of performance. He's not only invested in the athletic future of a nation, but has just released a book which includes groundbreaking research on fascia and how it can improve speed, power and injury prevention.

Performance Proven. More than 650 thousand athletes have used the Parisi Speed School systems to build their athletic skills. With 90+ locations in the United States and worldwide, Parisi Speed Schools use a curriculum based in science and sports psychology to help every athlete reach their potential.

For more information visit parisischool.com and fasciatrainingacademy.com

Episode highlights:

• How a passion for performance and being wiling to try something new can lead to running the highest grossing facility in the world and expanding to change lives with fitness.
• How tailored training at a young age as opposed to just playing sports, even as early as seven years old, is showing to be beneficial in progressing youth performance in gross motor skills, movement literacy and motor vocabulary sessions.
• Why opening rituals, closing rituals and goal setting are vital in improving youth understating in fitness and performance.
• The importance of delivery of information in successfully achieving progression goals, whether they're in sports or fitness instruction.
• Why it's not always about physical attributes in fitness, as mental resiliency is incredibly important to long term success in any sport.
• How you will always benefit from continuing to learn and considering yourself as a student.
• The enlightening nature of learning about fascia, and how it inspired a new depth of discovery – enough to write a book purely on the subject and training surrounding it.
• Why fascia means that kangaroos expend more energy walking for a mile than hopping for a mile, and how this information can be used to unlock 'free energy' in the human body for the ultimate performance.
• The athletic difference between body types and what drives an individual, whether they're fascia-driven like a cheater, or muscular-driven like a rhino.
• Functional fitness defined as omni-directional, sub-maximal loading and how it's the best way to train and develop your fascia for a new level of fitness and sports achievement.
• The deep dive into fascia at a cellular level, and how this information will benefit coaches of any level to improve the performance of clients, athletes and teams.

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