On today's episode of the Performance Explored Project I have Plyometric Expert, Matt Mcinnes Watson. He takes me through plyometric progressions, starting with patterns and then building with amplitude. We explore concepts of bilateral, unilateral and integrating creativity to plyometrics exploring in different movement planes. He also takes me through the intriguing concepts of Deep Tier Plyometrics and Pre-Plyometrics for rehab and beginner situations. 

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On this episode of the Performance Explored Project I sit down with UFC Fighter Cole Miller, he walks me through the mindset of a fighter in the cage, the concepts and strategies that helped him complete 20 matches over his career and now as a coach how he communicates and engages with his fighters on how to achieve their highest level of capabilities. This is a must listen and probably one of my favorite sit downs yet!

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On todays episode of of the Performance Explored Project I have Michael Drach from Drach Performance. Drach walks me through sprinting and acceleration shapes and concepts with coaching cues and visuals to bring this to life. He shows me how he strengthens the hips to prepare athletes for these extreme ranges of motion and how he builds agility and change of direction protocols for athletes all around the world.

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On todays episode I have tendon expert Jake Tuura. He takes me through his protocol for addressing knee pain and developing healthier tendons. He coaches me through his assessment with clients, warm ups with different variations for available equipment, isometric variations of the knee and calf and incorporating strength training to load those tissues through a range of motion specific to each joint.

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On this Episode of The Performance Explored Project I have the Two-Time Basketball National Champion for the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball, Molly Binetti. We get into the concept of Movement Prep, introducing constraints to allow athletes to organically explore movement safely and effectively, introducing competition to drive intent in the training session, removing ego, meeting athletes where they, coaching and adapting the new climate of NIL in collegiate sports.

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On this Episode of The Performance Explored Project I have Dr. Jordan Shallow. We get into the concept of “What is Pain?”, Breaking the Feedback Loop of Pain and Coming Back from Injury while Assessing the Hip and Troubleshooting the Shoulder and Introducing sensory data to close the predicational gap with the brain. I really hope you all enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Buckle up for a Journey, we were definitely out there exploring.

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On todays episode of the Performance Explored Project we have the Executive Director for Performance for the Detroit Pistons, Cory Schlesinger. We dive into "What is Athleticism and why it is so important for the health and performance of his athletes. We talk about the importance of plyometrics and how to progress them appropriately and his use of positional isometrics to facilitate durability on the basketball court. We also explore coaching, his growth and where he sees the field going. 

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Let's start Exploring.

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