In this week's episode I am joined by ANNEX Sports' Director of Performance, Damien Akins.
As we approach yet another off season for our baseball players, Damien and I discuss what early off-season training looks like for our athletes at The ANNEX, how we go about assessing athletes post their season, and what we focus on early in the off season for our ball players.
These are efforts we utilize with both our amateur through professional level athletes.
Below are time stamps for specific topics throughout the episode:
2:05 - Context of what we are talking about today
2:50 - Post-season Assessment process
7:50 - Professional athlete considerations in the assessment process and needs analysis
15:09 - "Big Rocks" of Early Off Season training for our ball players
20:35 - Breaking down Early Off Season for High School ball players
22:50 - Constraints-based approach to managing sprint velocities
26:40 - Athletes "earn the right to run fast."
30:00 - Approach to Early Off Season Conditioning and aerobic capacity work
38:40 - Workload management outside of the weight room and how to mix in skill work throughout the off season
46:11 - The importance of leveraging lifestyle management (sleep & nutrition) in order to maximize your efforts in the training and development process
If you wish to follow Damien on social media he can be found on instagram at @sterlingstrength and @annexsports
Thank you for listening and supporting the show!
Best,
MTB
