Yo Murphy is a former professional football player who has participated in multiple professional leagues, including the NFL, the Canadian Football League, and NFL Europe. He has developed some extremely high-level sports performance training systems that cater to athletes from a variety of sports, including major league baseball players, NFL vets, and more.
In this episode, Yo and Alan sit down to talk about the NFL Combine and some exciting things happening as we witness some of the nation’s top performers compete. Yo shares a behind the scenes peek at how he gets his athletes NFL ready, and what he’s looking forward to this NFL season.
Key Takeaways:
[0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Yo Murphy.
[1:15] Today we’re getting a sneak peak at the NFL Combine.
[3:00] Speed is a big difference when it comes to sports and what a lot of recruiters look for.
[3:40] When an athlete shows up, what does Yo look for when he begins to train them?
[7:55] How does Yo think about load times, especially when the days are counting down to the event?
[10:40] Yo used to train everybody, but he realized in order to make the most impact, he had to focus on a handful of athletes and deliver on everything they might need before the NFL Combine event.
[11:40] With 15 athletes, you can really individualize your program to each athlete.
[12:20] Yo offers advice on how to be the best trainer you can be, especially if you’re just getting started.
Tweetables:
"Trying to stay according to plan never worked out that way. Everybody’s body is so different and all of our programs are individualized for them."
"We can’t judge everything by performance, but going out the door, all of the guys felt confident in the work the guys got in."
