Alex Natera is the Manager of Sport Science at the New South Wales Institute of Sport and primary presenter of the Isometric Strength Training webinar series.
Prior to his current position, Alex has traveled the globe to work in Rugby Union, the English Premiere League, and the esteemed Aspire Academy.
In today’s episode, we’re going to take a deep dive into athletic development – spanning everything from detailed assessments to designing programs that will make your athletes more powerful, explosive and resilient.
This is without a doubt one of my Top 5 podcasts of all time, and I know you’re going to love it!
As a youth or young developing athlete, we put a greater emphasis on unilateral work. Then as they get older and they’ve earned the right, then we move on to bilateral work. – Alex Natera
This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:
- The story behind how a 10-year-old boy felt that spark for S&C.
- Alex’s pyramid approach to creating better assessments.
- What he means when he tells you: “Don’t trust the research…do your own research”
- The Inverted-U approach for determining when athletes should be using more – or less – bilateral lifts.
- Alex’s thoughts on the risk:reward with regards to bilateral lifts.
- Isometric actions, PIMA’s vs. HIMA’s, and when to use BOTH
- Repeat Power Ability: What it is and why you should be training for it
- How a super cool Irish wife has pulled Alex through some tough times and long days.
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