Michael Yessis is a teacher, sports performance trainer,[1] biomechanist,[2] and author. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. He has done work translating, adapting, and implementing sports training methodology from the former Soviet Union, including work by Yuri Verkhoshansky, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, and Vladimir Issurin, for over fifty years.

Yessis has worked extensively with professional and amateur athletes, including Marv Marinovich, Evander Holyfield, Dianne DeNecochea, Jose Luiz Barbosa, and others in over 50 years of active work.

Yessis worked with the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Raiders professional football teams, as well as Team USA Volleyball. Muscle & Fitness Magazine referred to Yessis as a "legendary biomechanist".

Feel free to reach out to Dr. Michael Yessis via his email (dryessis@doctoryessis.com) and check out his work at https://doctoryessis.com.

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00:00 Dr. Michael Yessis’ Background

00:52 Plyometrics

03:25 General Strength & Specific Strength

13:00 Exercises VS. Movement

23:15 Understanding Biomechanics

43:15 What Comes After General Conditioning

52:00 The Shock Method By Dr. Yuri Verkhoshansky

1:00:00 Kettlebells & Power Production

1:12:00 The Big „IF“

1:20:00 What Coaches Are Missing Today

1:27:00 Recommended Books By Dr. Michael Yessis