2522: Athletic Training Secrets With Alex Whitehair

Jan 30, 2025

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Athletic Training Secrets with Alex Whitehair

His background in the fitness and training space. (1:57)
Where did he get his inspiration? (6:32)
Translating application to action. (7:41)
How he assesses an athlete. (12:48)
The challenge of working with an athlete and not disrupting their timing or technique. (15:21)
How athletes are SO different from sport to sport. (18:16)
The difficulty in communicating recovery to his athletes. (20:23)
The various training modalities and how he would use them. (21:25)
Why if you’re going to add in one area, you need to dial back in another area. (24:10)
Risk vs reward. (27:03)
Why training cycles are important. (29:17)
The tools he uses and why. (33:05)
Exercises with the most value. (35:08)
A sports connoisseur. (42:43)
The most difficult athlete to train. (43:54)
Proud athlete comeback story. (48:29)
Lessons learned from Bruce Lee’s training. (52:31)
How he uses isometrics with his athletes. (58:09)
The differences between training men and women. (59:48)
Plyometrics AREN’T meant for conditioning. (1:03:37)
What does his business model look like? (1:10:00)
Downsides of building a business on social media. (1:11:19)