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Rapid Fire—Episode #2 Featuring Chris Korfist: “Compensation Drivers, Rockers, and How to Get Faster”

Blog, Podcast| ByJustin Ochoa, ByChris Korfist

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Korfist Episode 2 Rapid Fire

“A compensation pattern is literally the idea that one muscle is doing the work of another muscle…we’re built to move, so our body has quite cleverly set up all kinds of different ways we can go into hip flexion or hip extension in case the first muscle isn’t working.”

Knowing how to design a speed training session, select appropriate exercises, and demonstrate those movements is one thing…and it’s another thing entirely to understand the biomechanics of a sprint and how to assess the complex interplay of muscles, joints, and tendons involved in human locomotion.

TFC’s Coach Chris Korfist joins Coach Justin Ochoa on Episode 2 of SimpliFaster’s new new interview series, Rapid Fire, to discuss compensation patterns and Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR), the four “rockers” he programs targeting the athlete’s foot, and his intake process for both youth and higher-level athletes looking to gain speed.

“That’s why you see people run with tight fists or their chin sticking out, they’re doing all these different things because they’ve found a pattern where they can lock down and move their limbs in the best way they know possible at the time,” Korfist says. “So when you tell that kid to open their hands and run, you might be taking away a recruitment pattern that they find stability with…because really, the first goal is stability.”


Rapid Fire Episode 2. Watch the full episode with Coach Chris Korfist and Coach Justin Ochoa.

Through a fast-paced and informal conversation—complete with a surprise lights-out moment—Coach Korfist focuses first on the fact people are designed to move and then dives deep into how that movement actually occurs. And, then, how to go about making that movement happen faster.

When you tell that kid to open their hands and run, you might be taking away a recruitment pattern that they find stability with…because really, the first goal is stability, says @korfist. Share on X


Rapid Fire Excerpt. Coach Korfist describes his intake process for both youth athletes and those training at a more elite level.

 “When your leg hits the ground, it is the tip of a fulcrum and you’ve got to find a way to move your mass over that thing stuck in the ground,” Korfist says. “Because if you can’t move your weight forward, you’re not going anywhere.”

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Justin Ochoa

Justin Ochoa is the founder of Gem Sessions Training in Indianapolis, a complete basketball development organization.

Justin works with basketball players of all ages and experience levels from youth to pro, specializing in bridging the gap between skill development & performance training.

Aside from training, he founded the Gem Sessions Foundation — a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to serving youth athletes with crucial resources needed to excel in academics, athletics and life after athletics.

Connect with Justin on Instagram or X (@JustinOchoa317) or find him here.

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