The Fast Lane Episode 2, Part 1

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Summary

In this Q&A, Kerr, Korfist & Fichter share insights on training structure, ankle mobility, recovery, and warmup strategies for athletes.



In this episode of The Fast Lane, Chris, Chris & Dan take some audience questions and break down some of the following topics:

  • Training from yearly to daily perspectives to maximize effectiveness.
  • Ankle mobility diagnosis and intervention.
  • Total Motion Release (TMR) as a valuable warmup and injury-prevention tool.
  • Emphasizing neuromuscular techniques and proper warmup strategies.
  • Isometric training as useful for teaching muscles to relax, recover and build resilience.
  • The lost art of jumping rope.

This is part 1 of Episode 2 of the show, so make sure you stay tuned for part 2 coming soon, where the guys will dive deep into speed development, programming and more!

As always make sure you stream this on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or right in the video above!

 

Authors

  • Chris Korfist is a Hall of Fame HS track coach. In over 30 years of experience he has coached over 30 All-state sprint relays, and over  30 All-state sprinters, helping to lead teams to multiple state championships and trophies in Illinois. He also owns Slow Guy Speed School where he trains clients ranging from NFL stars, Olympians to middle school athletes working to become the future stars. Slow Guy Speed School has produced over 100 All- state athletes. Chris has also consulted with multiple NFL, MLB, NBA and Rugby teams around the world. He is also co-founder of Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) and Track and Football Consortium (TFC). He has published dozens of blogs and appeared on dozens of podcasts. Chris has also co-authored 5 published research papers on the development of speed.

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  • Dan Fichter is a Physical Education Teacher and Head Football Coach at West Irondequoit High School in Rochester NY. Fichter is a member of both the Section Five Hall of Fame and the Brockport State Hall of Fame, and has been a high school and college football coach for 20 plus years. In six seasons as head coach in football, Fichter’s team has played in three Sectional Finals and won two titles, and he won six Sectional Championships in Track and Field at Irondequoit High School.

    Fichter owns a company called Wannagetfast, where he trains athletes from all over the country. He has trained hundreds of professional athletes in strength and speed from all over the globe in just about every sporting endeavor.

    Dan's passion is using neurology to immediately impact movement as it relates to sports performance. He has learned from some of the greatest minds in the clinical neurology and human performance world.

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  • Chris Kerr is the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance for Club Sports at Liberty University. His primary team responsibilities are Liberty’s D1 and D3 Men’s and D1 Women’s ACHA hockey teams. In his years at Liberty, he has coached 30+ seasons of hockey and won 7 Hockey National Championships due to Liberty’s unique set up of having 5 ACHA hockey teams.

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