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Joe Aratari

5 years

If you’re... Jumping, landing, decelerating, eccentrically loading, lifting, training on 1 leg, etc.. Then you don’t need to spend $120 on an ACL Prevention clinic. ACL prevention SHOULD just be apart of your program...not a separate program.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

The amount of HS girls who come to lifts after school and ask if I have a hair tie they can use (why in the world would I?!) has lead me to just buying a bulk amount. Coaching is more than X’a and O’s I guess 😂

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

This won’t get programmed, as much attention, or hyped as much as a heavy back squat...But it should! This is extremely impressive for a 9th grader!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

Doing this on benches as opposed to the floor adds 0% benefit but increases the risk a ton. #WhyWhyWhy

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@STR0

3 years

Stability and balance always.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

It’s funny how the exercises that you NEED dont get as much hype as the bullshit on the internet. Might not look fancy but this girl is STRONG. Hamstrings on 🔥🔥🔥

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

ACL Prevention training for girls is just sound strength training. Don’t get me wrong... We 100% work on landing technique with jumps, deceleration work, & isolated knee stability drills... ...but at some point, you have to load the system. Strength is the best medicine!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 months

Costco stops. $60/36 = $1.66 serving for 30grams of protein after training (only). Will last 2 months. Simple, low budget way to make gains.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

The quicker you relax, the quicker you become.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

High school athletes with full time strength coaches at their schools: Never again will you get to train as much, have as much accessibility, train with your hometown friends, build a base at a young age that can last a long time, etc.. FOR FREE, then you do now.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Banded T-Spine rotations for our softball girls. The band aids in passive ROM in the T-Spine to improve our active ROM.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

The thing 99% of Athletes HATE doing: Front squats. The thing 99% of athletes NEED to improve at: Front squats.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

9/10 of HS boys when they tell me “Nah I’m not going to team lifts, I’m going to LA fitness on my own.”

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

6 years

HS athletes/parents...think about it. College/pro athletes don’t go to camps or tournaments in the off-season because they DONT develop them. Instead they focus on training/development. This off-season, choose 1-2 tournaments for exposure but spend your time/$ on development!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Bang for your buck: ✅Anti-Rotation ✅Increased Plank difficultly ✅Takes up less space than anchoring to a Rack ✅Partner camaraderie ✅Keeps Multiple athletes engaged at once-Easier to manage

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

What comes to my mind when kids say “Nah, I go to my public gym to do my own workouts I find offline” 😂😂

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

10 months

3 things to do to get faster and improve your acceleration. 1️⃣Reverse lunges to pins. 2️⃣Bar accelerated split squat jumps. 3️⃣Weighted sprints. Try it out with your athletes!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

✅Cross body coordination ✅Simple prep work ✅Stability of the ankle, knee and hip ✅Fills the “cool bucket”

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Soccer players. Stop jogging outside and on treadmills as your off field development. Start sprinting/cutting short distances, lift heavy things, lift things fast, jump, land, skip, bound, throw things. Be athletic. Jogging at a 6-10 min mile pace ain’t it. That is all.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Give me any athlete of any sport & 90% of the training process will be the same. All athletes will warm up, sprint, jump, land, strength train, train for power/condition. Sure-there’s slight differences but don’t over-think it. Different sports.All..Training..Together.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

The kickstand RDL is the best exercise you’re not programming for your athletes. Little more kind on the low back but way easier to load up one hamstring heavy opposed to SL RDL.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

People are quick to say… “Kids these days….” Without really getting to know kids these days. I know 1 thing for sure… Me and my friends in HS were not working at even a FRACTION of the rate and level as my athletes do. Add in the social media component, pressure of sports…

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

11 months

One of our favorite adductor exercises we use on lateral days 👇👇

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

The biggest issue we see in season is just a lack of time that we get with our athletes. No worries though. Forces us to be creative! By adding a roll squeeze, were able to target the hips, abdominal muscles & pelvic area while getting our hamstrings strong. @16uRocoSelects

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Side plank marches- ✅Hip flexor work (can add mini band around toes as a progression) ✅Lateral hip work/knee stability ✅Anti-Lateral flexion

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Every HS program should include goblet squats. Great for... ✅Ankle/Hip/Upper back mobility ✅Upper back development ✅Stiffness ✅Automatic form checker ✅GAINZ-for real. These can and will get you bigger.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

10 months

Want to improve your first step and acceleration? Do this pairing. Pin squats into assisted jumps into full out sprints. Tons of sprint PRs today!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

9 months

HS/College soccer players often complain of hip/groin pain. Here’s one exercise we do during active rest time that has helped our Womens soccer players.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Banded hip flexion/side plank Great drill I like using for: ✅Core work ✅Hip Health— adductor and abductors ✅Knee stability ✅Shoulder Stability

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Anti-boring warm ups 🔽 ✅Goal- don't get hit by the PVC ✅Mobility at random joint angles ✅ Reactivity ✅Body awareness ✅FUN

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Lateral bear crawls with a drag. Bang for ya buck movement! ✅Core/Stability ✅Coordination ✅Shoulder stability ✅Anti-rotation

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Coach why don’t we stretch much? Mobility = stretching + strength. 1 rock. 3 birds.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Say goodbye to your hamstrings. Besides being great for time under tension & volume in the off-season, these are also great for inhibiting overused hip flexors & working to re-orient the pelvis. (Hockey) @mbronstein19

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Quick glimpse of our session with our private HS group. ⚽️🏑 ✅Movement prep ✅Linear power/speed focus ✅Full body strength ✅Focus ✅Intent Not quite @houndsspeed but I take a lot of his stuff and apply it to my programs. He’s one of the best follows out there!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

20lbs for reps. Decent.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

One of my D1 commits does skill work with their private skills trainer. Yesterday we had to modify her work out because on Sunday she did 45 minutes of jump rope and jump squats and was extremely sore because… “Slow feet don’t eat.” Pay your skills trainers for skill work.…

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 months

Skater squats are a main lift for us. I’ve seen athletes that can back squat 3 to 400 bills that can barely do this with their bodyweight. Yes we will bilaterally lift…. We just will do these as well. These underclassmen are taking 30lbs for reps (harder than it sounds). We…

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

Want to get faster? Try this complex 👇 1) Power skips for height 3x20 yards 2) Straight leg kicks 3x20 3) Bounding 3x20 -1 min rest between each exercise and set. 2) 20 yard sprints at max speed 3x4 @ 20 yards w/ 90 second test between.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

10 months

Success leaves clues. All 18 athletes in this group with the exception of 4 play a D1 or pro sport. Simple things done with mean intent.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 month

Professional athletes are just savages at the basics.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

6 years

I disagree with the advice of “after your season, take a month/two off” especially for HS Students. A week or two at max (assuming there’s no major injuries) is plenty. Especially given the small training window for athletes & how quickly you lose strength/power from detraining.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

Couple things to clean up but not too shabby by these 8th graders. Single leg power/absorption to lateral movement.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

6 months

Skater squats 👇 Load them heavy and load them often. 2 games this weekend and the boys back at it today. After warm ups, we only did 9 working reps (3x3) each side. Back at it tomorrow with our upper body focused day. (3 straight in season workouts due to F/Sat game…

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

Lateral lunge with a power press. Purpose is to decelerate and then accelerate forcefully. All things we would want to do in sport or during any agility drill.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Simple drill for reactive agility- ✅Offensive person turns and races to a cone either to their R/L. ✅Defensive person tries to tag them prior. ✅No unrealistic tippy tappy footwork. Quick feint then accelerate and race!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

College s&c* is a complete joke with these salaries and job expectations. That’s the tweet. *Vast majority.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

Oh no..2 high level soccer players using weights.....If you know you know.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Landmine lateral skater squats for the win!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

I made this post almost 5 years ago and it’s more relevant today more than ever...

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Biggest benefit to being a S&C coach for a HS kids is that despite working with 20+ teams, & over 700 student athletes per year... 90% of all the sports are the same when it comes to the weight room. That 10% difference in programming is really only seen in-season. Unified>>>

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Lateral transitions & push offs. Simple, yet effective.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

STOP YOUR ATHLETES FROM SQUATTING AND DEADLIFTING IN SHOES LIKE THESE. (This was just a demo I had an athlete do)

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

Putting on weight as a HS athlete isn't a drastic lifestyle change but just a few small steps. Breakfast: Only eat cereal? That's fine, add 2-3 eggs. Lunch: Yogurt + fruit? Let's add a sandwich too. Dinner: 1 piece of "x". Let's eat 2. Extra cheat code? PB&J +🥛 before 🛌

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

10 months

45 seconds of pro hockey athletes doing simple things with mean intent. 💪🏻🏒

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

5th graders wanted to learn some clean progressions. Day 1 teaching and doing the skill!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

“The difference between a good athlete and a great athlete is the ability to recruit motor units.”-Buddy Morris WHY short sprints/MBs should be used weekly.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

HS s&c is 50% knowing your stuff and coaching and then 50% getting roasted/roasting HS kids.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

Not to shabby for an 8th grader! Starting to program these a ton more!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

Elite High school strength and conditioning looks like... -Connection from PE to S&C. -Middle School Program. -Central philosophy. Every team might not do the same lift but they should be taught similar principles. -Admins have to believe in it. -Athlete led-coach approved.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

ISO Nordic curls + innovative way to hold someone down!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

10 months

Holy abs. Long lever off loaded walks. Simply, yet effective.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

Extreme ISO Single Leg Hamstring Holds 👇👇

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

We have some of the strongest girls around. Our secret? 1) Sport coaches must push it and support it. 2) Show up and do the program. 3) Repeat step 2 for a while 🤷🏽‍♂️😉 @PenfieldSC

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Maybe bias but High school strength and conditioning benefits the emotional and mental development probably better than any tool in the high school. It’s a whole different sense of belonging, family, tribe, group that all support each other, don’t judge and push each other.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Common injury in soccer? Hammys. ⚽️⚽️ Common occurrence? Deceleration phase. ⚽️⚽️ This drill? (Along with Strengthening and sprinting… long and strong) Helps a lot.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

District wide S&C. 7th grade = learn to train.(form, how to read a program, etiquette/IQ) (left) 8th grade = train to train to gain improvements in strength, mobility, power, speed & phys deve.. (right) 9-12th- Train to compete/win. (Bottom) @brightonbruins @BruinsStrength

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

TRAINING TIP! Speed/Power should be done almost daily! Don’t freak out about strength/aerobic system. They’re easier to improve but Speed/power take longer to improve and also don’t stick with us as long unless we train them! @PenfieldSC @NextLevelSCNY

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

Always. Train. The. Neck.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Light-switches ✅Rhythm/timing ✅Brain work-Turn on/off ✅Cross body coordination ✅Foot/knee/hip stability

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

A HS S&C program needs 2 things. 1) A qualified professional driven to get kids in the door, help them improve and is constantly dedicated to the program. 2) Sport coaches who heavily push their kids to train and are in communication with that coach^, and help when they can.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

To 99% of HS/College Athletes... If you can’t AT LEAST... -Squat/DL 1.5x/BW -Bench your BW 5x -Bench 1-1.5/BW 1x -Do 5 strict Chin ups -SLDL/Split Squat 50s in each hand -Hang Clean BW Don’t tell your coach “your program” you do on your own is better than the teams/facilities

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

In most cases, the weight room is probably one of, if not the best, cheapest, most accessible, and most overlooked tool you could give a kid to improve their confidence and way they view themselves.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Common sense is not so common but if you want to get faster if you need to do a lot of short sprints over the summer + lift on a structured plan.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

The negative comments surrounding this video just show how uninformed/ignorant soccer coaches/athletes are (usually males 💁🏻‍♂️💁🏻‍♂️) are when it comes to performance training. I think this is great stuff.

U.S. Soccer Men's National Team

@USMNT

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On 𝑎𝑛𝑑 off the field, we're getting ready for a big year in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣. 💪⚽️🇺🇸

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

ISO leg curl / shoulder press. Absolutely smokes the hammy/spinal erectors and shoulders. Digging this variation - @Natevank19

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

Banded rows are great for pulling strength but also the added eccentric demand. 4x6-8 = CRAZY pump. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

In most cases, the weight room is probably one of, if not the best, cheapest, most accessible, and most overlooked tool you could give a kid to improve their confidence and way they view themselves.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

10 months

8th graders spending their summer in the gym. 💪🏻

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Skater squat progressions/Modifications! 💥 Here’s what I run with my athletes to get them strong on 1 leg with the skater squat! 💥 In most cases this can be plugged into 12 weeks of programming 💥 Stop guessing what to pick next “phase” and have a plan!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

Coaching rules 👇👇 @NextLevelSCNY

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 months

Locked. In. Not bad from some 8-12th graders. Spring sports start in 7 days!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

Great drill for abduction/addiction for our hockey guys/girls. Definitely a lot harder than it looks especially on the way back in.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

Old school warm up: 🚫Slow full field Lap/jog 🚫Fast to slow dynamics 🚫Stretching circle Simple tweaks: ✅Skip the lap. Do 2- mobility drills + 2 activation drills (less time than a lap!) ✅Slow to fast dynamic ✅Skips/Bounds/jumps ✅End dynamic with 2-3 10 yard sprint

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

I’m not a big fan of barbell snatches at the high school level. Not that I think they’re a bad exercise but logistically a weight room of 40-60 kids, it can be tough to manage. Instead, we do these a ton! No more than 5 reps per set.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Advanced leg lowering drill: 💪🏻Hip Flexor Strength 💪🏻Low back prefab/rehab 💪🏻Deep abdominal muscle exercise 💪🏻Hip/groin/Pelvis work -Keep low back crushed in ground and don’t let the one leg drop due to the resistance of the falling leg.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Oh look. A girl & guy doing the exact same program in the same block of time. 😜 @PenfieldSC

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

5 years

Call me bias, but if you have access to a strength coach in HS, take FULL advantage of that before you play in college. Not many incoming have a solid idea & knowledge of S&C. College coaches/strength coaches LOVE the incoming freshman with great form & knowledge of S&C 101.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

6 months

My college and high school soccer players post season plan includes a lot of toe, ankle, foot and calve work. Below is a sequence we use 2x a week! -Lax ball HARD bottom of foot ×30 seconds -Toe spreads x10 -Shin sitting x30 -Toe sitting x30 -Toe rocks- full flexion and…

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

ISO switches- Simple, not easy,

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

3 years

In-season 101: It's not the weight that makes you sore, but the total workload. Ex. Option 1: 3x10 at 50lbs = 1,500 total workload. Option 2: 4x2 at 150lbs = 1,200 total workload. Option 2 causes less soreness despite being 3x heavier. 2, 30 minute sessions/week = 🔑

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@JoeAratari

3 months

D1 soccer commit putting in the work on her day off from school. Peep a look at our session. Pre-strength work + some full body strength + sleds to end the day.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

1 year

Quality in- quality out.🥍

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

2 years

I love how fitness has become popular on soc. media, but it’s really weird that it’s become so trendy to the point anyone can think themselves to be a “trainer/coach” just bc they love to workout/look good. No other field does that. The barrier of entry is so low in this field.

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

8 months

Intent. Some people have it. Some people don’t. There’s a reason this HS sophomore can lift more, sprint faster and jump higher than most of her competition. Are you checking boxes? Or are you training with INTENT.

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2 years

Idc if you’re in the HS, private, college, pro sector, in the team/group setting, this is how it’s done. Literally the most perfect clip of solid coaching. Note to young coaches/interns. Everyone can coach a squat. It’s HOW you coach it (tone, cues, confidence, etc..)

Chris Winter

@CWinter1224

2 years

A little late on the National Women in Sports Day, but THIS is our Grad Assistant Strength Coach @fleming_whitney ! You won’t find many like her and we are absolutely blessed to have her!

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@JoeAratari

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Bird dog iso rows. A great exercise for our baseball guys. ✅Posterior Sling ✅Anti-Rotation ✅Back/glutes/Obliques

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

Most injuries (especially knees w/ females) happen from the inability to decelerate or accept load properly. STRENGTH training is priority #1 BUT you can still teach deceleration work utilizing drills such as this one! ⚽️⚽️⚽️Girls hard at work!

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@JoeAratari

2 years

D1 soccer players working on basic stuff. No need to get fancy this early in this summer!

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Joe Aratari

@JoeAratari

4 years

Common HS S&C myth I see on twitter- “🏈players ONLY need to SQUAT, BENCH, DEADLIFT and CLEAN HEAVY! NO SISSY STUFF!” Or “I DONT WANT MY KID (different sport) DOING THE 🏈 WORKOUTS. THEY’LL GET TOO BIG!” Reality- A QUALITY program is more comprehensive than you think.

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@JoeAratari

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Want to get faster? Try this complex ⚡️⚡️⚡️ 1) Single leg running (for starters, do bounds) x10 yards -:60 rest 2) Straight leg kicks x 20 yards -:60 rest 3) Weighted sprints x15 yards. :120 rest after Repeat 5x

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