ATH 211: GENERAL PREP PHASE (GPP) & TRANSITION

Quick Look

5 Blocks – 4 Sessions per block

Block 1:

1. Bodyweight Mechanics & Light Initial volume

2. Introductory Speed & Power Development

3. Basic Aerobic/Anaerobic Capacity Base

Block 2:

1. Light External Loading

2. Continued Speed & Power Development

3. Continued Capacity Development

Block 3:

1. Barbell Technique & Initial Baseline Setting (Maxes)

2. Accessory Strength Work

3. Continued Speed & Power Development

4. Continued Capacity Development

Testing & Tracking

Establishment of first-time/current working maxes for:

Squat (Back Squat)
Bench (Bench Press)
Clean (Hang Power Clean)

Description:

Serving as a multi-functional approach to on-ramping athletes into performance training, the GPP (“General Physical Preparedness”) & Transition Program can be a useful tool for athletes of all experience levels. Through 20 guided training sessions, we have a complete progressional approach to developing true training “readiness”.

First we master movement and technique, while beginning to establish fundamental ability in aerobic and anaerobic capacities. Then, we introduce initial external loading, while gradually increasing total work volume and capacity through the full spectrum of intensity. Finally, as we continue developing all of the above, we introduce barbells, going from technique introduction or review with empty bars, to gradually increasing load until we establish baseline working maxes during our final sessions that can dictate future training.

Jump, Lift, Sprint, Work – we teach and develop all of the modalities necessary for improved athletic performance, or the further training thereof. It is the perfect foundation for the continued training of our 3 Pillars of Athletic Performance: Power, Control, & Capacity.

DAILY SCHEDULE:

Each session begins with a warm up, followed by an element of Speed/ Power development, then a focus on core movement patterns & accessory. Each session concludes with conditioning or a “Finisher.”

REQUISITES:

While we ALWAYS recommend that ALL athletes engage in the complete curriculum offered through our FIT100/200 level programs, for a complete training education, the GPP Program does not explicitly require any prior training experience.

GREAT FOR:

Grades 9 -12. An excellent option for almost any athlete looking to wind up to a true “off-season” training cycle.

It *can* serve as a truncated approach to training education for coaches looking to shorten the on-boarding experience and move into more targeted training programs. Priority must be given to movement and education, though, rather than weights or intensities. This must carry over into our full training as well. We must set a proper foundation!

It is BEST used, however, as just a small piece of the larger training plan for experienced athletes -whether than be as the lead-up to a full training cycle, or as the bridge between seasons, etc. It does not need to be used in full, but rather, can be used in pieces at the discretion of the teacher/coach.

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ATH 211: GENERAL PREP PHASE (GPP) & TRANSITION

Quick Look

Testing & Tracking

Description:

DAILY SCHEDULE:

REQUISITES:

GREAT FOR:

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