Highly specialized training for athlete development
FRS Internal Strength Model®
Combat Sports
Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, Judo, MMA
Normalize Joint Function: if you have a dysfunctional joint, that will always be a constraint to movement options in your sport.
Fast Twitch Muscle Tissue Development: Rate of force development is a training quality that needs to be specifically trained so you take full advantage of its use it on the mats.
Improve Connective Tissue Load Bearing Capacity: Elicit training effects from connective tissue structures so that you have a bigger buffer against the wear and tear of combat sports on your weak links.
Outdoor Sports
Running, Cycling, Alpine Climbing, Backpacking
Tissue Specific Endurance: Endurance happens at the level of the cardiovascular system and the specific tissues you want to have more endurance in. Both can be trained in so you have a bigger, better gas tank.
Knee, Ankle, and Foot joint specific training: spend more time doing what you love outside with appropriate training for these joints that are constantly facing demands when hitting the trail, the pedals, and the mountain.
Enhance Sensory Feedback: Being able to better adapt on the fly to slips, terrain change, and scrambles as you create better feedback from the anatomy that is guiding you on the trail, on the mountain, or on the bike.
Field Sports
Baseball, Soccer, Hockey, Football
Absolute Strength: Strength is made up of multiple components (individual anatomy) and synergies (joint/connective tissue/muscle), it is not a singular thing. Be strong exactly where and how you need to be for your sport.
Speed Strength: Train to develop optimal velocity with the strength you have. You need to develop both aspects of the force/velocity curve to be a competitive athlete.
Injury Management: Stay ahead of injuries by consistently tackling those that come up while managing the other training qualities you need in and off season.
Weightlifting Sports
Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Bodybuilding, Kettlebells
Instead of avoiding certain postures, train your spine to do it all. Progressively build resilience so you can do what you need to without hesitation in life and in your sport.
Solely pursuing excellence in lifting cannot happen without incurring a cost to physical health. Work on your lifting goals while simultaneously working on joint specific training. Do what you love without it taking such a toll on your health..
Break through plateaus by understanding how to manage volume, specificity, and intensity in training over time.