Official account of Shawn Gaunt, Dir. Of Strength & Conditioning of the @RaidersonGarth Athletic Dept. @randolphschool
Huntsville, AL
Joined February 2017
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100%! Relative strength is king! The engine has to be strong enough to move the vehicle. Bigger vehicles need a bigger engine. Sprint-Jump-Lift Heavy-Repeat
When working with large athletes, you have to understand this…
They may have high amounts of absolute strength, but NOT relative strength.
The relative strength deficit is usually the thing holding back their speed and explosive ability🙌🏻
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Insanity!
Actual conversation basically with kids from 3 different schools over last week 🤦♂️🤦♂️ Dudes play non stop for 10 months a year. So let’s “get in shape” now 🤦♂️
#1978isCallingTheyWantTheirTrainingBack
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If you’re looking to maximize performance and you aren’t Strength Training weekly all year round…
You aren’t trying hard enough.
Such a low hanging fruit and so many athletes just choose to not do it. Big mistake.
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Parents of young female athletes:
ACL injuries aren’t just bad luck. Research consistently shows that landing, deceleration, and strength training significantly cut injury risk.
1-2x of carefully planned strength + speed development sessions weekly will set your athlete up for continued success.
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2x/wk of training (weights/sprints/jumps) while NOT in a scholastic sport is the BARE minimum to see noticeable results. 3 is what I ideally want all my HS athletes to achieve.
With that said, the amount of HS kids that still struggle to get in the weight room at least 24 times over 12 weeks, on a consistent training split is extremely low.
It is much easier now to separate yourself as an athlete, simply because others just won't show up as much.
100%
Kids who are naturally athletic/skilled but weak are leaving SO MUCH on the table.
These kids “get by” their competition because of their natural athleticism + sport skill but ultimately are not close to their athletic potential.
What happens when these kids go on to play in college?
They often get humbled.
HS athletes NEED the weight room to maximize their athletic potential.
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Let the sport train the demands of the sport.
Patiently build capacity without sacrificing outputs!
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In Season Strength and Speed Training for Girls Soccer Players: It Should be MANDATORY
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Girls Soccer In Season Strength Training Isn't DINKY Recovery Workouts
It's SMART strength and speed training:
youtube.com/shorts/MI9_rIS2t… via @YouTube
Simple stuff works! We lift to get strong, sprint to get fast and jump to build power. All must be done consistently with max intent and appropriate recovery. We don’t have 5 star athletes but it has been very common for the kids who do this to gain 4-5 mph on their speed.
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Make sure you fit in 1-2 hours a week of strength and speed work during the season.
Anyone can make time for 1-2 hours a week. No excuses.
If your girl is scrolling TikTok for hours a day, she has time to train.
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For all those sport coaches who think you shouldn’t lift heavy in season, how do you explain this? Low volume, heavy load squat and next day majority of the athletes hit top speed PR. Volume is the killer, not load. Great work @MarkHoover71
MaxV Wednesday! We have kept our guys healthy, fresh and fast so far this season!!
✅another week with a good amount of guys hitting significant PR in sprint speeds. This after having to do our heavy triples on back squat yesterday instead of the normal Monday lift.
Low volume heavy squats chasing peak intent velocity✅
Altitude drops ✅
Loaded DB jumps 50-60% of max (measured)✅
Barbell jumps 2x3 at 2.5 m/s+ peak ✅
2 MaxV sprints per week (not 2 days. 2 sprints)✅
0 post practice “conditioning”✅
Track the data and fill the buckets that need filled✅
@StJamesFB has been fun so far this year!
Helping @scagle12 and his staff build something special for these kids and community from a program that ranks in the bottom 5 for wins over last 20+ years in the state?
Priceless!! Just the beginning!!
#SprintBasedFootball
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This!!
Hard TRUTH About Improving SPEED in Youth Athletes (Warning: You'll Get DRASTIC Results!)
youtube.com/shorts/xpKne54gh…
