I’m going to be really honest here…writing the intro for this podcast was REALLY HARD.

After all, what do you focus on when the ENTIRE SHOW is so freaking good?

Whether it’s talking about training autonomy, N=1 training, the art of performance management, different archetypes and training buckets, or the role of pure strength and force development in basketball, there’s so much good info here I don’t know where to start.

But all that is thanks to today’s amazing guest – Andrew Paul.

Andrew is in his 19^th year of performance training, and entering his 10^th year with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA.

But more importantly for us, he’s one of those guys that’s always thinking about training, performance, and how to make things just a little bit better.

And today we’re going to take a deep dive into how he trains his basketball players to optimize their performance!

The name of the game is consistency in the NBA.

– Andrew Paul

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

• Andrew’s background and what’s new since he was on the show last.


• The power of classifying athletes to better understand their training needs.


• Muscular? Elastic? Forefoot/rearfoot elastic? Lots of thoughts on different movement archetypes.


• What role does pure strength/force development play with Andrew’s athletes?


• The difference between “training into” versus “training away” – and why your athletes need BOTH.


• What Andrew focuses on during his in-season workouts.


• The Health-Performance continuum, and where most of his athletes land.


• Thoughts on the current NBA big, and how his training has evolved to help support these athletes.


• Why he’s put such a massive emphasis on staff development and growth.


• The role flywheel training plays in his programs.


• Why it’s critical to understand both the individual and the teams vision of the athlete you’re coaching.


• Game day lifts: Good thing? Bad thing? Or it depends?


• How his thought process has evolved the most over the past 5 years.


• The role the modern day strength/performance coach plays to both the organization and its players.

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Connect with Andrew:

• Andrew on Instagram

Related Links:

• Andrew Paul on Giving Athletes 100% Opportunity and 100% Growth


• Just Fly Performance Podcast with Andrew #1


• Just Fly Performance Podcast with Andrew #2

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