#72 Maximizing Foundational Movements with Gary Gall

Check out this week's podcast episode with Gary Gall! Scranton Raised. South Dakota perspective. Regular hustler. In August of 2011, Gary packed his bags and moved to Aberdeen South Dakota. his dream was to become a college strength and conditioning coach. Gary worked with over 400 college athletes from September 2011 to July 2013 at Northern State University. There he helped establish a philosophy of being built from the ground up, movement over muscles, and pushing the body beyond what was thought to be possible. In August of 2013, Gary brought the philosophy mentioned above to SUNY New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz is a Division III University in upstate New York. Through focus, hard work, and total commitment, Gary developed the first strength and conditioning program in University history. Over time this vision becаme more about the culture. In February 2018 Gary brought his passion to California. His overarching vision is to continue the journey and to become an added hustler to the Heart and Hustle team.   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - Training athletes for performance and injury prevention 08:22 - Contact athletes and injury prevention. Chasing the unicorn? 09:55 - Maximizing  movement efficiency 11:58 - The current state of P.E. and recess in grade school 16:05 - Chasing statistics. The reason for increased injuries in athletics? 19:44 - Back to the Basics | Maximizing foundational movements 24:21 - Segmenting your training programming 27:53 - Characteristics of a good coach/trainer 32:49 - One-on-one programming versus team programming 35:03 - Mental mobility More from Gary Gall: www.instagram.com/heartandhustlegym www.instagram.com/trainerrepublic www.instagram.com/garycgall https://www.heartandhustle.com/