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Matt Tometz
@CoachBigToe
Take control of your sports story | Marketing Manager @1080Motion | Speed Coach/Sport Scientist/Former P4 S&C Coach | Views are my own |📍Chicago
Evanston, IL
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    Matt Tometz
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    Jun 7
    Sprint fast enough, often enough The most important principle in speed development, especially for team sport athletes -Fast enough: +95% or better of your best time -Often enough: ~1x a week Full YT video, 3 speed training principles 👇
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    Matt Tometz
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    Jun 18, 2021
    *Athlete that has no control over their ride shows up late* . “Why are you late? Hustle up we’re already 10 minutes into the workout” OR “I’m glad you’re here, let’s get after it today” . Which is going to lead to a more engaged athlete and consequently a better workout?
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    Matt Tometz
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    Jan 16, 2024
    I’m a big fan of Staggered RDLs as a unilateral-biased hinge. Maybe it’s just me, but I hate watching athletes lose balance during regular SLDLs . These are a chance to go heavier, focus on one side, give variation w/o much variation, then an easy transition to regular RDLs
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    Matt Tometz
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    Dec 1, 2023
    Double Push Press as a “repeated athletic movement” (what I call it) . Explode, recover and organize, explode . Harder than it looks, good technique required, not much coaching needed…just how I like my exercises
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    Matt Tometz
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    Nov 22, 2023
    With exercise selection, I always say “you can’t do everything all the time.” If you can get easy gains w/ easy exercises, start there . Here’s an example of a 3 exercise OH MB throw progression from this fall . Simple start, then ⬆️ complexity and speed over time
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    Matt Tometz
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    Feb 1, 2023
    Muscles tremors. As we’ve been messing around with more ISO’s and more “sprint-specific” strength exercises like a bent leg calf raise. Example: if intramuscularly the soleus can’t coordinate a smooth eccentric lowering, how is it supposed to sprint fast?
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    Matt Tometz
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    Jan 18, 2024
    “Variation increases transfer but decreases performance” -@BooSchex . It’s not about the hurdle jump variation, it’s about overcoming gravity and being plyometric. Simple and frequent variations: 2 wks: off 12” box 2 wks: off 18” box 2 wks: add 2nd hurdle (not pictured)
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    Matt Tometz
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    Sep 11, 2021
    Towel Tag non-dominant hand only #LTAD #agility
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    Matt Tometz
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    Dec 7, 2021
    Double Leg Jump to Single Leg Landing . Awesome stability drill for any warm-up, all the energy of a broad jump having to accept it with just 1 leg, harder than it looks. 1-2 sets of 3 each side, (try to) stick the landing for 3 seconds
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    Matt Tometz
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    Jul 13, 2023
    Ankle Hops/Jumps . A great “speed finisher” to support building ankle stiffness after speed work. Endless variations, can be competitive, and simple progressions . As well, a simple 2-3x/week exercise for those field sport athletes who are always on grass/turf to build stiffness
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    Matt Tometz
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    Mar 14, 2023
    How fast can an effective warm-up be? . Ankle prep, general movement, sprint-specific isometrics, stability, bounce/rhythm, sprint mechanics drills, plyometrics, neural finisher . 10 min
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    Matt Tometz
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    May 29, 2022
    If you regularly time sprints and haven’t implemented Charlie Francis’s 95% threshold, you’re missing a huge opportunity to: . 1️⃣ Assess readiness to train 2️⃣ Reassure the athlete about playing the long game 3️⃣ Fight “PR-itis”
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    Matt Tometz
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    Dec 29, 2023
    Why I love push-up starts: to be done well, they have to be executed well/it’s obvious when done poorly. Stumbling, posture breaking, or simply losing . All the big rocks of accel ✅ big shapes ✅ toe up in front ✅ forward body angle ✅ covering ground/rhythm of ⬆️ stride length
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    Matt Tometz
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    Oct 30, 2023
    Partner 4-Direction Agility. Learning how to react and create an effective shin angle for the first step, just like defense . No cones needed, more athletes involved at once, easy progression from 1 steps ➡️ shuffle ➡️ crossovers
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