The Complete Athlete Process

Learn how to become a complete fitness athlete

Three-Hour Intensive for Athletes and Coaches

  • EVALUATION OF THE SPORT: complete movement and physiological analysis of fitness sport, organized by competition level

  • ASSESSMENT OF THE ATHLETE: body and performance characteristics of elite athletes, according to clinical evidence

  • HOW TO BECOME A COMPLETE FITNESS ATHLETE: a long term approach to getting the characteristics of an elite athlete

  • HOW TO TRAIN FOR EACH CHARACTERISTIC: how to train for muscle growth, barbell strength, gymnastics and conditioning

  • COMMON MISTAKES fitness athletes make when training for each characteristic

  • THE ATHLETE’S YEAR: understand offseason vs. in-season training and how to plan your competitive year

  • ATHLETE AVATARS and example programs

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The problem:

I used to think training like an elite athlete would make me an elite athlete.

Today I take a completely different approach.

I remember doing 10 metcons a week.

I thought all that mattered was "working hard."

I did this for a couple years, then looked up and realized I hadn't made much progress.

I wasn't climbing the ranks like I expected. I was still the same local-level athlete.

I did more work than anyone I knew.

But my body wasn't changing, and my strength was still nowhere near where it needed to be.

I remember feeling frustrated with the lack of progress.

I later learned that it wasn't just me.

Almost every athlete I coach has experienced that, for at least a year.

They start in group classes, then they do a "competitor program," then they stagnate.

I wish this weren't the initiation into our sport but it is.

The process:

We don't have to do it this way.

We have best practices from research, coaches and elite athletes in other sports.

While fitness is a new sport, the processes we apply to it are the same.

We need a more professional approach to program design for fitness athletes.

So, that's what we're going to do in The Complete Athlete Process.

I created this because I saw these needs with athletes and coaches:

  1. A need to understand the movement and physiological demands of fitness sport (it’s not as varied as you might think)

  2. A need to quantify the characteristics of elite athletes with objective testing that can be repeated in the field

  3. A need for a sustainable, longer term approach to getting those characteristics

  4. A need to assess and train individual weaknesses

  5. A need for training priorities: helping athletes make meaningful gains in a few attributes at a time

  6. A need to respect best practices from other sports when training for each characteristic

  7. A need to acknowledge training principles that have been demonstrated in research

This intensive is an effort to professionalize training and coaching for fitness athletes.

Hey guys, I’m Paul.

I’m a coach and resource for fitness, hybrid and tactical athletes.

I made so many mistakes as an athlete. All effort and no guidance.

I’ve felt the frustration of injuries and lack of progress, most of which could have been avoided.

Those experiences made me dedicate my life to coaching and teaching.

Instead of frustration, I want athletes to have the satisfaction that they saw how far they could go.

I coach and create resources to help athletes do that.

After this training…

At the end of this training, you’ll understand the long term process of how to become a complete fitness athlete.

We’ll cover:

  • Evaluation of the sport

    • Movement Analysis by competition level

    • Physiological Analysis by competition level

  • Assessment of the athlete

    • Key physical characteristics

      • Bodyweight

      • Body Composition

      • Lean Body Mass

    • Key performance characteristics

      • Squat 1RM

      • Strength:Weight Ratio

      • Snatch:Back Squat Ratio

      • Gymnastic Ability

      • Anaerobic Capacity

      • Aerobic Capacity

  • How to become a complete fitness athlete

    • Why you need to prioritize

    • When to prioritize muscle, strength, gymnastics or conditioning

    • Why you need muscle mass

    • Why your strength matters before your conditioning does

  • Muscle

    • How muscle growth works

    • How to train for muscle growth

    • Common mistakes when training for muscle growth

  • Barbell Strength

    • How strength works

    • How to train for sport-specific strength

    • Common mistakes when training for barbell strength

  • Gymnastics

    • Why you need to stop training like a fitness enthusiast and train like a gymnast

    • Gymnastic strength progressions from beginner to advanced

    • When and how to transition from strict to dynamic reps

    • Skill development

    • Mobility

    • Common mistakes when training for gymnastics

  • Conditioning

    • How conditioning works

    • What we can learn from elite endurance sport (and what doesn’t apply)

    • How to train for sport-specific conditioning

    • Common mistakes when training for conditioning

  • The Athlete's Year

    • Differences between offseason and in-season training

    • How long to spend in your offseason and in-season

    • Athlete avatars and example programs

We’ll address the beliefs:

  • “Individualization, optimization, sustainability…that’s for snowflakes. All that matters is hard work.”

  • “We can’t learn much from other sports. This sport is too unique.”

  • “Fitness is too varied to fit into a process. We have to respect the original ideas when we train.”

FAQ

Who is this for, exactly?

This Intensive is for those who want to learn the long term process of how to become a complete fitness athlete. It’s the opposite of tips and tricks. This is for those who want to follow a process to maximizing theirs and others’ training careers over multiple years.

What if I can’t make the training, will it be recorded?

This was a live training and you can buy the recording below. You’ll receive the link to the training with chapters for easy navigation.

Any additional questions? Send me an email.