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- In this video I review the Feed The Cats training program, by Tony Holler of Plainfield North High School. This is a sprint training program that emphasizes maximal velocity sprinting, special endurance training, and plyometric. Hear my thoughts on the program in this video!
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The nice thing about the FTC program is that it's specificity to sprinting doesn't dilute efforts at all. Everything that is in FTC is sprinting or closely related to sprinting, which isn't always the case in most programs
One other point of interest is the fact that he won’t work with kids who can’t already hit a very high top speed. He “soft cuts” them to the “D” squad to run 800m or farther. It makes sense when spots in meets are limited, but the points in this video about having different coaching tools for different athletes is important if you coach a small program where you take all comers and try to coach them up. They won’t all be cats.
I think the reason why Tony found great success in Marcel was because Marcel's LIMITING FACTOR was max velocity (that's what the program was about in the first place). He might have probably been a good accelerator, due to his natural strength, but his max velocity is what most likely suffered. Therefore, came Tony's program, it developed him perfectly. Now if we were to switch Marcel's limiting factor to something else like low force output, that program would clearly not be for him, cause the idea of 'building a stronger engine' was never supported in his program. Personally, coaches should learn to study the athlete and build a program suitable just for them, cause, in the end of the day, we all have different strengths and weaknesses. Thank you for the video. You gave out incredible points. Keep up with the good work!
How would you improve low force output ? My guess is plyos and weights but idrk
Thanks a lot, AJ. Your comment is right on point!
@@jabari8950 Weight, yes. Plyos, no. Let me explain, and I'd love ATHLETE.X's insight on what I am about to say, since he knows a lot about this sport (I only started two years and I am 20 lol)
Anyways, you have to first understand that weights and plyos share the same two components which is strength and speed (or force and velocity). The only difference here is one focuses more on the other part of the spectrum. For example, let's take plyos. Yes, you need high force, but if you can't create that force at the rate which the jump requires you to, then you're not gonna go no where, and some athletes get super devastated because of this. They spend so much time in the offseason building up their squat or deadlift number only to see little to no improvement. Why? Cause like I said, SPEED. 'How quickly your muscle fibers exert that FORCE'. Bear in mind, though, there is an exception to this. Some athletes can have fast muscle contraction yet little force come from it, which brings me to answering your question 'How would you improve low force output?' It's through weights. Simple. You don't need to worry about how 'fast' you're moving the weight, your only goal here is to progressively increase 'the weight you're moving. It's resistance that builds the engine. What is the recommended strength to bodyweight ratio? 2-2.5x. You can strive for higher, though, but not in a single offseason, cause, you still got another part of the spectrum to work on, and with the season being 'x' months away, it's not smart to just focus on strength. Anyways, this is when plyos come in. You bring the newly-developed force and blend it with higher speed, and whatever force you create within your foot contact time is your reactive strength. Now what's reactive strength and how is it different from max strength? I have already explained reactive strength before on my comment, it's just that I gave it a term now, but, yeah, it means how fast you use exert your muscular force, and that's what determines how much you can achieve in the world of power sports. On the other hand, maximal strength training doesn't care about the speed.
So yes, build strength first, and add speed to it, just like you have to make the cake and then you put the icing on top of it. Also, I wouldn't really recommend you hopping into sprinting right away, because it's the highest velocity strength activity out there. Since you don't have a good force output, you will most likely end up running with choppy strides. Therefore, start with the slowest velocity strength training, which is weights, and then, progress to moderate velocity strength which is jumps. Work on your vertical jumps before horizontal jumps, and f you picture with me how sprinting looks like. It's vertical hops in a horizontal direction, but hold on! I still won't jump straight into sprinting itself just yet! Cause, even though I have worked on power all along, what I practiced didn't mimic the bio-mechanics of the sprint itself except for the start. So I would introduce sled pushes then sled pulls and finally sprints where I can finally put everything together.
@@AJ-qx4oi Thanks, I’m definitely gonna start working on plyos (I’m at like 2x bw deadlift and 1.7x bw squat) but my reactive strength is terrible
I love feed the cats. Keeps you fresh and springy throughout the course of the season. However, I feel his off-season and weight room work is lackluster at best, as he’s stated that he doesn’t “believe” in the weight room transferring to track.
A great program, but I believe it could be made exponentially better with some extra add ons in the off and pre-season
He depends of the football coaches to do those add-ons. As he’s stated he focuses on athletes who have been successful in other sports to stock his team.
He said multiple times, that he does heavy sprint specific isometrics and heavy concentric deadlifts paired with plyometrics
Strength = how much force you can produce. But it takes time to produce max tension,and sprinting is pretty fast,that is why you can't produce max force in sprinting.
Explosiveness = how fast you get to your peak tension,in other words,what % of that maximal tension can be reached in a certain movement (be it sprinting or jumping)
So strength is your ceiling,it is how much force your body can possibly apply into the ground. Explosiveness or rate of force development is what % of your ceiling can be reached.
Strength is extremely important for sprinters
Great way to phrase it.
Great explanation. May I please know if you are an athlete or sprint Coach. Thank you.
Great review. The inconsistencies between his absolutes and his actual methods are glaring. I appreciate his take, though. One golden gem is his measurement of training load by looking not only at volume but at the speed of the runs. Keep the content coming.
Improvements can also be see because they’re becoming stronger as the age, for example a kid will be exponentially stronger at 17 years old versus 14 years old. Almost every kid will get faster from their freshman and sophomore years, however an Australian woman used his feed the cats training at 44 years old and hit PR’s, that imo is very impressive
Exactly. High school kids will PR on shit training programs anyways because they are still very much developing athletically.
I think a lot of the premises of the program are sound and can be applied /incorporated into your own. I'm a older sprinter like Cody but relatively new to track as a sport. The concept of speed reserve is pretty sound and pretty recognized worldwide so for me focusing on my acceleration and top speed makes total sense to improve my 200/400.
I had PB's of 11.8, 23.8 and 52.7 last year in my first year of track at age 35/36.
For someone like me whose first 30 meters of any distance is the worst part of the race Tony's method is perfect to get that 100 m time closer to 11.5 which will improve my 200 ect...
I have fairly closely followed Tony's program in that I've done his speed workouts exclusively for the first month of outdoor training and now mixing in a little speed endurance.
Been getting progressively faster on my garmin. PB top speed yesterday on a 60m acceleration.
Open up this Sunday with a 1 and 2 in Canada so we'll see where I'm at with this focus on acceleration and top speed.
Thanks Cody
How did you go, did u keep
up the FTC program?
The last 5 minutes when you talk about slow strength work having a therapeutic effect on tissue health is so profound, especially as we age. Low volume is KEY as we get older and supplementing fast twitch work with slow eccentrics is huge
have seen some people swear by isometrics as part of the warmup to protect or rehab knees before jump training
I’m kinda concerned because it feels like this program is a broken clock that tells the right time 2 times everyday. I’ve never seen a program without a number 2 and that worries me. If he knew what made his #1 athlete do good why didn’t he use it to develop a credible #2. Your best guy can’t be first and your second best be 20th, something is right there. The willful ignorance that is attached to absolutes is also a problem.
Their track team is still good without Marcellus.
Marcellus also ran club track, he had been a national champion since he was 8 years old. Perhaps you should try to look for his club coach, who has actually trained Olympic Champions, lol
This is simply not true Marcellus Moore never won a national championship until he was 14! Get your facts straight 1st before you start spewing information that's untrue. In fact I challenge you to find anyone who was a national champion before the age of 14 That everyone another national championship in hs or after it never happens at that age it's just a race to puberty and whoever gets there 1st is the national champion. In fact when you get someone extremely fast at an extremely early age it's difficult at best to get them to ever run faster Marcellus was one of the exceptions.
@@Krogtheclown I know the family personally. My child is coached by the same club coach, where Marcellus’s father also coaches, LOL
But OK, let’s say that I got my information wrong, Marcellus winning his first National Championship at 14, it was the Summer BEFORE he started High School. I also know for a fact that regardless or what he was doing in school, he was also training with his club coach 3 to 4 days a week throughout the year. It wasn’t the FTC program, so let’s stop pretending.
The sad part is there are a lot of good to the program, but there are some things that are missing. But to take credit for Moore? Nah, everyone in the Illinois AAU/USATF circuit knows that it’s the club coach… but you keep on believing whatever gets you through, LOL
@@michaelbates2181 No where does Tony take credit for MM? great sprinters are born they are not made. I point I that coach Hollers practice are fun and are informative for the kids and they love practicing. It's a bigger challenge to be an early childhood success story in track and carry that on for years and do any good in college.
Don't believe me look at Courtney Lindsey in high school MM beat him no problem in the 100m and 200m despite being 2 years younger. Now This year at at West prelims Courtney is beating MM no problem. How you start your track career isn't that important it's how you finish.
@@Krogtheclown the fact that Tony always mentions MM, without pointing out the fact that Cello’s main coach is/was Coach Boatright and his father ( who is USATF certified) is taking hella credit. He is leading everyone to believe that he took this phenom and guided him. Hell, he uses Marcellus’s name in damned near EVERYTHING, so miss me with that he isnt taking credit speak. Now that NIL deals are ok, maybe Tony should pay Marcellus, because THAT is how much he is mentioned, lol
Also practice being fun and informative WASN’T your point. You came to chastise me about making up shit, lol. Also Courtney Lindsey IS NOT 2 years younger. Marcellus is 19 ( will be 20 on his next birthday) so I seriously doubt that Courtney is 17 or 18, LOL… but good try…. Also beating MM with no problem is hyperbole as well but hey, LOL
We will certainly see now that Marcellus is running full time and no splitting his time between football. I look forward to watching them run against one another in the future. With that said, I understand what you’re doing, LOL.
@@Krogtheclown also, that’s bullshit that great sprinters are simply born…. Sure some kids are born faster, they are made better with training and technique. If what you said about MM not winning a national championship until he was 14 is true, then did his speed magically turn on at that time?
You can go on believing that falsity
Great video! I was just looking into his programs. Btw for strength training he said he likes squats, deadlifts, full cleans, and I can’t remember the last one (but I think Romanian deadlifts)
Thanks bro. I’ll look into this a bit more.
@@ATHLETE.X If I’m right he doesn’t do weight training with his athletes,al do his football players do,put not under his instrument.I’m not sure if weight training is by any means the best way,I know it’s not the only way,of build strength and power.Take a squat with a bar in the gym,versus bunny jumps on Astro turf with a weighted jacket(not heavy),similar movement. But you have a more dynamic movement with a landing.Thanks AthleteX for your generous time,greatly appreciated
Hey there,
Loved the review. I’ve read up a bunch on training for sprinting, etc. I’m a former sprint/mid distance swimmer and I do track and field as a hobby now (26 years old). I’m looking to do the 100, 200, 400, and 800, maybe occasionally doing the mile but more sprint-focused. I realize it’s a bit of a big range of races, but having grown up in a similar sport and having often been pigeon-holed into two races all season long, I like to have variety. I’m in my taper phase, but wanting to implant this next week for spring season:
Monday - jog to track, 2.5 miles worth of moderately challenging intervals, jog back (5 miles roughly, 2.5 of intervals)
Tuesday - Lactate (warm-up & 3x350s or 300, 600, 300) and lift
W - easy tempo recovery day - jog to track, mile or so worth of very easy tempo, jog back
TH - max speed (4x30 block starts, 4x30 3-point starts with sandbag, 4x40 fly + plyos)
F - Same as Monday
Sat - Speed/lactate blend (4x40s, 150, 320, 150, 320, 150) or race + lift
Sun - off or easy 20-minute jog
The idea Monday and Friday is to find a semi comfortable aerobic zone for the 800, while leaving enough in the tank for a quality session the next day. Tuesday is pure lactate, Thursday pure speed, Saturday a blend of lactate and speed. This is the 2-month training plan for March & April before my next big meet in May where I’ll be doing a 2-day meet and competing in all 4 races. Thoughts?
I know that Tony would say to stop all the jogging, take at least two rest days and do more quick drills. As an early pre-season weekly rotation, I think you are on a good track, considering your desire for an 800 result. I am training very similar, and I think the main takeaway from Tony is to make sure you stay fresh, bouncy and enthusiastic. As a successful 800 runner and coach, I place an emphasis on hill work this time of year, usually in place of high-volume tempo or intervals which can beat up the legs (although the new supershoes are amazing in reducing that factor).
@@terraflow__bryanburdo4547 Appreciate that and yeah I find that too much track work starts to bring out the shin splints. I recently added intervals and sometimes cross train. Rowing is a great low-impact workout I’ve found. The goal is to always have a little left in the tank after each interval workout to stay fresh for lactate days cause those are the most important workouts IMO. Would love to hear what you’re doing training-wise.
could be interesting a review of a completely opposite program
I heard that Gatlin and Brown's coach does 500 and 1000 meters until december/january
and great tank mannnn
Haha thanks bro, I decided I needed to upgrade after going like 10 years without buying new tank tops. Definitely going to do some research on Gatlin's coaching philosophy, I haven't seen much about it in the past. Maybe now that Gatlin is likely retiring, he would be open to talking about his training.
@@ATHLETE.X i listen to the interviews that "the hyperformance podcast" did with Gatlin and Brown
expecially in Brown's one there were some decent infos
I might try the feed the cats as it sounds ideal for Master sprinters. The less mileage the better and the lower the risk if overuse injury. My experience, the more mileage I do (even if just Tempo or speed endurance) the more injuries happen. Also I am prone to injuries in the weight room. But I never got injured when doing short max speed workouts 😀 I will always add some strength (mainly bbodyweight and medium weights) as well
My coach had us on feed the cats from June of 2020 to November, and then proceeded to switch us to long to short, which felt kinda contradictory
After that, he had all his off season athletes do the hard workouts and had any incoming football players or just new athletes on feed the cats
Interesting…did you have good results?
@@ATHLETE.X well I didn't pr till my last meet, but now since we're in the summer I don't wanna say he has on the feed the cat program, it's more like the same idea as it with short distance sprints and we're also lifting too
Firstly; I have been sprinting for 61 years have tried numerous programs have had one on one conversations over the years with well known sprint coaches, learned a lot and can say I can hold my own with them, I don't know everything but know what I know, with that said I do like the FTC program and would endorse it. To run fast you have to train fast, sprinters and distance runners are like apples and oranges you have to train them differently, to send a sprinter out on numerous 3 mile or so death marches will KILL your speed believe me I've experimented with it and it will make your times slower, workouts like 10-15 x 200 again will not help speed those are best left for tempo runs, another example is 3x 350m @ 80-85% of your 400m time, how will that equate to a 50 second HS 400? You will be strong as sin but not faster. FTC has excellent examples of workouts specifically for the 400, Btw, Coach Holler has had a 4x4 team run 3:20.
Tony does Not coach the girls. Very important to note that.
not really. nothing wrong with specializing.
Great Cody as usual,sprinting has to done from a short to long approach. Little by little phasing in,ya definitely need tempo runs,even your tempo runs can go from short to long. When you go to the foodstore,you dont buy everything in the store. You buy what you need,so,with coach hollers program same rule applies. See,what you can learn from it,or perhaps it can fit into a piece you lacking.
There's room to venture outside of our primary methods of training....well said. No absolutes; kids are different.
as always...you are the voice of reason. Thankyou
Hey Cody, would love to see a video on upper body strength and sprinting. Dealing with a knee injury at the moment, and want to keep the training up.
Another great video too, so thorough..
Nice to see you back plus make a review on US Olympic trials 2021 pls
Hey Kalash, good idea. I just have to be careful because the last time I reviewed a race I got a copyright strike.
I myself am trying out this training philosophy. From 2016-2020 I had knee issues and now I came back to track for masters track as I turn 30 in March. Trying to keep the volume low but intensity high with what I do. I do a max v day, accel day and I’ll be doing speed endurance via broken 300s to help with my speed endurance for the 100/200. Hoping this will keep me healthy especially in my knees.
I personally would suggest doing accels and speed development, plus tempo endurance on grass at 60%, and then as your speed and tempo progress you can start microdosing speed endurance and see how you go.
I’d ask for Tony’s input but he blocked me on Twitter because apparently this video was too offensive for him.
@@ATHLETE.X I started my training in November to kinda mirror when pros started there season since they go all the way till July/August in which I plan to go to July for masters meets. Mainly want to try and last as long as I can. Unfortunately I live in the Midwest so training outdoors right now isn’t an option but next year I may start in September/October and train on grass for awhile. I currently train indoors at my alma-mater on their indoor track.
Nice man. That’s where extra recovery days when needed and not rushing to get back to the track before you’re recovered will help.
@@ATHLETE.X yea I’m only running a few days a week and lifting 4 days. 2 days legs and 2 days upper body. Making sure I give my legs rest so I don’t over do it like I did in my early 20s
@@ATHLETE.X have you looked at the Track Wired advanced program for 100/200 sprinters before? Considering looking into that and wanted your thoughts on it.
Feed the cats is Great!
I like how Cody is Objective about it
Great review. What’s your opinion on basketball players implementing track workouts in their offseason the way he discusses football guys using this?
So he's against tempo, but still does 20 x 100m indoors if the weather outside is bad?
Yeah, he must mean super long tempo runs when he refers to tempo.
interesting overview,great video for strengh training i like pavel tsatsouline gtg practice or the power to the people program train as often as you can but stay maximum fresh!
Think everyone has something to offer. A part that matters is the lens used. As a coach of dozens you do not get the time to individually plan.
Some great points are measuring every run each practice. Instant feedback and engagement.
Some give away follow up with Chris Korfist and Cal Dietz. They will educate you and give you the good and bad. They fail as much as they succeed. They should not be analyzed from one workout because they evolve and do new stuff all the time to develop.
Tony jams his program and does not go real deep into things.
How do you feel about the programs volume ? He does sprint drills with max intent as warmup and then 3 timed sprints (40yd/10m fly) 2-3 times per week
Short term it’s probably ok but I would imagine that eventually an athlete would need more sprinting volume to stimulate change.
@@ATHLETE.X ok thanks
@@johnnwako2488 Those anecdotes are interesting but that doesn’t change the fact that the body adapts to workloads which then become ineffective at causing change. A high schooler who’s doing 3x40m as their main workout will eventually need to increase volume as the body adapts and this remarkably low volume of training is no longer a stimulating load.
How often should you sprint per week? And how often do the elites? As my coach said 2-3x is all that’s necessary due to CNS fatigue but I’m interested in what you have to say? Baring in mind gym training which will include CNS fatigue if the weight is very high etc. I also struggle knowing how to warm down from sprinting and heavy sessions and what to do at home in terms of mobility and stretching etc. Thanks for any help :)
Question about speed training: is it better to to 6x30m flys in prep phase or when u come to peak shape do less like 3-4x30ms or keep it around 6 only less in peak period?
I'm assuming that he is training young adults ? They tend to get quicker as they get older ? Wouldn't they get faster anyway ?
I agree with everything you said.
What's the difference between this program and the elite's typical program?
Video got me blocked by Tony!
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Time Stamps:
2:10 - Program Overview
6:15 - Program Results
9:32 - My Thoughts On The Program
10:55 - A Note On Absolutist & Dogmatic Statements
14:55 - Athletes Improving Over Time In "Feed The Cats"
16:10 - Should YOU Use The "Feed The Cats" Program?
18:04 - Things To Consider BEFORE Using "Feed The Cats"
21:47 - Closing Thoughts & Conclusion
Cody good review. We should chat soon.
Definitely looking forward to that!
Awesome review, Cody!
Where do I go to read through that program?
Hey I posted in the link in the video description 👍🏽 thanks for watching!
@@ATHLETE.X Thanks!
@@ATHLETE.X would love your advice, I coach hockey and don’t know enough about sprint training but believe it is very valuable for hockey players overall athleticism - would you recommend FTC for a 14 yr old whose focus sport is Ice Hockey and seems to lack proper sprinting posture, first step acceleration, getting to max velocity quickly and overall stamina (the ability to do many shifts in hockey which average 1 to 2 minute max output in a 60 minute game)? Skating ability seems to correlate with sprinting ability and your help would be appreciated - thank you
@Athlete.X which of our sprint programs is best for improving max velocity?
What time of camera do you use when filming your speed work ?
I have coached high school athletes so I understand where Tony is coming from. It is fairly common for high school guys to get some bodybuilding program off the internet and start doing it on their own in some guy’s basement or some gym. And/or to go for long distance runs on weekends or school vacations. And the coach might not even know what they are doing. So, he has to preach against it because otherwise his athletes will do bodybuilding and/or distance running and will get slower. Even with some preaching, I have had athletes do bodybuilding and long distance running on their own but you only discover it later. Bodybuilding is pervasive on the internet and among teenage guys. Same with distance running. And no one else is warning them not to do it.
Do you know much about Rana Ryder's program?
Not a whole lot, as he has basically no social media or conference/symposium presence. Probably worth doing more research.
@@ATHLETE.X Yeah I'd love to find out. He's had a lot of success with many different sprinters.
The lack of state champions (or even sectional champs), other than Marcellus is at least concerning. It seems Barry Ross continues to be reborn in the amateur ranks. I believe a coach who is able to identify and recruit genetic elite, early in age, will crush the "best" technical coach in the world who cannot.
Their sprint team goes to state every year, Plainfield schools are also in a very hard conference.
Tony Holler was a Hall of Fame coach with eight State trophies, three team State titles, and dozens of individual and relay State titles before he ever met Marcellus Moore.
@LP Sprints fair point. You live you learn
@@jbrumundsmith What's this have to do with Barry Ross? Do you agree that the coach who is able to identify and recruit genetic elite, early in age, will crush the "best" coach in the world who cannot?
@@jadenhill5061 Great point, so how are the other teams in the conference able to beat Plainfield North even though they dont use FTC?
I run the 400, would this program help
I've started using FTC with my middle schoolers....boy and girls...and they love it. Pair that with Freelap and it makes practice a lot of fun. Coach Holler does not even coach girls.
Thanks you for doing this !!!
Yeah no prob bro! Happy to do it.
10'30'' seconds !!? That's incredible for high school.
Most of you here do not understand track Marcellus Moore was an exceptionally fast sprinter at a early age if you check through all the history of early fast sprinters they all flame out and do not get faster when they get into high school Marcellus was one of the exceptions. Also Tony's team had won multiple state championships in Illinois and Probably the most successful track coach in Illinois high school history I am from Illinois I trained my kid in this exact manner and he is now one of the fastest kids in Illinois.Also train my daughter in this exact type of training both my kids have school records in the 100 m dash
Plainfield is tracktown
So you claimed that I am making up stuff and then write this? 🤣🤣🤣
What years did Plainfield North win? They got 8th, 3rd and 9th when Marcellus was there. For you to say that he is the most successful coach in Illinois is simply not true, LOL
i wish i had a million account to like each of your videos and subscribe to you
That is very kind of you Sherif. Thanks for your support
Very good movie! Good reflections in contrast to T Holler who almost only makes bombastic claims. It is not very trustworthy,
Yeah, I think he means well and probably has heard about a lot of stupid training over his many years of coaching which has led to him making strong claims. But, rarely are answers in training completely absolute, and no method is infallible.
My high school coach🙂
Very nice! Did you enjoy the program & working with Tony?
@@ATHLETE.X yes I did! His program got me to 10.95/21.43/48.32 in my first year of track (my senior year) I now attend Eastern Illinois University. What a lot of people don’t know is that tony really implanted this plan for Marcellus. He wasn’t Marcellus main coach, his real coach was the coach of the track club aurora flyers so in order to not wear out Marcellus he made this plan for him and then made it a team thing!
Very interesting, thanks for the insights. And congrats on those performances! Great job
hi
can i ask you what was the volume and the rest taken in the speed workouts? he doesn't give a lot of numbers
@@emanuelemarzorati4983 usually no more than 3 reps and everything was pretty much always always full rest unless it was a bad weather day
My 16 yr old daughter has asthma, do you think it would be better for her to train this way?
Hey Michael, it would definitely be worth trying. When I was an infant, I had really bad asthma to the point where I had to be put on ventilators and all kinds of meds, and my whole life I had a fear of not breathing that I think was related to those early experiences being buried in my subconscious. My lungs used to get really torn up by jogging, long sprints, etc. Nowadays I still have some issues, but it has improved a bit with continued training.
As far as your daughters training goes, it might be worthwhile to focus most of her training on the short sprints, adding in light tempo sessions once per week like 10x100m at 50% effort with 2 minutes rest, and see how she handles that. This might be a good way to balance maintaining cardiovascular fitness, while focusing mainly on short sprints. I get really out of breath when I do all fast sprints, so make sure to manage her rest periods so that she isn't totally floored when going back for another fast sprinting rep.
@@ATHLETE.X thanks for the detailed response, I had been trying to get an idea of how to handle asthma I will try this
@@Miketee68 for sure man, hope it helps. If you run into any more questions let me know
I think the program is really good for older poeple with children , becaus it only takes 1 hour instead of 2-3 hour 4 time per week. More time with our family
Very good point Roy. Having that balance of sport and life is very important, especially when kids are still young and living at home!
thank tutorial program sir.nice video
While you were talking about how lazy cats are, my own cat provided excellent examples of each of your points, EXCEPTING the running around part. I assume he'll get around to that...eventually.😏
Good video
Thanks Davin. It was longer than I planned for but wanted to cover as much as possible.
Do less, achieve more! 😊
Any teenage boy will improve over 4 years just by being there. The testosterone dump of a teenage boy can be something to see. If you do any listening to Tony, It marcellous, marcellous, marcellous. Dude caught a unicorn for his state and capitalzed financially off lazy coaching.
Soooo many holes in the program