Master Class: Eccentric Training For Sports Performance

Description

Your Master Class Coach/Teacher – Joey Guarascio 

• At Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Joined the staff in January of 2020 as FAU’s head strength and conditioning coach
• At Colorado State Elevated to the Rams’ head strength and conditioning coach at CSU and was promoted from the associate level just one year after moving to CSU
• At Ole Miss Served as the assistant head strength and conditioning coach at Ole Miss where he helped lead the football team to a pair of New Year’s Six bowls during his tenure, including the 2014 Peach Bowl and the 2016 Sugar BowlWas also in charge of the Rebels’ pro day and NFL combine preparation programs
• At Northwestern State Served as the director of strength and conditioning at Northwestern StateOversaw all 17 varsity sports and specifically handled football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball
• Graduate Assistant and Internships Began his career as a graduate assistant at NSU and then was an intern at both Florida Atlantic and LSU
• Personal Education: Earned an exercise science degree from Sioux Falls; master’s degree in human performance with an emphasis in sports management from Northwestern State
• Family: Wife Heather, son James and daughter Sophia
• Certifications: CSCCa SCCC, NSCA CSCS, RPR level1, USAW level1, NASM CES, Precision Nutrition level 1

Joey Guarascio’s Eccentric Training- Training Through A Biomechanical Lens  – MASTER CLASS

Coach Guarascio is going to cover how to use Eccentric Training with your athletes. Having worked with speed & power athletes at an elite level, Coach is going to show you how to implement eccentric work into your strength and conditioning program.

During this Master Class, Coach Guarascio explains how eccentric training increasing deceleration capabilities for performance and injury reduction. Eccentric training can help maximize the development of physiological properties that reduce the likelihood of injury and increase athletic performance. Eccentric Training is an important element of athletic development. This course will teach you how to program eccentric training through a biomechanical lens. You’ll discover why we train it, why eccentric training is important, and how we use it with athletes.

Eccentric training provides a training stimulus that builds muscle suited for explosive athletic movements. Training with eccentrics is great for improving strength and for athletes looking to improve power, change of direction, cutting, and jumping ability. However, many coaches do not use eccentric exercises in their programming because it is largely misunderstood. Find out exactly how to use eccentric training in your own training program using Coach Guarascio eccentric training sports performance system.