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What do some of the best athletes have in common?
Their preparation for speed and explosive output is ELITE
If you want to move fast, stay healthy & give yourself a chance to succeed
Lower body prep is a must
👇 These are 12 key exercises you can save & use
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Fact:
The average length of a play in football is 5-6 seconds
The average rest (varying by level) is 25-40 seconds
Your “110 conditioning test,” is a load of garbage and doesn’t measure anything close to game demands
A 110 yard sprint with only 30 sec rest isn’t happening in a game!
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FACT: Sleep more = less injuries
Prospective study of adolescent athletes (average age ~15)
Those averaging less than 8 hours of sleep per night were 1.7 times more likely to sustain a sports injury than those sleeping more than 8 hours.
- Milewski et al. (2014)
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We are putting so much time and effort to bring educational, helpful training content to our @Only_Strength account on here AND Instagram!
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More to come!
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How do you execute a proper warm-up for elite performance?
We break it down on @Only_Strength here!
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Why do our @Only_Strength athletes get so much faster!
Because of speed days like THIS
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Follow @Only_Strength for daily posts like this!
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Want to learn new things about speed, jumping, strength & more?
Want to know how we help athletes & teams just like you?
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How do we use jumps, lifts, bounds & plyometrics to aid speed?
Like this!
Check out this list of exercises you should be using & follow @Only_Strength for tips, tools & more!
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT…
I am officially launching the Basketball Strong program on @Only_Strength
This has everything I wish I had as a skinny, weak hooper growing up:
Here’s what you’ll find inside 🧵🪡
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The year is just about halfway over
If you’re training has been falling short
If you wish you were:
- Faster
- Healthier
- Stronger
- More explosive
These are the 10 exercises I’d add to your program
Save this thread
Let’s CHANGE YOUR ATHLETIC LIFE come January 1st 2027
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⚡️Here’s how you build a top speed workout
STOP BEING SLOW
Swipe & save this top speed workout thread
Level up your speed & build game changing sprint speed
👇 Let’s get fast
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Are gimmicks destroying your training gains?
Bouncing from program to program without success
Wasting months on end but not actually getting faster…
Or stronger. Or more explosive
If you’re looking to get better…
I made this for you: onlystrength.training/featur…
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On this July 4th, here are my 10 Training Declarations for every serious young athlete.
We hold these truths to be self-evident:
Most athletes talk about getting better… but few actually commit to the habits that make it happen
Save this entire thread
These are the 10 non-negotiable declarations I want every athlete I coach to live by.
Declare them. Live them. Become undeniable. 🇺🇸👇
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How do we build acceleration with @Only_Strength ?
It goes like this…
Save this thread, go get faster! See how we get athletes faster
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Want to drop serious time on your 40 at combines/showcases?
Stop doing random sprint workouts.
Here’s the exact blueprint I use with athletes who need to run faster in front of coaches. 👇
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Creatine Monohydrate is one of the most effective, affordable, and well-researched supplements for young athletes…
Yet most still don’t use it properly (or at all).
It’s not just for bodybuilders. It directly helps speed, power, strength, and recovery.
Save this entire thread.
Here’s exactly what young athletes need to know about creatine in 2026. 👇
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Most athletes lose speed right at the ground… because their ankles are weak & mushy
First step feels slow?
Cuts lack pop?
Your ankles are probably the problem
Save this a step-by-step thread on building elite ankle stiffness & power
Let’s fix that & turn your legs into springs
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⚡️REAL Plyometrics
Build REAL Athleticism
These are 14 of the BEST upper/lower plyometrics we for athletes
Save this list, use these in your training
CHANGE YOUR ATHLETIC DESTINY
Let’s get powerful👇
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HABITS THAT MAKE YOU A DANGEROUSLY GOOD ATHLETE (10-18 years old)
Most young athletes train randomly, copy TikTok nonsense, and stay average
The ones who actually separate themselves do these 5 simple but powerful habits consistently
Save this entire thread👇
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Every season, baseball players DESTROY their progress by making these 8 mistakes
They get hurt, get slower, lose bat speed or deal with nagging pain
All avoidable if they stopped doing these things
Save this thread, don’t make these mistakes!
⚾️ Baseball players, tap in 👇












