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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1927: Performance Training Secrets from a Top NBA Trainer With Cory Schlesinger

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 96 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with a top NBA head strength and conditioning coach about training for performance for the pro athlete and the average person.

  • If you stick out like a nail, you're going to get hammered. (2:55)
  • How to reverse engineer 'special' athletes. (8:10)
  • Why you got to give athletes what they DON'T get. (15:05)
  • Why is the sneaker trend now low tops in the NBA? (19:33)
  • The evolutions of strength training in basketball. (21:20)
  • Personal highlights watching the game and being a part of a 'winning' culture. (24:45)
  • The strange environment of playing in the 'bubble'. (27:38)
  • Would he change his approach if he were to work with college athletes again? (31:05)
  • Exposing to the rest of the world that basketball players lift weights. (38:40)
  • How fatigue is a good indicator of efficiency. (43:10)
  • Why isometrics is the "bee's knees" in sports performance. (50:02)
  • What has he learned through his training experience that he would apply to the average person? (56:38)
  • The trend towards calisthenics. (1:04:03)
  • Why he built a gym in a box. (1:05:15)
  • The mini-band plague in professional sports. (1:11:06)
  • How everyone can create a lot of force, but who can create it the fastest? That's what wins. (1:15:33)
  • What players blow his mind mentally and physically? (1:24:35)
  • His opinions on college athletes and sponsorships. (1:28:47)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

Mind, hop, mind, hop with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast.

0:17.0

This is Mind Pump.

0:18.5

Alright, NBA season is here and to celebrate.

0:22.5

We got one of the best strength and conditioning coaches of the NBA on our podcast.

0:28.0

Corey Schlesinger, super, super smart guy.

0:32.0

I mean, every time I talk to the guy, I learn more and more about training, high performance athletes.

0:37.0

He's actually one of the smartest people I know on the topic.

0:39.0

In today's episode, we talk about performance training secrets that this guy taught us.

0:44.0

I swear to God, he blew our mind several times in this podcast.

0:47.0

We know you're going to love it.

0:48.0

By the way, you can find them on Instagram at slash strength.com.

0:52.0

Let me spell that because it's really weird.

0:53.0

It's SCH, L-E-S-S-T-R-E-N-G-T-H.

0:59.0

So, slash strength on Instagram.

1:02.0

Great guy.

1:03.0

Lot of fun.

1:04.0

Also, check this out.

1:05.0

Go to stevencobrawl.com forward slash MP.

1:09.0

And you can get 50% off the stress mood and metabolism at home lab test.

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