In the world of sports there are good athletes and there are great athletes, so what separates them? If you are an athete who has done well in your sport but have never trained your body to achieve more you might be a "good" athlete. GREAT athletes put in the extra work and effort needed to achieve things they never thought they were capable of. If you expect to get to the big stage for your sport on talent alone you're sadly mistaken. How do you expect to beat out the hundreds of thousands of athletes in the world that want the same thing as you by doing the SAME things they do? You have to want it more, which means you have to separate yourself from from everyone by putting in the blood, sweat, and tears that no one else has enough heart to give. Are you ready to stop being just another player and become the best player? If you said yes, then you're ready for Trucks Training.

At Trucks Training we incorporate multiple areas of training at a world class level. These areas include full body dynamic stretching, warm-ups to minimize injury and maximize workout potential, SPEED TRAINING techniques that are used by the foremost speed trainers in the world, up to date strength training programs and exercises used by professional athletes worldwide, explosive plyometric drills to stimulate full body force production, agility drills to build lightning fast quickness and change of direction ability, full core training to produce a functionally strong and explosive powerhouse, and Trucks Training choice of two prominent strength and conditioning programs used and implemented by the best trainers and coaches in the world.

Below you will find brief information on each of our training areas, accompanied by a short clip of a few of our many exercises and drills associated with that topic.

Many coaches still have their athletes get into a circle or line up and stretch, a method known as static stretching. THIS TECHNIQUE IS OUTDATED AND IF YOU STILL PERFORM IT PRIOR TO COMPETITION THEN YOU MAY BE HURTING YOUR ATHLETES CHANCES TO BE PLAYING AT THEIR BEST. The warm-up that athletes MUST take part in is a dynamic stretch routine. When you statically stretch a cold muscle in hopes to warm it up that muscle can actually retract close to its un-stretched length within moments. When this takes place your athletes are more susceptible to muscle pulls and strains. The purpose of a “warm –up” is to warm up so if your athletes are not taking part in a movement based stretch and warm up then you need to switch over as soon as possible. Another purpose for a dynamic warm up is to activate and “rev” up your athletes central nervous system which is the driving force of your athletes body to be able to perform at its full potential.

At Trucks Training we implement speed techniques and coaching methods used by world class speed training coaches everywhere. Many athletes simply are fast and have no idea why. This takes place naturally and the downside is that they do not truly know how to run correctly which is hindering their potential speed. In the beginning we stress the importance of our athletes taking a mental stance on every movement their body makes and make them think about the motions, which is a struggle for even our higher caliber players. Our coaching points are consistent with teaching athletes to move their bodies in a specific motion repetitively so that the motions become muscle memory and they no longer have to think about their movements.

We teach the athletes to think about knee drive and power down, toe position, shin angle, heel recovery for turnover, arm motion and placement, hand mechanics, angle of acceleration, foot placement in relation to hips, postural technique, A mechanics, B mechanics, acceleration phase and mechanics, transition phase, stride phase and top speed form, over speed training, top speed endurance training for stride strength, pull through form, and much more. When it comes to speed we cover all areas thoroughly.

They say that with every strong man you will find a strong woman. So if speed is king then strength is what makes it possible. Many speed trainers feel that all you need to do to become fast is to simply do mechanical fixing and moderate weight explosive training. The problem is that in order to become a violently explosive athlete both physically and mentally you must train violently and explosively. You have to know that you worked ten times harder than your opponent could ever imagine! This gives you the mental edge as well as the physical edge needed to become a champion. True strength training doesn’t leave you walking away from a workout but crawling away. If that scares you then our training may not be for you but odds are it will be for your opponent, so good luck there.

We have mastered the sprinting techniques, mechanics, and form that world class sprinters use to move as if they are floating across the track, and since speed is universal and the same techniques can be applied to every sport that requires running, Trucks Training can give you the speed skills needed to succeed at any sport at any level. We believe in strengthening our athletes so that as we fix their sprinting mechanics they now have the physical abilities needed to implement them correctly. Speed Training takes mastery of repeated movement patterns and without the ability (strength) to repeatedly perform or try to perform the actions, mastery becomes a harder task than it needs to be. Our philosophy is soundly based in a progressive individualized strength training program coupled with world class speed mechanics which produces an athlete that is lightning fast, violently explosive, and brutally strong.

True speed comes from explosive strength and power training which is what the majority of all “speed” coaches lack the knowledge to train because all they do is focus on running and leave the strength training to others. At Trucks Training we are experienced and educated in the formulation of strength training programs in relation to sports as well as all of the speed training knowledge. In the early years of sports competition the bigger, faster, & stronger athlete will prevail almost every time, so why is no one truly “training” their athletes for this purpose? You cannot get to a championship level with your team if all you do is “play” your sport in hopes of getting better. Why not teach a “better” athlete the same fundamentals? The days where an athlete can simply have enough natural talent to become the best have come and gone. If you aren’t already training then you’re behind.

Our strength training program is thorough from youth athletes to professional athletes. We incorporate flexibility training, range of motion in all movements, stability training, concentric & eccentric training using chains, bands, and strip sets, max strength training, force development techniques, power lifting training forms, TRUE Olympic lifting techniques (so you won’t throw your back out), explosive dynamic techniques, functional strength training, reactive training, and much more. We have the knowledge and tools to build athletes into dominant physical specimens.

Plyometric training is simply training your muscles to exert force quickly and powerfully through the stretch shortening cycle of the muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs of your muscles. In lamens terms, it teaches your muscles to take the strength and power you have built and make them exert that force as quickly as possible making you more explosive. In all of our plyometric training we stress the importance of triple extension of the lower extremities which is where force is transferred into the ground to create vertical jump height and sprint speed to say the least. Part of being explosive is control of that explosiveness as well, which is why we use coaching points that teach athletes active deceleration to take the stress off major ligaments and tendons while helping to strengthen the eccentric motion, so athletes can repeat quickly and explosively. This type of training is key to increasing sprint speed and acceleration, which is why we feel all athletes should take part in a plyometric program best suited to their ability.

Trucks Trainings philosophy of plyometric training is a piecing together of the world foremost authorities on this form of training. We utilize boxes, bands, hurdles, jump ropes, balls, and many more tools to implement our training. We highly believe in body weight plyometrics because no sport is played with boxes or other pieces of equipment on the playing surface so the best thing to do is learn to use your body as your tool. We utilize hop techniques, height techniques, steps, and many other forms that are capable of achieving the same, and better, results than when using plyometric “toys”. The most important thing to understand when implementing these techniques is proper program design and progression of exercise selection.

Agility is the ability to change direction as fast as possible while being able to decelerate then accelerate and get to your top speed as quickly as possible. Agility is based on proper deceleration mechanics as well as acceleration mechanics which can be taught quickly but take time to grasp and even longer to master. Every step counts when trying to be as agile as possible because wasted steps or improper foot placement can mean the difference between making or missing the play.

At Trucks Training we train our athlete’s proper acceleration mechanics from a standstill as well as deceleration and change of direction while at full speed, through speed cuts or power cuts. We stress foot and hip placement ratios, arm drive, elimination of false stepping, and much more. We highly believe in reaction drills based on auditory cues as well as visual cues so that athletes can learn to react to different stimuli in a game or practice by training in more of a “game like” situation.

The core is not just your abdominals. The core is the powerhouse of any athlete and is the area where all force is able to be produced. Your core consists of the multiple layers of major muscles, included are the pelvic floor muscles, transversus abdominis, multifidus, internal and external obliques, rectus abdominis, erector spinae (sacrospinalis) especially the longissimus thoracis, and the diaphragm. Minor core muscles include the latissimus dorsi, gluteus maximus, and trapezius. There are multiple ways to target these muscles and some must be trained more than others depending on your sport. Without proper core stamina, and flexibility you cannot produce as great a force as possible.

At Trucks Training this is an area of great importance and is targeted every day with our athletes, some days are of a higher workload than others. We do not use the same old sit-ups and crunches techniques because they are boring and due to their lack of full kinetic chain stability do not improve our athlete’s cores as much as we like. For this reason we implement many different forms of training that utilize balance, stability, isometrics, failure/stamina, explosive techniques, strength techniques, and many more. With a strong core you will be able to transfer the training we do more efficiently to the field of play.

To the majority of coaches and trainers this term is sadly nowhere near their vocabulary in terms of training. Most athletes are unaware of how truly important it is to train their body to maximize their ability to play their chosen competitive sport. You absolutely cannot become the best player you can by only “PLAYING” your sport. More importantly is who you put charge of training you as an athlete so that you are able to maximize your gains in performance while not either wasting your time, or injuring yourself. What the majority of coaches and trainers don’t understand is that designing how your athletes train is a very intricate process. The first step is finding out how much time you have to train. The second step is exercise selection which is the act of choosing exercises that target the main muscular functions and energy systems involved in the chosen sport. Without the correct muscles being trained and trained correctly, you may be doing exercises and drills that are a waste of your time while you neglect the main muscles needed to perform movements detrimental to your sport. This may lead to injury from overuse of an untrained muscle. The next step is designing the program you will follow during your training period to progressively continue increasing your abilities in a safe manner. Once you have chosen your exercises they must be put on a progression so that you can track your athlete’s gains as well as vary the exercises at adequate intervals based on their athletic ability so they are always building and never becoming stagnant.

If you have no plan when training, how can you expect to get better? If you train too light you lose out on valuable time, if you train to extensively then you risk over training which can be a huge set back. How do you train to simply get bigger, to get stronger, to get explosive? Every program must include these different phases which are determined by percentages based on the athletes 1RM, the amount of sets and reps, the rest interval, and top speed or position. There are multiple training programs out there but regardless of the one you choose it must be followed year round, not simply when you want to, or you risk detraining your body and losing what you have worked so hard to gain. The most popular method of training is Western linear periodization which has four phases: hypertrophy, max strength, power, and then maintenance, each lasting multiple weeks throughout the year encompassing strength training and running work. This program is great for team programs that are together all year, but not so good for athletes who play multiple sports or do not train with their team year round. Another prominent program is a conjugated training system that melds all of the “linear periodized” phases into mesocycle training periods that grow the different phases of periodized training simultaneously throughout 12-14 weeks so that one phase is never neglected like in a western periodized program. Both programs have their positives and negatives but the major determinant is the amount of time an athlete has to train, or their choice of program.

If you are a serious athlete with serious goals of becoming the best at what you do, then you need to seriously think about whom you let take control of your athletic training future to ensure you get maximum results from your training regimen, and are not leaving your future to chance. At Trucks Training you are in the company of accomplished athletes who know what it takes to reach the next level because we have been there. You are also surrounded by multiple individuals who have made the decision to let Trucks Training take their training to that next level. You have nothing to lose by not training, but you have everything to gain if you do.