94: Rick Franzblau: Full Spectrum Athlete Assessment and Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFaster

Today’s episode features Clemson University director of strength and conditioning for Olympic sports, Rick Franzblau.    During his time at Clemson, Franzblau has worked with 10 ACC champion track and field squads.   He has also worked with 8 individual NCAA champions, and 7 olympians in track and field. In 2013, he worked with Brianna Rollins, who set the American record in the 100 meter hurdles.  Rick’s current role has him directly responsible for baseball and soccer. When it comes to a wide-sweeping view of athlete analysis and training, Rick’s system is unparalleled on the collegiate level.  His system utilizes force plates, Nordbord, 1080 sprint, PRI techniques, and more in gathering a complete picture of an athlete’s abilities and training needs.   Rick’s success in the world of speed and power athletes, as well as his expansive knowledge makes him a fantastic guy to talk to when it comes to all aspects of sports performance.   On today’s show, we talk about Rick’s athletes assessment protocols, speed training progressions, velocity based training protocols, Olympic lift protocols and his utilization of neuro and structural optimization systems. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster.com, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. View more show notes at Just-fly-sports.com/podcast-94-rick-franzblau/