#57 Training to Stimulate and Not Annihilate with Pat McCloskey

This week's podcast episode features elite trainer Pat McCloskey. With over 34 years of training experience, Pat serves as 1TO1's Director of Training and Education. Pat is tasked with pursuing the most effective training and reconditioning techniques nationwide and disseminating them to 1TO1's Training Team. He has served as a consultant to USWNT under 20 programs, Washington Wizards, Washington Redskins, and is a teaching faculty member for the Gray Institute. At the Gray institute, Pat presents Movement Analysis and Performance education to Physical Therapists, Osteopaths, and Trainers from all over the world and served on the design team for their industry-acclaimed courses CAFS (Certification of Applied Functional Science) and 3DMAPS (3D Movement Analysis and Performance).   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Intro 06:17 - The lost art of isometrics 09:09 - Principles for creating workout drills 16:16 - Incline training - A missing element in many training programs 19:02 - Neck training 22:18 - Stimulate and not annihilate 28:32 - Methods of teaching and instruction 39:48 - New projects and expansions 42:19 - Periodization 51:04 - Industry turnover 54:41 - Personal Training as a career 55:21 - “Genetic Freaks” 58:16 - Pro tennis players | Underrated athletes 1:03:24 - Neal’s athletic background 1:06:02 - Too tight vs. Too loose   More from Pat: https://www.instagram.com/mccloskey_pat/  https://1to1fitness.com/