How do you actually know if you’re getting better?
How do you know what you need to get better at?
Evaluation’s are about finding out what your goal is and how to achieve that goal.
Further, what are the key metrics that we should chase to make progress towards your specific goal. For example, if you are trying to be a professional baseball pitcher, we can use throwing velocity as a main key performance indicator.
How do we know how to improve throwing velocity? During the evaluation we use specific testing to determine how you produce and manage force & velocity, how well you move your body, and what ranges of motion you have access to.
The evaluation will then point us in a specific direction based on who you are structurally and also which key performance indicators we need to chase, whether that’s strength, power, speed, range of motion, etc.
Having direction allows us to design a very specific training plan. Training plans must exclude all elements that will interfere with progress. By asking, “what’s the worst possible exercise?” Then reverse engineering the process to figure out which exercises fit the individual. Proper exercise selection and execution targets improving specific performance metrics. Measuring progress on these key performance indicators is crucial in knowing if your training is leading you towards your goal.