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John Nelson

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Move better. Play faster. Stay on the field.
Owner @elitelevelperformance
Head S&C Coach, RCA
18 yrs · Olympians · MLB All-Stars · 350+ scholarships

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A peak into MLB All Star & A’s Slugger @brent_rooker25 offseason training routine. Brent has worked with us for the last 3 off-seasons and each year his routine is programmed & tailored around his specific needs.

#elpfamily #mlb #athletics #brentrooker taken in Elite Level Performance by @coachjohnelp

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2 years ago

Now that it’s official, I’m excited to announce I have accepted the Head Strength & Conditioning position at Rossville Christian Academy @rossvilleacad.

Its an honor to work with a Christ Centered organization with a great future ahead! I should note: I’ll remain heavily involved at ELP @elitelevelperformance. This role does not limit me or ELP in our work with our clients & athletes.

We’re already hard at work and looking forward to bringing championships to RCA!

#InThePack #DefendTheDen taken in Rossville Christian Academy by @coachjohnelp

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2 years ago

Celebrities read mean tweets.. I figured coaches should too…

I’ve been a strength coach for 15 years, here’s what other coaches have said to me. 😂

Every one of these is real… every single one...

Which one’s your favorite? 👇

#strengthandconditioning #strengthcoach #sportsperformance #baseball #meantweets taken in Elite Level Performance by @coachjohnelp

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One extra hour of sleep can reduce injury risk by 43%…

Researchers monitored a D1 basketball team for two full seasons and those were the results they found…

Athletes spend hours lifting, conditioning, and doing their skill work, then go home and stay up until midnight gaming or on Snapchat and then wonder why they’re always banged up.

I’m not saying your social life or gaming is bad, but what I am saying is that recovery isn’t a break from training, it’s a part of the process!

Link to the study is below.

#basketball #sportsperformance #strengthandconditioning #athlete #collierville

Study:

Watson, A., Johnson, M., & Sanfilippo, J. (2020). Decreased Sleep Is an Independent Predictor of In-Season Injury in Male Collegiate Basketball Players. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 8(11). doi:10.1177/232596712096448 taken in Elite Level Performance by @coachjohnelp

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We don’t celebrate “good” days. We stack days.
Every lift is about upholding OUR standard.
Every speed session is about OUR standard.
The standard is the standard….
Our standard is the same in September as it is in February...

A look into our last couple of sessions:

- Deadlifts. Absolute strength.
- Pogo hops. Staying bouncing.
- Single leg pogos. Unilateral plyos.
- Reverse Hypers. Posterior chain.
- Bench. Upper strength.
- Chin ups. Upper strength.

#rcawolves #rossvillechristian #highschoolbasketball #packmentality #relentless taken in Rossville Christian Academy by @coachjohnelp

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The barrier to entry to train athletes is incredibly low; whether in the school setting or private setting.

A weekend certification (sometimes not even that), being a “former player” or sometimes just having a connection somewhere and that’s all it takes to train a kid in the weight room.

That’s NOT okay!!

At BARE MINIMUM, a coach should understand how the body adapts, how to load it, when to push, when to back off.

These aren’t advanced concepts either! They’re literally the baseline. The price of admission… and sadly most coaches who work with high school athletes can’t answer or explain any of the examples in the slides above.

That’s not to say all coaches in the school or private setting are like that, because not all of them are. There are some AMAZING coaches at both levels and those types of coaches should be the norm, not the exception.

The standards have to be raised.

If your coach can’t talk you through these basic concepts, ask why.

Save this. Send it to a parent or athlete who needs it.

We have to raise the standard.

#elpfamily #strengthandconditioning #athletetraining #memphis #athlete by @coachjohnelp

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19 days ago

Here is why I don’t put younger athletes (~13 and younger) olds on specialized throwing programs or put an over emphasis on mechanics... If you don’t want to watch, the quick summary is that the nervous system isn’t done building yet, and by doing so you’re cutting their legs out from under them…
#elpfamily #athletetraining #baseball #pitching #memphis taken in Elite Level Performance by @coachjohnelp

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21 days ago

Everybody remembers the banner. We know the price has doubled…. A glimpse into our MBB off-season work @rca_mbball

#unfinishedbusiness #rca #mbb #memphis #901 taken in Rossville Christian Academy by @coachjohnelp

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Weekly training dump..

Nothing spectacular or record breaking, but a good week overall considering this cold or sinus infection on steroids I’ve got that won’t go away.

Still no heavy leg loading or plyo/speed work bc of the broken foot, but at least I’m out of the boot!

I never thought I’d say it, but I’m actually looking forward to getting back to some cardio. Been shutdown bc of the foot for 5 weeks and the belt buckle is starting to show it…

Hope the #elpfamily had a great week. Enjoy the weekend.

#elpfamily #memphis #collierville #training taken in Elite Level Performance by @coachjohnelp

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A look into our Speed/Power session today for RCA football. Speed is priority number one for us on Mondays 🏃 💨 💯

- Hill broad jumps
- Hill power skips
- Hill sprints

Finished it up with a quick upper body pump to get us primed for our strength work later this week 💪🏻

Big game coming up Friday boys… #rcafootball #rossville

@rossvillechristian taken in Rossville Christian Academy by @coachjohnelp

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2 months ago

I’ve been called too hard.

I’ve had athletes tell me I push too much. That I expect too much. I’ve even had kids tell me they feel like the victim.

And I get it. In the moment, being pushed past what you think you’re capable of doesn’t feel good. It feels unfair. It feels personal.

But after 18 years of doing this here’s what I know…

Most of those same kids came back and thanked me…

The ones who didn’t… They found a coach who let them be comfortable.

And comfortable doesn’t win.

If I’m coaching you, it’s because I believe in you and what you’re capable of. I’m not going to watch someone half ass their way through a session and call it development…

That’s not coaching. That’s babysitting.

There’s a version of hard that’s degrading. That tears people down and leaves them there. I want nothing to do with that.

But there’s another version of hard that says, I see your ceiling, and it’s higher than where you’re standing right now, and I care too much about you to let you stay comfortable.

That’s the version I coach with every single day.

Soft loses. Every time. In the gym, on the field, and in life.

And the kids who are willing to be uncomfortable now? They’re the ones who show up later.

#elpfamily #athletelife #athletemindset #collierville #memphis taken in Elite Level Performance by @coachjohnelp

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