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Your team fades in the fourth quarter?
It’s not effort. Nobody wants to lose.

It’s preparation.

At Wisconsin, we built teams that finished. Here’s what made the difference:
1️⃣ Train like the game: short, all-out bursts, not long slow laps
2️⃣ Strength is endurance: stronger athletes tire slower
3️⃣ Don’t stop in-season: conditioning you don’t maintain disappears
Fourth quarters are won in the off-season.
Coaches, what does your in-season conditioning look like? 👇

Winter training is open at Sports AdvantEdge Waunakee. DM “FINISH” to get started.
Follow for a new training tip every day.

#SportsAdvantEdge #Waunakee #FootballConditioning #FinishStrong #WisconsinFootball

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Is speed just genetics? Partly.

Genetics set the ceiling, but almost no young athlete is anywhere near it.

In 13 seasons coaching Wisconsin Badger football, I watched athletes get faster every single year. Here’s what actually moves the needle:

1️⃣ Force: stronger legs push harder into the ground
2️⃣ Mechanics: body angle and arm drive, so none of that force is wasted
3️⃣ Real sprinting: short, all-out reps with full rest
The result: +1.4 mph top speed increase in one off-season.

Your kid isn’t slow. They’re untrained.

Winter speed training is open at Sports AdvantEdge Waunakee. DM “SPEED” to get started. ⚡

#SportsAdvantEdge #Waunakee #YouthSpeedTraining #SpeedTraining #WisconsinAthletes

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Gus Wenning showed up to Valparaiso in the fall of 2023 with 32 other freshmen. There are 13 left from that group and all of them have taken the field for Valpo with the exception of one. The long wait is about to be over for Gus. Ready the latest positional preview at TheVictoryBell.com to learn more. Link in bio.

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New Season, New Number, New Position.

Former Middleton Football standout Gus Wenning (@gus.wenning) is set to begin his redshirt junior season with the Valparaiso Beacons in Indiana—and he’s taking on a new challenge.

After starring at linebacker for the Cardinals, Gus is making the switch to tight end this fall, bringing his toughness, athleticism, and football IQ to the offensive side of the ball.

Can’t wait to see what No. 45 accomplishes in this next chapter. Go make plays, Gus! 💪🏈

#OnceACardinalAlwaysACardinal #MiddletonFootball #ValpoFootball #Beacons

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Capture the Cones Day!

Often times going back to the basics can be under utilized within a training environment. Compete, play, and have fun with it! This is a great drill for incorporating acceleration, angular movement patterns, deceleration, spacial awareness, and even contact prep. Sport specificity can be seen repeatedly through this drill. As coaches we must find ways to get the most out of our athletes as fatigue accumulates throughout the summer grind.

3 sets of 3 minutes.
Hard Running Efforts (10 MPH+) = 200 to 400 yards
Sprint Efforts (13.4 MPH+) = 50 to 100 yards

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📚 Method Monday 📚

Band Resistance Training

Band Resistance Training is a powerful tool for developing strength, speed, and explosiveness in youth and high school athletes. When used with proper technique and programming, it helps athletes produce force faster while reducing unnecessary joint stress.

Bands provide accommodating resistance, meaning the resistance increases as the band stretches. This teaches athletes to accelerate through the entire movement instead of slowing down near the top.

Other Notable Benefits:

1️⃣ Can improve the rate of force development which is one of the biggest predictors of speed and athletic explosiveness.

2️⃣ Challenge muscles throughout the full range of motion while placing less compressive load on the joints than heavy free weights.

3️⃣ Helps athletes learn to control their movements against changing tension, forcing stabilizing muscles to work harder.

4️⃣ Can be incorporated into sprinting, jumping, throwing, and strength exercises, making training more specific to athletic performance.

For youth and high school athletes, Band Resistance Training is a powerful performance tool. It's not just a substitute for weights. It helps develop explosive power, speed, functional strength, stability, and sport-specific athleticism while reducing joint stress, helping athletes become stronger, faster, and more resilient.

#MethodMonday #GetYourEdge #BandResistance

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Today we celebrate our great country🇺🇸

And today as I think about how grateful I am for all that we have built at Sport AdvantEdge- Edge Baseball- Coaches Edge- Trench Training- Built By B Bott

We live in a county where we can have a vision and act on it. Where we can build a team of likeminded disciple people who can provide for families and kids.

We live where we can give people jobs and careers that they love. Where they can then impact 1000s of families and kids.

We get the opportunity to have athletes of all ages and backgrounds come together to get better and support each other while doing it.

We get to work with high schools and clubs to have greater out reach and impact.

We get to struggle and figure things out. It’s not always easy nor should it be.

We get to find solutions to problems because they are always there. We get to openly choose how to fix them.

So today- to my staff and team- thank you for all you do- the impact you are making on communities cannot be measured. Whether you are an admin- director- baseball coach- intern- your role is valued and appreciated.

To our families and athletes thank you for choosing us. There are options and we are grateful you choose us and refer your friends to us.

To all our followers on social we appreciate you taking your scroll time to like share or comment on our informative posts.

This video is a compilation of 7 gyms - numerous schools- baseball- and so so much more. This is a showcase of what our team is creating in our gyms and schools!

Happy 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

And yes I left the gym sounds so you can get the feel of what success sounds like!!

#getyouredge #bethebuffalo #4thofjuly #independenceday #250

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A little bit of everything!

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⛓️⛓️Train The Chain Tuesday⛓️⛓️

Wall Cycles

Consistent sprint mechanic training gives athletes tools needed to be more efficient moving withing their sports. It helps them learn to maximize energy where it's needed most and not waist anything to be a step behind.

Wall Cycles are part of sprint progression work that we give our athletes to improve the quality of their sprints. This helps them understand how to improve the ROM movement with their legs at high speeds.

Other Notable Benefits:

✅️ Improves the ability to generate force and accelerate quickly.

✅️ Builds core engagement to maintain the proper body posture and prevent unnecessary movement.

✅️ Mimics open fly sprint movement and translates over for athletes who run longer and more open (soccer, track, lacrosse, cross country, football)

Zoom Zoom Baby!!!

LFG!!!

#TrainTheChianTuesday #GetYourEdge #WallCycles

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📚 Method Monday 📚

GPP

General Physical Preparedness (GPP) is where athletes are going to get the most growth in their development. While the main and secondare lifts do help in building muscle, GPP has an even greater benefit side.

GPP workouts require focus and resilience, helping to build mental toughness and the ability to push through discomfort. It builds a strong foundation of fitness for our athletes with enhanced cardiovascular fitness and balanced strength.

Other Notable Benefits:

✅️ Increases your ability to sustain high levels of physical activity for longer periods without becoming overly fatigued.

✅️ Boosts blood flow, which helps remove metabolic waste and speeds up recovery between workouts.

✅️ Helps correct muscular imbalances and improves symmetry within the body.

Not always easy, but ALWAYS WORTH IT!!

LFG!!!

#MethodMonday #GetYourEdge #GPP

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📚 Method Monday 📚

Bodyweight Exercises

One of the biggest misconceptions about training is that you can only get better with weighted exercises. We give our athletes weighted exercises as well as non-weighted ones within our system of training. This gives them more of what they NEED to break more barriers they may face and become their best!

Bodyweight exercises help build functional strength, flexibility, and endurance without the need for various equipment. These exercises also can mimic daily movements such as squatting and pushing and can increase ROM/Flexibility.

Other Notable Benefits:

✅️ Teach body control for athletes going through body changes and learning new movements

✅️ Increases in durability within the joints, helping decrease the risk of injury

✅️ Can be modified to fit EVERY SKILL LEVEL!!!

To be faster, jump higher, get stronger, you need weights. Incorrect. Bodyweight exercises work too!!

#MethodMonday #GetYourEdge #BodyweightExercises

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Success leaves clues

There is a reason this crew gets to play every Saturday!

Football done right!

No gimmicks ever!

If you are a high school or middle school football player or parent of one- now is the time to get your edge!

#getyouredge #football #relentless

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