About this episode

Chris Korfist discusses the relationship between the weight room and speed development in athletics.

Chris Korfist - Track Coach at Homewood Flossmoor/Owner of Slow Guy Speed School - joins us for the 144th episode of MTN. On today's show, we dive into the relationship between the weight room and speed, the importance of the foot, some of the most interesting deep dives of late that Chris has been going down, and much more. Chris is a wealth of knowledge and we were incredibly grateful to get to jump on with him in this one Follow Chris on social media @chriskorfist and check out his youtube channel: Slow Guy Speed School for some incredible content Find and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episode Huge shoutout to our newest partner: Hytro. Hytro is the answer for performance BFR in our space and we are thrilled to have them partner with MTN. Find out more about Hytro and everything they have to offer right here: https://hytro.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid-media&utm_campaign=partner&utm_content=podcast&utm_term=foundational A huge Thank You to our sponsor, Hawkin Dynamics: Hawkin is the world leader in force measuring, and continues to put forth the tools for high-performance practitioners to be exactly…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Sullivan, Hunter Eisenhower

Guest: Chris Korfist

Topics covered

• speed development
• weight room
• athletic performance
• foot mechanics
• coaching

Keywords

• speed
• performance
• coaching
• athletics
• weight training
• foot mechanics
• track coach

Sponsors

Hytro, Hawkin Dynamics, Samson Equipment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slow Guy Speed School

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