Dr. Alex Lascu & Aaron Lilly | How To Design Training That Holds Up With Pressure

About this episode

The episode discusses how to design training that effectively transfers to performance in cricket, emphasizing realistic conditions and problem-solving.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Alex Lascu and Aaron Lilly to unpack what really makes training transfer to performance, especially in a sport as complex as cricket. We dive into why “more reps” doesn’t always mean better results, and how designing sessions that feel like the game (pressure, intention, problem-solving) can change everything. Alex breaks down key learning principles and explains why training should challenge you with realistic conditions - not just perfect reps. Aaron s...

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Host: Bhavi Devchand

Guests: Dr. Alex Lascu, Aaron Lilly

Topics covered

• training design
• performance under pressure
• cricket
• learning principles
• problem-solving

Keywords

• training
• performance
• cricket
• pressure
• learning principles
• problem-solving
• intention

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