153: Keegan Smith on Environmental Dynamics in Sport, Skill Building and Human Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFaster

Today’s episode features Keegan Smith, strength coach and founder of the RealMOVEMENT Project. Keegan has worked with the Premiership winning Sydney Roosters in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) along with 5 other professional teams. He spent 6 years sleeping on floors living in third world communities looking for solutions of how to make a difference.   He has a way of looking at human performance from a growth-oriented perspective, frequently utilizing calisthenics, juggling and other bodyweight challenges.  Keegan is an insightful, wise and experienced individual who makes a serious effort to walk the talk. For this show, we dig into life experiences and philosophy, growth-mindsets, and how this filters into training athletes to reach their highest potential.  This podcast has always tried to get outside the box, and Keegan’s work is definitely helping coaches raise their awareness of not only athletic needs, but also that of society at large when it comes to strength and physical culture. On today’s show, we discuss Keegan’s background and experiences in the sports performance field, as well as his diverse life experiences.  We get into his take on what an athlete centered performance model really looks like, and where to start when looking at the training and life environment that’ll yield best results.  He’ll get into his outside the box take on skill development, and finally chat a bit on barbell training and where he’s headed with REALMOVEMENT project. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster.com, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. View more show notes at just-fly-sports.com/podcast-153-keegan-smith