Episode 42: Jared Saavedra {Understand & Plan Your Season}

This week I have the pleasure of bringing Jared Saavedra on the podcast.
Jared is the owner of Athlete Ready Albuquerque, Athlete Ready Global, Saavedra properties, and many other new ventures.

Learning more about Jared's career in Strength & Conditioning was a pleasure.  We cover the development of his gym Athlete Ready, the difference between elite athletes in competition & elite athletes in the gym,  as well as how to build athlete buy in within your coaching.

This was a great interview for Strength & Conditioning Coaches to listen to. Listening to how Jared approaches his day to day really shows the level of understanding that strength & conditioning is about dealing with people first.  Understanding who it is you're working with and how to best help them goes so far beyond simply sets and reps in your coaching.  As Jared said in the interview, no athlete is ever going to reminisce with you on "remember when I got that 300 lbs squat, etc. etc." They are going to remember you being there for them, listening to them and creating a good environment for them.

For athletes out there listening to this, Jared's answer on how you set yourself apart and succeed at the top level is simple.  It's consistency & doing the little things outside of the gym that will help you get there.

Learning what it takes to become an elite athlete is difficult. One of the keys to the Athlete Ready approach is time management. Understanding how to make the best use of your time allows young athletes to make more out of their days and as a result, progress that much more, that much faster.

The concept of planning your season basically means to figure out how to make the most of your time.  In your busier times, instead of simply eliminating training, or other activities you know you need to be doing, plan out how you will be able to most effectively accommodate all the priorities in your life. If you don't know where to start, do NOT be afraid to talk to someone and get help.  We are all in this together.

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