S4E51: Changes in Youth Fitness 1991-2024, Millennials to Gen Z with Connor & Keegan Martin

Connor and Keegan Martin discuss the many changes in Youth Fitness over their lifetimes, from perceived exertion to wearables and contactless training.

Their experiences and what training looks like now for young athletes.

Episode Highlights:

2:23 When we were kids, in our training all we really knew was "Go Hard and Go Fast".

3:29 As things evolved, integrating strength with high intensity, adding high skill gymnastics, hypertrophy.

4:41 The huge shift from perceived exertion to data at your fingertips, the development of technology and new training tools.

6:35 Data- Google Spreadsheets to Training Platforms, Gen Z depends on tech for basic communication.

8:27 Technology is integrated with the human experience for Gen Z.

9:03 Landscape & Access, from landlines, dialup and computer rooms, it's wildly different now.

11:07 Wearables, Biometrics, Self-Perception and Physiology and how they inform coaching feedback.

11:26 Enhancing Coaches input with wearables.

14:46 Physicality, convenience, luxury and the enduring challenges in the gym environment.

17:15 Balancing perceived exertion and biometrics, keeping "the foot on the gas".

21:09 Humans advance through the use of new tools.

23:06 With Gen Z Technology can be the entry point to reach kids that otherwise would not engage.

26.38 Utilize the tools, Embrace the Changes, Track the Data

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