Posts Tagged ‘Antonio Valverde’
Single Leg Training – An Athlete’s Perspective
About a month ago, I wrote an article regarding Single Leg Training (CLICK HERE: “Single Leg Training with Mike Boyle”) and the Strength Coach who popularized it, Mike Boyle. It generated a lot of interest so, I decided to build off of it. I have the good fortune of knowing an athlete who trained under Coach Boyle while he was in college. That Athlete is Antonio Valverde and he trained with Coach Boyle while he played Football at Boston College. The following is my interview, enjoy!
1) At what age did you begin weight training and what type of regimen did you do?
AV: I guess I started using weights at 17 during my junior year in High Sschool. I went to a Private Boarding School in Massachusetts called Governor Dummer Academy. We had a decent gym and we also had Athletic Trainers, but no strength coaches. Read the rest of this entry »