{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Brett Kuehn \u2014 Five Great Exercises to Do on the Vertimax Raptor","description":"Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett\u2019s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Brett and Al discuss how the VertiMax Raptor is different from standard resistance bands and how you can leverage this equipment to take your performance to the next level. The Raptor does so much more than just look fancy and both Brett and Al dive into how you can hence your speed, agility, and more in this week\u2019s podcast.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Key Takeaways: [1:00] A little bit about Brett and the work he does at VertiMax. [2:35] What\u2019s so great about the Vertimax Raptor? [4:35] Forward acceleration is a great exercise to practice on the Raptor.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; [7:50] What\u2019s the backpedal drill and how can athletes benefit from this movement?&amp;nbsp; [9:15] How do you perform an ankle-loaded lateral drill?&amp;nbsp; [10:45] Brett explains the final exercise you can do to improve your resistance on the Raptor.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram VertiMax on YouTube VertiMax on LinkedIn VertiMax Certification Education &amp;nbsp; Tweetables: \u201cThe faster you can stop, the faster you can move, and you\u2019ll just be a better athlete. That\u2019s what the forward acceleration drill will do to help you.&quot; &amp;nbsp; &quot;Not many people train this because it\u2019s almost impossible to train with regular resistance bands, but with VertiMax technology, you can start the resistance off right away [at your ankles].&quot; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"VertiMax Vive","author_url":"http:\/\/www.vertimax.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28195241\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/28195241"}