House of Athlete: Troy Jones

08/31/22 • 46 min

Troy’s passion for training started from his roots coming from a family of educators. Constantly trying to understand the “why” behind things and challenging the status quo is what allowed Troy to stand out within the training industry. His detailed and structured approach to training created a natural audience who were eager to learn and better understand his training principles. On the show, we discuss Troy’s love to inspire people. Growing up, Troy witnessed several athletes fall through the cracks without proper training and made it his mission to help change that. His training business started on a football field with a makeshift weightlifting belt for resisted speed training. Out of his first 50 athletes, 30 went pro in some capacity. Troy also describes his 10- year rule and how he still does a minimum of one hour of research per day.

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