Athlete, red & black
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Most Hoopers
Plateau.
You Don't Have To.
Being a hooper these days is not easy. There's stuff that looks great on social media, and then there's stuff that actually works in real life. This is the second kind.
12 weeks. Six days a week. $147, one time.
Thirty Seconds. Then You'll Know
If This Is For You.
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Everybody On Your Feed
Is The Best Ever.
It might seem like every trainer or coach out there on social media is the best ever, and they're getting all of their athletes crazy results. But let's be honest — you and I both know that's just not true.
The clips are real. The results usually aren't. What you're watching is the one rep that looked good, filmed from the angle that made it look better, by someone whose actual job is making content.
What Separates Players Who Keep
Getting Better From Those That Plateau?
Effort was never the difference. Nobody plateaus because they stopped trying — they plateau because the work stopped being aimed at anything.
Intentional and focused work to help build your strengths and eliminate your weaknesses. That's the whole answer, and it's why the gap opens up in year two, not week two.
"Intentional" Isn't A Vibe.
It's Four Decisions.
Every program either makes these on purpose or makes them by accident. Here's what gets decided before you touch a single weight.
What you're actually bad at
Not what's fun to train. Most players spend their off-season getting better at the thing they were already best at, then wonder why the game didn't change.
What order it goes in
You can't build power on top of a body that can't control itself. Sequence is why the same twelve exercises work for one guy and do nothing for another.
What it costs you
Every session takes something out of you that the court also needs. Training that ignores that isn't hard work, it's just a tax on your game.
What happens next
A workout is one day. A program is twelve weeks that know about each other. That's the difference between sore and better.
Twelve Weeks That Know
About Each Other.
Three blocks, four weeks each, six days a week. Every block sets up the one after it — which is the whole reason it works and a random workout doesn't.
Movement & Mobility
Get the body doing what it's supposed to do before you ask it to do it fast or heavy. This is the block most players skip, and it's why most players stall in the third one.
Strength & Power
Build the engine. Real loading, real progressions, with the movement quality from block one holding it all together so the strength actually transfers.
Explosiveness & Pre-Season
Turn strength into something that shows up on the court, and walk into the first practice ready instead of spending three weeks catching up.
One Program. One Price.
No Subscription.
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IFAST gym
- 12 weeks, 6 training days a week
- Three progressive blocks — movement, strength, explosiveness
- A demo video on every single exercise
- Barbells, dumbbells and bands — no specialty equipment
- Delivered through TrainHeroic, on your phone in the gym
If you're tired of grinding and killing yourself in the gym or weight room with little to no results, I've got you covered.
Eight Years In The NBA.
Four Inches On His Vertical.
"His tailored approach not only has helped me gain noticeable speed and weight, but also added over 4 inches to my vertical leap. With his guidance, I've become more explosive, agile, and versatile on the court."
"I've seen huge strides in my body, speed, and overall movement year over year since I started working with Mike in 2018. I can move so much better through my hips, create more separation coming off of pindowns and DHO's, and have improved guarding in space."
"I felt like my body has made drastic changes over the years we've worked together. I would highly recommend athletes to come to you in the off seasons, so they can realize how much just lifting weights isn't that important."
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Built For People Who
Actually Do The Work.
- You've got an off-season and you don't want to waste it
- You can get to a gym with barbells, dumbbells and bands
- You'd rather understand why you're doing something than just be told
- You're willing to give it twelve weeks before you judge it
- You're tired of grinding with little to no results
- You want something that works in two weeks
- You're looking for skill work — this is what happens around it
- You want a program you can follow three days a week when you feel like it
- You'd rather have a hack than a plan
"You'll know everything I talk about really works, because I've used it for decades in my gym with real hoopers just like you."
The Questions Every Player Asks.
Will lifting make me slower or bulkier?
I'm 14. Am I too young to be lifting?
What if I don't have a full gym?
Can I run this during the season?
What if I'm coming back from an injury?
How much time does each session take?
Can I ask questions while I'm running it?
Stop Wasting Time.
Start Getting Real Results.
Twelve weeks, six days a week, built by the coach NBA guys fly in to train with. One price, no subscription.
$147 one time. Yours to keep.
