Ep. 006: Betting On Yourself w/ Jess Racz
Episode 006, I’m joined by one of my favorite performance coaches I’ve met over the last couple of year, Jess Racz. Jess has been on her grind in the industry since she was 18 years old — going from mopping floors at a local CrossFit gym for a free membership to opening her own performance facility during the pandemic and outgrowing it in 3 years.
Jess currently works with basketball players of all level, from NBA, WNBA and G-League all the way to first-time hoopers learning to lift and play the game for the first time.
In this episode, we discuss her journey to get to this point in her career, covering some of the ups and downs along the way. We also dive into an important topic of both women and members of the LGBTQ+ community in the S&C industry, and Jess shares some very alarming challenges she’s had to overcome as a member of both of those communities.
We then transition into training, especially training for hoopers. We look at her programming style, core principles and favorite methods of getting basketball players optimal performance training.
I really loved this episode and this conversation with Jess. Make sure you get to know her by following on IG here!
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