This is what different looks like.
Sports performance and personal training in St. Louis. Movement first — because how well you move decides how much strength you can actually use.
- Jamel Smith
- Kinesiology, Avila University
- Former college football player
- Youth to pro
The approach
Strength you can actually use.
Most training programs add weight to a body that doesn't move well yet. That's how you get an athlete who is strong in the weight room and slow on the field.
I coach movement first. How you produce force, how you absorb it, and how it transfers into your sport — that's the work. Speed, agility, power and conditioning are built on top of it, not instead of it.
It's the same principle whether you're chasing a scholarship or just want to feel strong again at forty. The programming changes. The standard doesn't.
Meet JamelTraining
Six ways to train.
One-on-one, small group, or your whole team. Every session is programmed — nothing here is a random workout.
Personal training
One-on-one, built around your goals and your schedule. A full hour, or a focused half.
Sports performance
Speed, agility, explosiveness, power. Sport-specific movement for athletes who are competing for something.
Bootcamp & team training
The Flip The Switch Bootcamp at Ready Fitness Training, plus strength and conditioning programs for full squads.
Who I coach
Eight sports. Every level.
Athletic qualities transfer; drill books don't. Coaching across this many sports is what makes the work sharp — a volleyball player's landing mechanics and a running back's cut are the same problem wearing different shoes.
Start
Come in, get assessed,
get a plan.
The first session is a conversation and a movement assessment. You'll leave knowing exactly what we're working on and why.