Exos Performance Specialist coaches in Del Mar.

It tells you a coach has studied a structured approach to athletic preparation and passed that program's assessment. It suggests familiarity with warm-up sequences that build toward speed, with plyometric progressions and with organizing a training week around a sport schedule.

It does not tell you how many athletes the coach has worked with, whether they know your sport, or how they coach adults who simply want to move well. It is also an industry education credential, not a license. Weigh it with a primary personal training or strength certification, real experience and how well the coach listens.

Which EXOS course did you complete, and what other certifications do you hold? How would you structure my week around practices or matches? How do you progress jumping and sprinting for someone who has not done it in years? How do you measure whether it is working? Concrete answers, such as sprint times, jump height or a simple movement screen, are a good sign.

Strength and performance training uses progressive overload on the major lifts and athletic movements to build force, power and resilience. It serves anyone who wants to be stronger, from a first barbell squat to a competitive athlete preparing for a season.

• People who want to get measurably stronger
• Athletes who need strength and power for their sport
• Newer lifters who want to learn the main lifts properly
• Experienced lifters who want an outside set of eyes and a structured plan