PTG focuses on Sport-Specific Prehab: Many athletes utilize sport-specific training as a way to prevent or lessen the risk of injury. Each sport has a potential for different injuries, for example a football player is more at risk of getting a concussion whereas a baseball player has a higher risk of a shoulder injury. The football player would perform more neck-strengthening exercises and the baseball player would perform more band workouts designed to help their body adjust to the repeated high-intensity throwing motion.
PTG utilizes Sport-Specific Power Training: There are three major planes of motion which include the sagittal, frontal, and transverse. It is important to know that power gained in one plane does not always mean that it will transfer to the others. Many sport-specific training programs take into account which planes of motion are used in an individual’s sport. This is done to make sure that power gained in the training transfers over to the sport efficiently when it comes time to play. All sports use multiple planes of motion so it is important to train in each of them even if you are focusing on one more than another.

 PTG facilitates Sport-Specific Conditioning: This focuses on the work to rest ratio that many athletes use. An example of this is a football play only lasting for about 15 seconds then a 30-40 second rest period. Workouts should be done with this same ratio so that the athletes body can perform properly rather than getting tired. This ratio changes drastically depending on the sport, for example a basketball game consists of four 12 minute periods. The main focus of conditioning is also different depending on the sport for example football conditioning focuses more on endurance whereas soccer conditions focuses more on aerobic capacity.
TRAINING BASED ON ENERGY SYSTEMS

PTG considers what drills and exercises to recognize which energy system to focus on for the specific athlete. There are three main energy systems: phosphagen, glycolysis (anaerobic), and oxidative (aerobic). Each of these energy systems are very different from one another:

Phosphagen energy system: used in sports that require extremely quick, explosive, and maximal movements usually lasting about 10 seconds.
Glycolysis (Anaerobic): used in sports that require high intensity bursts typically lasting for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
Oxidative (Aerobic): used in sports that require low-intensity work over a longer period of time (2 minutes or longer). Training this system usually consists of interval workouts.

PTG incorporates SPORT-SPECIFIC EXERCISES:

Exercises done in sport-specific training help to condition the body and mind so that they can excel through the harsh demands of their sports. These exercises duplicate the exact movements of certain actions within a sport. They also involve the same muscles contraction that is used in the sport which helps them become stronger. Additionally these exercises help athletes develop strength and flexibility in the same range as their sport. These exercises and sport-specific training in general contains many benefits including:

• Increased speed
• Increased agility
• Improved conditioning
• Injury prevention
• Increased acceleration and power
• Improved balance and body awareness
• Improved endurance