Ron Mexico AMA (ask me anything)

[Ron Mexico]

Purely hypothetical question, but if a team having an affiliation with a nation's Olympic program sought your advice on supplementation using substances not favored by WADA, what substances would you think they are referring to and how would you arrange things so as to minimize potential awkwardness for your client?

I used to do nutrition for athletes but I moved away from it a long time ago. If someone asked I would assume steroids or HGH. I would not arrange things and move away from that conversation. If you want to take the risk on those things, fine. I can see why you would. For me, I want nothing to do with it especially professionally.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Banned from Spanish Fork? Lmao. Do you have a document or something for that? I'd put it in a plaque.

It was in court in Spanish Fork and what the judge told me. I guess I could get court records, but doesnt really seem worth it. Mostly just a funny story now.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

amazing life story Ron .. cheers mate

what % would you put at for elite athletes in the Olympics in sports purely based on physical ability ... strongest, fastest .. that are or have used PEDs at some point in their career ??

 

[Ron Mexico]

amazing life story Ron .. cheers mate

what % would you put at for elite athletes in the Olympics in sports purely based on physical ability ... strongest, fastest .. that are or have used PEDs at some point in their career ??

I'm my experience PEDs are very rare. I can't say the percentage. But I'm sure it's a minority who use PEDs.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

What specific warm up/stretches would you recommend before and after once a week street basketball for someone in their 40s?

I'm reluctant to play ball anymore because almost every time I get injured.

 

[fishonjazz]

What specific warm up/stretches would you recommend before and after once a week street basketball for someone in their 40s?

I'm reluctant to play ball anymore because almost every time I get injured.

My knees always hurt

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

Who is the best athlete you ever worked with?

 

[Ron Mexico]

What specific warm up/stretches would you recommend before and after once a week street basketball for someone in their 40s?

I'm reluctant to play ball anymore because almost every time I get injured.

You should never do static stretches before exercise or sports. You should never do static stretches within an hour if finishing exercise or sports.

I can go into a lot of detail about this but that's very old fashion thinking. Hard stretches weaken muscle and ligaments that can last up to a week. After playing sports or exercise you have micro tears in your muscles. If you do static stretching right after it will worsen those.

For a typical warmup you want to do 3 things. 1st get blood flowing with light aerobics. This is usually about 3-5 minutes. Then the 2nd and 3rd thing are activate the muscles you'll use and get range of motion through muscles you'll use. Range of motion being dynamic stretches like walking scoops for hamstrings. Elbow to instep lunges for glutes. Some basic arm swings for shoulders. Then activate muscles with some band work. Or just do some simple squats, usually about 10 is good. Some light jumps and/or sprints at about 60% effort. Then start some shoot around and build up to moving full speed.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Who is the best athlete you ever worked with?

That's a good question. I've worked with some pretty decent football players and basketball guys. Usually a lot of higher level collegiate football guys are amazing athletes. We used to help guys from BYU mostly and sometimes uofu get ready for the combine. But that was over 10 years ago for me. Austin Collie was a really good athlete. He only trained with us for about two months. We had some triple jump Olympic guys that were pretty good athletes as well, definitely forgot their names. We trained the top college soccer recruit one year. I was surprised how unathletic she was so I won't type her name. I'm sure there are others but I forget most people's names.

More recently working with UFC champion Zhang Weili. She was really strong and smart which tends to be rare especially in China. We started with her and rehabbed her before her first championship. After that we did a little work with her but new sponsors wanted a bigger name company training her. She wanted to stay but didn't really get a choice.

 

[Ron Mexico]

What specific warm up/stretches would you recommend before and after once a week street basketball for someone in their 40s?

I'm reluctant to play ball anymore because almost every time I get injured.

Also I should say. Take it easy when you play. At your age there is no reason to go full speed and try to do your best. Have fun and don't take it too serious. You're too old to be competitive and there is nothing worth taking big risks to get injured. But keep trying to play casually because it's good for your health.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

That's a good question. I've worked with some pretty decent football players and basketball guys. Usually a lot of higher level collegiate football guys are amazing athletes. We used to help guys from BYU mostly and sometimes uofu get ready for the combine. But that was over 10 years ago for me. Austin Collie was a really good athlete. He only trained with us for about two months. We had some triple jump Olympic guys that were pretty good athletes as well, definitely forgot their names. We trained the top college soccer recruit one year. I was surprised how unathletic she was so I won't type her name. I'm sure there are others but I forget most people's names.

More recently working with UFC champion Zhang Weili. She was really strong and smart which tends to be rare especially in China. We started with her and rehabbed her before her first championship. After that we did a little work with her but new sponsors wanted a bigger name company training her. She wanted to stay but didn't really get a choice.

Did you have any involvement with Chinese Olympic Weightlifting? I know they have some insane athletes in that sport.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Also I should say. Take it easy when you play. At your age there is no reason to go full speed and try to do your best. Have fun and don't take it too serious. You're too old to be competitive and there is nothing worth taking big risks to get injured. But keep trying to play casually because it's good for your health.

My problem is I'm not especially skilled or athletic and so I try and make up for it with effort.

Luckily I've found a new run where everybody is either old or not skilled and so I can take it easier. I remember you saying something earlier about static stretching being bad and so I've stopped that. I've only been going for about 2 months now, but this is the longest stretch of basketball I've played without being injured.