STILL COMPETING AT 38. STILL REACHING 3.65M.
That didn’t come from random workouts, training hacks or chasing bigger numbers in the weight room.
APS is the year-round physical preparation system I use to build and maintain the strength, power, jumping ability and durability that actually transfer to volleyball.
Jump higher. Move faster. Hit harder. Stay physically prepared through every phase of your season.
Stop training for the weight room. Start training for the court.
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still competing professionally
documented attack reach at 37
countries reached by the work
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WHY TRAINING HARDER MAY BE HOLDING YOUR VOLLEYBALL PERFORMANCE BACK.
See why effort alone isn’t enough and how the right programming, sequence and timing can change what your training actually does for you on the court.
You need to know which ones matter, when to use them and how to make them work with volleyball.
The internet can give you thousands of exercises. That is not the hard part.
The hard part is knowing what to train, how much to do, what to progress, what to reduce, where strength, jumps and speed fit and what changes when you have a match.
GETTING STRONGER WITHOUT GETTING BETTER
Your squat goes up, but your jump, movement or hitting power barely changes.
RANDOM TRAINING
You move from program to program, copy exercises online and never know whether the pieces actually fit together.
TRAINING THAT IGNORES YOUR SEASON
The same workload that works in the off-season can leave you flat, sore or fatigued when matches matter.
The problem is not that you aren’t working hard enough. Hard work without the right sequence, dose and timing does not automatically transfer to the court.
STRENGTH ONLY MATTERS IF YOU CAN USE IT.
Volleyball does not reward your biggest gym numbers. It rewards what your body can produce on the court.
APS integrates the physical qualities a volleyball player needs instead of treating strength, power, jumping and durability as separate programs.
Force
Build the strength base you need to put more force into the floor — physical potential behind jumps, accelerations and powerful movements.
Explosive power
Train your ability to express force quickly for jumping, attacking and fast movement on the court.
Reactive ability
Train how you absorb and reuse force during fast jumping, landing and change-of-direction actions.
Durability
Build capacity through the knees, ankles, shoulders, hips and trunk for the repeated demands of volleyball.
Your training should change when your season changes.
A volleyball player’s week is not always the same.
Some weeks you need to build. Some weeks you need to compete. Some weeks you need to maintain performance while reducing unnecessary fatigue.
Perform without carrying unnecessary fatigue.
Use the option that matches your week:
✓ Important-match week
✓ Standard competition week
✓ Reduced volume when needed
✓ Strength and power maintained through the season
Build what the season does not give you time to build.
Use the higher-training option to develop:
✓ Maximum strength
✓ Rate of force development
✓ Jump and reactive qualities
✓ Speed
✓ Robustness
✓ Higher development volume when appropriate
You can join at any time. The current block includes instructions to help you select the right option for your schedule.
STOP WALKING INTO THE GYM GUESSING.
Open the app and know what to do, how much to do and what comes next – from your first session.
OPEN YOUR PROGRAM
Your sessions are already organized inside TrainHeroic.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT WEEK
Follow the appropriate in-season or off-season option.
TRAIN WITH INSTRUCTIONS
See sets, reps, RPE, exercise videos and substitutions.
KEEP PROGRESSING
New blocks, progressions and deloads give your training continuity.
I BUILT IT BECAUSE I NEEDED IT.
I’m Daniel Maciel.
I’ve spent more than 24 years in volleyball and I’m still competing professionally at 38.
For years, I trained hard. I was strong, muscular and disciplined. But hard work alone didn’t solve everything.
I’ve gone through knee surgery, shoulder surgery, injuries, long seasons and the challenge of keeping my body ready year after year.
The lesson wasn’t that I needed more exercises. It was that I needed better decisions: what to train, how much, in what order, and how to make the gym serve volleyball instead of competing with it.
APS is the system that came from that process. I still use these principles on my own body.
At 37, I recorded a documented 3.65m attack reach in Italy. And at 38, I’m still competing.
APS isn’t built around what looks impressive in the gym. It’s built around what helps a volleyball player keep performing on the court.
years in volleyball
countries played in
documented reach at age 37
The result isn’t just a bigger number in the gym. It’s feeling the difference when you play.
Real volleyball players. Real experiences with strength, jumping, movement and preparation that show up on the court.
Angus Lam
“Now I can fully utilize my jump and spiking power.”
Vasco
“I’m jumping higher and spiking harder.”
Philipp Henke
“Going to the third month… I’ve become so much quicker on court, I’ve been able to hit harder, jump higher…”
Alessandro
Alessandro reported that the difference that mattered most was what he felt on the court: faster blocking, more speed and power in his attack, higher jumping and faster movement.
Not random highlights. Structured work you can track over time.
The goal is not only to lift more weight. It is to become more efficient at producing and applying force on the court, while tracking the work that gets you there.
Individual results vary. Progress depends on training consistency, recovery, schedule, experience and individual response.
NOT ANOTHER FOLDER OF WORKOUTS.
A structured system you can follow throughout the year.
3 main sessions. Up to 5 training options. APS is built around three priority sessions, with additional development and robustness sessions available when your schedule and recovery allow.
✓ Complete sets, reps and RPE
✓ Exercise demonstration videos
✓ Load and performance tracking
✓ Exercise substitutions when appropriate
✓ New blocks every four weeks
✓ Progressive loading and deloads
✓ In-season and off-season options
✓ Important-match-week adjustments
✓ General coach direction
DON’T GUESS IF YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT.
Send exercise videos for form feedback.
APS gives you exercise demonstrations inside the app. But watching a demonstration isn’t always enough to know whether your own execution is on the right track.
That’s why APS also includes exercise form review as a bonus – feedback on relevant execution errors so you can train with better quality and more confidence.
Form review is for exercise execution feedback. It is not individualized programming, medical assessment or unlimited 1:1 coaching.
YOU CAN FIND EXERCISES FOR FREE. THAT ISN’T THE PROBLEM.
YouTube can show you exercises. Instagram can show you exercises. AI can give you exercises.
The difficult part is deciding: Which ones belong together? How much should you do? What comes first? When should you progress? When should you reduce volume? How should training change when you have a match? What do you do four weeks from now?
APS doesn’t sell access to exercises. It gives those exercises context, sequence, progression and a place inside your volleyball season.
“I ALREADY TRAIN WITH MY TEAM.”
Good. APS is not designed to replace volleyball practice.
Technical and tactical practice teaches you how to play volleyball. APS organizes the physical preparation that supports it: strength, power, speed, jumping, robustness and training-load decisions.
THE GYM SHOULD SERVE YOUR VOLLEYBALL.
Your volleyball practice and physical preparation should work together, not compete with each other.
The goal is to arrive on court physically prepared, not exhausted from training that ignored your schedule.
THE CLEARER THE FIT, THE BETTER THE EXPERIENCE.
You want a complete system.
✓ You play volleyball competitively
✓ You are intermediate or advanced
✓ You have access to an equipped gym
✓ You want to improve physical performance
✓ You are ready to train consistently
✓ You want direction throughout the season
You are looking for shortcuts.
× You want a magic exercise
× You cannot access a gym
× You want a fully individualized 1:1 plan
× You are unwilling to track or progress your training
× You expect guaranteed results without consistent work
Stop building your volleyball preparation one random workout at a time.
THE ARMORED PLAYER SYSTEM
✓ Year-round volleyball physical preparation
✓ 3 main sessions + additional options
✓ In-season programming
✓ Off-season programming
✓ Important-match adjustments
✓ New blocks every four weeks
✓ Exercise demonstrations
✓ Progression and deload structure
✓ Training tracking through TrainHeroic
✓ Exercise substitutions
✓ General coach direction
✓ BONUS – exercise form review
per month
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No long-term contract.
Gym access is required.
Individual results vary.
Frequently asked questions.
Clear answers before you make a decision.
APS is built around three priority sessions, with additional development and robustness sessions available when your schedule and recovery allow. You do not need to complete five sessions every week.
Yes. APS includes options designed around competition weeks, including reduced-volume approaches and important-match weeks.
You can join at any time. Follow the current instructions instead of trying to make up every session you missed.
Yes. APS is a gym-based physical preparation system. Exercise substitutions are available when appropriate, but this is not designed as a no-equipment home program.
Team practice develops technical and tactical volleyball. APS is physical preparation: strength, power, speed, jumping, robustness and management of those qualities around your volleyball schedule.
No. APS is a structured group training system. It is not fully individualized 1:1 coaching.
Members can submit exercise videos for execution feedback. This bonus helps with exercise quality but is not medical assessment or individualized programming.
Because exercises are easy to find. APS organizes selection, dose, sequence, progression and integration with your volleyball calendar.
APS contains physical preparation work designed to build capacity, but it does not diagnose, treat or rehabilitate injuries. Acute or persistent pain should be assessed by an appropriate healthcare professional.
No responsible training program can guarantee a specific result for every athlete. Results depend on training consistency, recovery, experience, schedule and individual response. APS provides the structure and progression designed to develop the physical qualities related to volleyball performance.
Yes. The current membership is monthly and can be cancelled according to the TrainHeroic subscription terms.
Yes. TrainHeroic and the current international APS experience are in English.
TRAIN FOR THE PLAYER YOU WANT TO BE YEARS FROM NOW.
The goal isn’t to win the weight room. It’s to build a body that lets your volleyball show up.
More strength when you need force. More power when you need to move. A training plan that changes when your season changes. And the confidence of opening your program and knowing exactly what comes next.
That’s what APS was built for.
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Legal disclaimer: Nothing on this page should be taken as a promise or guarantee of specific results. Any mention of past performance or potential outcomes is provided for informational purposes. Results vary according to the athlete, training consistency, recovery and individual circumstances.
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