I first heard about this guy from a track and sprint coach who I think is legit. Most of his gimmick is based on hype but maybe some of his programming is novel and legit?
Heres a quick summary of a podcast with the guy I was talking about and the kneesovertoes guy where he goes over his training system at the 26 minute mark.
https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-148-ben-patrick/
And heres a transcript of the whole thing.
https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-148-ben-patrick-podcast/
I listened to it. He mentions 4 pillars of his program.
1. Relative strength to bodyweight
Well, obviously.
2. Build according to gravity
He didn't really expand on this. Not sure what he means.
2. Strength through wider ranges of motion
The argument he makes is that it accounts for more variables in sports. Well, as far as performance goes that depends on what you're doing. However being strong through flexibilty should theoretically reduce injury risk. At least that's the common conception. No issue with this other than perhaps time spent.
3. Scaleable exercises
I'm very much in favor of this.
He made a lot of wacky claims that on face of it are anecdotal and/or unfounded: His knees are "superhuman strong" at full extension. The stronger you are at full extension the less pressure goes into the joints. Hip dominant exercises are more likely to increase injury in athletes. His mom can run a marathon at 65 without any issue because of his program. Also says he's only had one athlete come in with feet as strong as his knees, whatever that means.
Notable exercises: Walking backwards with a sled, very deep lunges and squats, nordic hamstring curls, reverse curls and tibialis anterior raises.
What I like about it is the idea of it being scaleable, however I don't know how well that works in reality with cookie cutter programs. Him saying that you shouldn't do something that hurts is good, but it's also a way to prevent liability from adverse effects. I like that there's a greater focus on working more muscle groups across the ankle and knee joints. I like the backwards sled walking too because it's usually very easy to tolerate for almost everyone.
What I don't like is his wild and exaggerated claims. Where is the evidence that his method is better than everything else? He's a salesman, clearly. What gets my goat is the correlation-causation fallacy and the claim that because he doesn't have pain, then that proves it works for everyone. That's not how it works and anyone who works in rehab knows this. If someone is promising you a magical program as a panacea, they are being dishonest. So, it's not so much what he's selling that's bad, it's how he's selling it. He puts himself front and center, especially his vertical, however think about how many people have come before him who's been able to jump higher, been faster, been stronger, more robust, the list goes on, that has had wildly different regiments. Lastly, there's really not anything novel about his approach. It's been recycled many times. There's many qualified people out there who's training athletes at higher levels with results to show for it. .
Those are my thoughts. So, not entirely bad, some good stuff in there, but the hype is a sales gimmick.