Almost Phamous

Benjamin Hochman reviews the workouts of Tommy Pham. Pham shares most of his progress on social media:

We hear a lot about the psychology of sport – but there’s also the psychology of social media. The yearn for adoration, the endorphin from Instagram, each time someone “likes” your post. It’s a 21st century thing, to be sure. But it’s all fuel – work hard, show you’re working hard, get appreciated for working hard … and that motivates you to work hard, all over again.

Pham is one of the Cardinals who posts most often on social media — he’s @tphamLV on Instagram and Twitter — and this winter he’s taken us to both Las Vegas and Miami. In Sin City, he works out hardcore, so once the season starts, as Vegas trainer Reggie Hobson posted on Instagram, Pham can go “yardcore.” And in Miami, Pham trains at Bommarito Performance Systems, mostly with NFL players.

Pham is about to enter his decline phase. He started working out with Bommaritio last season, and drastically improved his numbers. He’ll be fighting to maintain those now, so the workouts become even more important.

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