Since his days as a young player at Wanderers, Rob Holding has advanced considerably.
Holding has made more than 160 appearances for the Gunners.
The center-back has played more than 160 times for Arsenal and was a member of the team that narrowly lost the title to Manchester City last season despite challenging them all season.
Holding recalled how Wanderers assisted him in transforming from a “skinny kid” to a well-known Premier League figure.
The defender admitted to Jaxxon Podcast, “I was quite skinny when I was at Bolton, just before breaking into the first team, and I had to build a bit of muscle and power.”.
When I was 17 or 18 years old, the youth program introduced Olympic power lifting. I received a lot of assistance and power from that. “.
Developing power from your base was really the key, he continued. Myself and the strength and conditioning coach at the time, a young man named Jack Fahey, agreed to it on a mutual basis.
“I didn’t want to just sit under a squad rack all the time; I wanted to do more interesting weights.
It was nice to get a full-body workout, and you can feel the power when you hear the bar jingle. “.
Holding spent 12 years in Wanderers’ youth ranks before breaking into the first team when Arsenal came calling.
He continued, “I started when I was five, playing for a local team. I journeyed through all of time.
“I spent 12 years of my life traveling three nights a week to Bolton, which was about an hour away from my home in Manchester.
When I turned 16 and started working as an apprentice, I noticed the first team, which seemed to be within reach.
‘I can maybe do this professionally,’ I thought at that point. I succeeded and spent six months on the first team. Arsenal joined us that summer. “.
Holding claims two defenders in particular had a significant influence on him during his time in North London, though he has shared the dressing room with many famous people.
As per Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny. He grinned. “They were phenomenal when they were together at Arsenal.
“Mertesacker, a definite leader, helped Germany win the World Cup. Every time he spoke, everyone listened and fell silent.
Though he was strict, he did so in a constructive manner. For situations where you shouldn’t have been using your phone, we had fine lists.
At one point, my agent called me on the phone.
I quickly replied because there was nobody in the changing area.
“The very next moment, he turned the corner and announced, ‘£500 tomorrow. Fair enough, he excused me because he likes me and knew I wouldn’t have done something like that. “.
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