Dane's Platform

Spencer Arnold runs Power and Grace Performance and coaches Jourdan De La Cruz, youth and now Junior World Team member. Jourdan is the American Youth Record Holder in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total at 53 kilos. Jourdan is absolutely one of the top up-and-coming weightlifters in USAW, and she and Spencer give us a look into what their training and competition preparation look like. Enjoy!

If you know weightlifting, you know his name. One of the best coaches in the country, Kevin has coached Harrison Maurus to, already, one of the best weightlifting careers in United States history. Similar to Dane, Kevin believes in developing well-rounded athletes who understand all aspects of their sport, not just lifting weights. Dane and Kevin took some time on their trip to Uzbekistan for the IWF Junior World Championships to give us a nice knowledge dump. Take a listen, enjoy, and drop us a review!

Dane takes some time away from his trip to the Dominican Republic for Senior Pan Ams to sit down with Sean Waxman, owner of Waxman's Gym in Los Angeles. Sean is one of the premier weightlifting coaches in the US, boasting over a dozen national-level weightlifters, as well as numerous senior team members. Sean has also successfully coached numerous other sports in strength and conditioning, so he represents a wealth of knowledge on the subject of improving athletic performance. Enjoy!

Don Ricci is the owner of Delta Weightlifting in Sacramento, California. Don was a 2-time National Champion in Water Polo, and saw some training time with the US National Water Polo team. Don later served as a coach at Waxman’s Gym in Los Angeles, before opening his own gym. Don has since become one of the premier weightlifting minds in the country. This episode is full of knowledge, and you won’t want to miss it!

Dane has a great conversation with elite throws coach Lucais Mackay. Lucais is currently the head throws coach at Penn State, where he has coached numerous All-Americans. Lucais was a high level thrower in several disciplines, but primarily hammer, throwing for USC and Georgia, as well as post-collegiately. Lucais has a wealth of knowledge about the throws from both the athlete and coach perspectives. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

Arete Throws is one of the most prominent throws training groups in the country, and today, Dane has the pleasure of sitting down with Erik Johnson, the head coach of Arete Throws. Erik had a successful career throwing for UCLA, followed by a post-collegiate stint working with legends like Art Venegas and Mac Wilkins. Erik now coaches many throwers of all levels, including National Championship-qualifying discus thrower Jason Harrell. Dane and Erik talk lifting, practice plans, and more in this episode, so be sure to listen and take some notes!

As we move toward championship season in high school and collegiate track and field, Dane and Noah sit down to tackle some key questions about training as athletes approach big meets. Take a listen and enjoy!

It's April, and that can only mean one thing. Outdoor track is back, baby! In this first episode back from a bit of a late-winter break, Dane discusses the opening of the track season here at Garage Strength, as well as some technical points for athletes to keep in mind as they begin their season. Enjoy and look for more technique talk throughout the season!

Cation Exchange Capacity. If you were perplexed by that phrase, and interested in learning about it and its relationship to farming, listen in to this episode. Dane and Brooks are back again, discussing more of what makes Brooks' farm tic and how both he and Dane have developed and improved their farming knowledge and skills over time. Enjoy!

This is a special episode. Dane got the chance to sit down with 2-time World Champion Reese Hoffa and talk shop. Reese boasts a PR of 22.43m, as well as holding the all-time record for marks at or above 21m. Take a listen if you want to get an inside scoop on what it takes to be one of the best American shot putters of all time!

This episode of Dane’s Platform features David Blair, Paralympian in the discus. David was born with a club foot, and told he would never lead a fully functional life. Instead, David taught himself how to throw the discus in high school and won a state championship in Utah en route to earning a scholarship to Weber State University. David still holds the University’s school record in the hammer throw, and it second all time in the discus. David did not even learn about his Paralympic eligibility until he had spent 16 years away from the sport. 6 months after that, he medaled at the World Championships and then followed that with a Paralympic Gold the following season. David is a wealth of throwing knowledge as well as inspiration for achievement of any kind. Take a listen and enjoy!

It's a family affair in episode 16, as Dane takes some time with his older brother, Brooks. Brooks is a former aerospace engineer who turned to sustainable farming. Brooks owns and operates North Mountain Pastures in Newport, PA, and is mastering the art of responsible farming.

We've got a great one here. Croatian Man-of-All-Talents Stipe Zunic takes some time to let Dane pick his brain on an illustrious athletics career. Starting as a junior World Champion kickboxer, Stipe moved on to the javelin, a discipline in which he earned All-American status. After deciding to pursue the shot put, Stipe became an All-American, National Record Holder, Olympian, and World Medalist in that event. Even if you aren't a thrower, this is a great chance to get a look into the mind and preparation of a world-class athlete. Enjoy!

In another recap episode, Dane sits down with Noah and Sam Mattis to take a look back at the past weekend, spent in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Grand Valley Big Throws Clinic. Dane speaks on the lectures he gave in the clinic, and all three discuss the throwing competitions that took place over the weekend.

For this episode, Dane and Noah sit down and discuss the Garage Strength team's recent performance at the American Open Finals in Anaheim, California. Fresh off the plane, Dane breaks down the performance of each lifter who competed, and gives a great behind the scenes look at managing athletes at a national-caliber meet.

This episode is a special one. World Bronze-Medalist Freestyle wrestler Nick Gwiazdowski sits down with Dane to talk wrestling, the championship mentality, and dealing with adversity. Nick is one of Garage Strength's most accomplished athletes, and he is a wealth of knowledge on what it is like to be an elite athlete, and what it takes to become one.

In this episode, Dane sits down again with Noah Kennedy White in order to take on the ultimate internet fitness trend: functional fitness. The gauntlet is thrown down, and Dane takes to an anthropological perspective to break down "evolutionary perspectives" on training. Afterward, Dane and Noah cover some more realistic ideas of what functional training is, and how athletes should handle the surplus of information that is available to them now. Enjoy!

Dane spent time interviewing Dan “The Lyme Hack” Lennon on today’s episode of Dane’s Platform. Dan Lennon is an up and coming Lyme researcher that also applies his research to help others improve their symptoms and health. Dan will be featured on a Ted Talk in the near future and is one of the bright young minds in the Lyme community!! Listen and learn about how these two both dealt with Lyme disease and continue to overcome the setbacks this infection creates for the human body.

In this episode, Dane sits down with Noah Kennedy White, one of the newest Garage Strength athletes. Noah was a thrower at the University of Pennsylvania, once earning All-American honors and winning the Ivy League title in the discus in 2017. Dane and Noah take a look back at their respective careers and discuss what things they would do differently and what they would do the same. Their trip down memory lane provides some awesome insights into common training pitfalls at various points in an athlete’s life, and will hopefully help our listeners avoid making these mistakes themselves!

This week's guest is Trevor Stutzman, a former thrower for Messiah College and throws coach for Toledo. Trevor now works with Dane as a coach at Garage Strength. Trevor was a strong collegiate thrower, earning three All-American honors in his time at Messiah College. Trevor and Dane discuss aspects of throwing at the collegiate and post-collegiate levels, as well as coaching athletes at many different experience levels. Enjoy!

For this episode, we have guest Scott Cappos, the throws coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Scott has over 20 years of experience coaching the throws, and has developed more than 100 NCAA Qualifiers in his career, as well as a NCAA National Champion in only his 2nd year with the program. Dane and Scott speak on everything from differences between training men and women to classic strength benchmarks for world-class throwers. Scott is truly a wealth of throwing knowledge and he is happy to share with us. Enjoy!

Last week, Garage Strength had the pleasure of hosting Hunter Schiers, a junior thrower for the Winthrop Eagles completing his job shadowing assignment with our very own Dane Miller. Hunter had the chance to observe and participate in the training happening at Garage Strength, and was able to make a guest appearance on Dane's Platform to ask all of the questions an exercise science major would want to ask an elite coach! If you've ever had a question for Dane, chances are good it was answered in this episode. Enjoy!

In Episode 5 of Dane's Platform, Dane looks at the intricacies of managing an athlete from the beginning of their athletic career through the end of it. From youth to senior, and junior high to post-collegiate, Dane breaks down the steps to handling those major transition moments, and the major pitfalls the coach-athlete tandem might find along the way.

In this episode, Dane touches on the importance of the ability to learn from situations that just don't go our way. No one who has ever really tried has a 100% success rate, and a huge component of improvement is learning from your failures. Tune in to hear Dane's take. Enjoy!

This special episode of Dane's platform features the Earth Fed Muscle team discussing the science behind the Nocturnal line of EFM supplements--Casein and ZMA

In this episode, Dane touches on his diverse athletic background, and how it has impacted his life and his coaching.

In this episode, Dane touches on the ubiquity of phones and social media around training environments, their drawbacks, and their potential benefits as well.