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Today's podcast features Laurent Meuwley. Laurent is the Head Coach for sprints, hurdles, and relays for the Netherlands. A former Swiss national coach and European Athletics Coach of the Year, he's known for guiding world-class athletes like Femke Bol and Dutch relay teams, pioneering the “Flyers vs. Diesels” sprint-type analogy and his comprehensive approach to training. Often in sprinting and speed training education, we get a small piece of the equation based on our social media algorithms or our immediate training culture. To fully understand speed training, we must look at both speed and environmental coaching concepts that span cultures. On today's podcast, Laurent discusses speed building on the level of the weight room, overspeed, speed endurance, and individual training factors. Laurent also talks about building a relay-based culture and a powerful training environment, along with many more nuances of building elite sprinters. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's GymStudio. For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. (https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/) Timestamps 2:31- Team Dynamics and Specialties in Athletics 21:15- Enhancing Speed with Rear Leg Propulsion 24:43- Efficient Cluster Training for Hypertrophy Goals 29:54- Explosive Training with Kaiser Machines and Variations 31:59- Individualized Sprint Training for Speed Development 35:12- Speed Reserve Optimization in Sprint Training 41:44- Individualized Training Approaches for Sprinters' Profiles 52:37- Aerobic System Impact on 400m Running 54:38- Optimizing Nervous System through Training Schedule Quotes (4:50) "In the second phase of the preparation, athletes are working more on individual exercises. And those are based on a test they do called the tensomeography test, where we check all the muscles individually and see how fast or slow they are, how strong or weak they are, how quickly they react, they can be activated or not." - Laurent Meuwly (13:14) "Because a lot of strength program are thought in terms of which muscles are specifically used for the movement. But we also have to think in which kind of muscle contraction, what kind of Muscle contraction is then used and for different muscle groups it's a different contraction. It might be concentric for some, eccentric for others, isometric for some muscles. So in the specific work this needs to be taken into account." - Laurent Meuwly (16:37) "If I take a hamstring exercise, when someone has struggled to activate the hamstrings quick enough, they might have an exercise where they are standing, laying on their shoulders up, one leg on the skateboard, the other leg in the air and they have to bring the skateboard back and forth under their butt as fast as possible." - Laurent Meuwly (22:07) "The propulsion phase is really important in running and especially in sprinting." - Laurent Meuwly (23:43) "The individualization in the gym is more to the way athletes are reacting in terms of hypertrophy. Some athletes would go a bit quicker away from max strength exercises, hypertrophy to be more in a velocity-based training, more in power than in strength development." - Laurent Meuwly (33:00) "I think in Europe we are using overspeed quite more than in the US at least in track and field, I would say every 10 to 14 days." - Laurent Meuwly (42:20) "A “flyer”, an athlete who is more speed based needs to be fast. And because speed is his or her strength, they also are going to recover from speed or even strength or whatever stimulates highly the nervous system quicker than athletes who are more endurance based and who are less talented for speed." - Laurent Meuwly

In this episode, we dive deep into pelvic stability and its critical role in hamstring injury recovery and speed training. We discuss the importance of understanding sagittal plane mechanics, including how torso angle and pelvic tilt affect hamstring length under high-speed movements.We also explore the groundbreaking work of experts like Johan Lahti, Jurdan Mendiguchia, and JB Morin, and how their research is reshaping the way we approach rehab and return-to-play strategies for athletes.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

This episode is the sixth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Danny Foley of RudeRock Strength. Stuart and Danny talk about the Spectrum of Human Performance, Where he learend the most about Culture, The Boundaries between Strenght, Movement and Readiness    ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

In this episode of the CMW I am joined by Kyle Keese who is the Director of S&C Denton Guyer for over 17 years. Denton is a high school located in Texas and is one of the most successful programs in the state. Kyle is a no-nonsense coach who gets right to the point in this episode.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Episode 183: In this episode of the Sports Science Insights Podcast, powered by Inform Performance and hosted by Steve Barrett, we're joined by Mitch Cholewinski, Coordinator of Football Sports Science at the University of Nebraska. Now in his second season with the Cornhuskers, Mitch plays a key role in collaborating with strength & conditioning, athletic medicine, and coaching staff to monitor workload and enhance athlete performance. Before Nebraska, Mitch served as Associate Director of Applied Sports Science at the University of Texas, where he helped shape data-driven performance systems for the Longhorns' football program. Topics Discussed: What sports science looks like in college football The importance of recovery strategies in a demanding football environment Blood flow restriction training (BFR) – how it's used and why it matters Tune in for a unique behind-the-scenes look at how sports science is integrated into elite college football programs to maximize athlete performance and recovery. - Where you can find Mitch: •⁠  LinkedIn •⁠ Google Scholar •⁠ X - Sponsors VALD: makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training. Hytro: The world's leading Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearable, designed to accelerate recovery and maximise athletic potential using Hytro BFR for Professional Sport. Teambuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out. -  Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody Steve Barrett  Pete McKnight

Today's podcast features Anthony Cockrill. Anthony is the Director of Volleyball Sports Performance and Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance at SMU. Previously at the University of Houston, he's coached athletes across multiple sports and has a strong focus on explosive strength development, getting notable vertical jump training results with volleyball athletes. There are different layers to the strength equation, and not all types of lifting will offer equal adaptation for athletes. In understanding key differences between full and partial ranges, as well as a focus on the concentric, isometric, and eccentric adaptations to the lift, we can better design a program that allows athletes a maximal bandwidth to adapt to the demands (and chaos) of their sport. On today's podcast, Anthony discusses the nuts and bolts of his training program, with a specific focus on squatting methods, range of motion concepts, and building strength, particularly through the eccentric phases of a lift. He also covers yearly planning, plyometrics, gymnastics, in-season training, and the physiology concepts behind his methods. This was an informative, and incredibly practical podcast on all things vertical jump and explosive strength development for athletes. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's GymStudio. For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. (https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/) Timestamps 11:30- Enhancing Squat Mechanics with Zercher Squats 17:07- Heel Elevation for Enhanced Squat Performance 19:32- Enhancing Back Squat Performance Through Torso Training 29:00- Eccentric Overload Back Squat Training for Volleyball 31:23- Deep End Range Exercises for Volleyball Performance 38:05- Optimizing Strength Through Deep Range Training 40:58- Enhancing Strength Through Deep Range Isometrics 44:33- Deep Squat Training for Enhanced Strength 46:26- Enhancing Strength Through Deep Squat Positions 55:29- Enhancing Athlete Performance Through Gymnastic Movements 1:06:05- Utilizing Muscle Spindles and Titan for Power 1:06:05- Eccentric Emphasis for Enhanced Athletic Performance 1:09:21- Enhancing Performance Through Deep Range Plyometrics 1:21:56- Optimizing Performance: Athletic Training Strategies Quotes (13:00) "The torso is always the limiting factor when trying to load the legs." - Anthony Cockrill (14:30) "I've moved away from a ton of front squatting. I do do it, but only maybe for a three-week period. I used to do it like exclusively instead of Zerchers, but It's a little more technical than a Zercher as far as like getting kids into that front rack position." - Anthony Cockrill (15:58) (For Zercher Squats) "The fat bar is obviously like the more surface area, the more you're touching it kind of dissipates that pain in the elbow from the thin bar. But if you don't have fat thick bars. Yeah, we'll just use fat grips." - Anthony Cockrill (21:00) "Within the Zercher and you're like protracting those shoulder blades out and the amount of like stress you get within the upper back and in the rhomboids, that's probably the area most kids like feel it the most within those first three weeks. Because again most people are really underdeveloped between the shoulder blades." - Anthony Cockrill (31:30) "We do a ton of single leg as we get in season." - Anthony Cockrill (35:50) "The biggest range of motion movements that are probably gonna, from A structural standpoint involve the most amount of contractile tissue." - Anthony Cockrill (40:40) "The idea is to have a massive bandwidth to handle chaos. So I think if you can get into those deep end ranges and not just produce force, but various forces, whether it's leveraging,

In this 6-minute deep dive, Dr. Jason Weber and I break down a real-world case where an athlete was medically cleared post-ACL reconstruction (patella tendon graft), but performance testing told a different story.After a few run-throughs, SpeedSig data flagged something off—significantly reduced vertical force production. That led to a closer look, and sure enough, the issue was a symptomatic patella tendon that hadn't been fully rehabbed.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Coach Amanda Berg has 17 years Physical Education Teacher/Strength and Conditioning Coach at Dassel-Cokato and talks about how to make meaningful change in our field is. She has a unique experience being at one place for almost 2 decades!___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

This episode is the fifth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Javier Miller-Estrada, Co-Owner of Ignite Performance. Stuart and Javier talk Movement and Skill Acquisition, Short-Term vs Long-Term Development, the Athlete System, learning "How to Cook" as a Coach ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

Today's podcast features Bren Veziroglu. Bren is a movement educator, blending scientific principles with personal exploration in his teaching. He has studied globally with top instructors across disciplines, emphasizing scalability, engagement, and physicality in his approach. Bren is an outspoken proponent of the constraint-led approach to sport, particularly in the martial arts. In many sports and strength training programs, skill development is often reduced to rigid drills and dry repetition. While foundational qualities like strength and endurance can be trained straightforwardly, complex skills require a richer, more dynamic approach—one that embraces the full range of movement our bodies are capable of. Research consistently supports a learner-centered, constraint-led method as being more effective for long-term learning and performance. In this episode, Bren dives into the integration of traditional strength and mobility work with dynamic movement and motor learning concepts. He shares practical insights on skill acquisition, mobility, jump training, and the role of partner-based work in foundational strength exercises—offering a fresh perspective on how we can build more effective and engaging training environments. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's GymStudio. For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. (https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/) Timestamps 2:00- Bren's Background in Athletics, Strength Training, and Movement 15:50- What “Movement” Concepts Can Offer a Traditional Sport or Sports Performance Practice 22:18- Levels of Richness and Time-Efficiency in Standard Training Exercises and the Impact of Movement Games 30:57- Dynamic Target-Reaching Exercises for Enhanced Mobility 34:37- Dynamic Partner-Assisted Exercises for Injury Prevention 45:16- Dynamic Jumping Training for Enhanced Athletic Performance 45:16- Dynamic Warm-Up Challenges for Better Athlete Engagement 46:00- Movement Variability, Differential Learning and Improved Athletic Outcomes 1:00:14- Partner Training Strength and Performance Concepts Quotes (7:00) "The whole paradigm of you just build your physical attributes, and you can use them on the field in sport, was so clearly not what I was experiencing." - Bren Veziroglu (20:00) "On one end of the polarization, you have FRC, you are going to lock everything down… it's great, but it takes an enormous amount of time, versus mobility games are the total opposite of that." - Bren Veziroglu (46:06) "What are compensations if not the skill of self-organization?" - Bren Veziroglu (50:19) "There's one speed skating study he did and one of the variations is literally listed is like, do a pirouette before the start. Like they're doing a sprint. Do a pirouette. And so that's how wide these variations can be." - Bren Veziroglu (1:00:30) "Those (partner guided) mobility tasks. I think those are enormous when we're getting more out of it. Should be easier to recover from. Should be lower injury risk, should be more fun. I mean, big wins." - Bren Veziroglu (1:02:46) "If you're just developing the strength and you're never applying it to like, how do I lift another person? Not so useful maybe." - Bren Veziroglu About Bren Veziroglu Bren Veziroglu is a movement educator with over 11 years of experience teaching in both private and group settings. He utilizes a unique interdisciplinary approach that blends modern scientific understanding with personal exploration and constant refinement and testing. He has traveled the world to study intensively with many of the world's greatest teachers in a wide variety of disciplines. His academic and physical practices inform his teaching style,

In this episode Dr. Jason Weber and I dive deep into running mechanics for team sport athletes—who don't always sprint in a straight line. Are traditional drills like A-skips, B-skips, and high knees actually improving speed and agility, or are they outdated for multidirectional sports?___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

I am not endorsing GOATA. I say this at the beginning of this episode and want to say it again, I know Rick Stanzi from our Iowa Football connection. He works for GOATA. I had a convo with him and Gary about what they think and believe. I do not agree with most of what they say/said. You will hear me disagree with and question them multiple times in this conversation. What you wont hear is me, Rick, or Gary be rude to one another when we talk and disagree with one another. People can disagree on a topic and still be kind to one another. I will say it again, I do not think GOATA "laws" are correct. Yes training the foot is important. Yes the head is important, so are the eyes as they drive sensory input. But the notion of columns, spirals, reverse locomotion, etc... I do not agree with, nor do I think they make sense. Tried and true S&C that has been applied with: Speed/agility work on the field/courtWeight room lifting with: proper periodization for athletes based on training age, movement ability, prior injury, sport, position on sport Conditioning work on and off feet (again depending on time of year).To cherry pick and say GOATA and what they teach violates the principles of S&C that are how athletes train, get stronger, faster, more powerful, better shape and stay healthy for decades. You hear me say this in the episode. ___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Washington Nationals, Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach and Rehab Coach. Design, coordinate, and implement a periodized lifting program throughout the season, individualizing for specific player and position needs.Injury Rehab for MLB and MiLB players, which includes return-to-play, designing progressive rehab programs specific to the player and their injury, and coordinating with the physical therapist, athletic training staff, and coaching staff.Work in conjunction with pitching and hitting staff and coordinators to help refine the biomechanics and movement of our pitcher's deliveries and hitter's swings.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Today's podcast features Mike Bruno. Mike is the Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance at Clemson University. Mike has both a sports performance and massage therapy background, with an approach influenced heavily by Bill Hartman's biomechanical model. He has worked with a wide variety of sports, including track and field, and currently oversees golf and tennis at Clemson. Human movement is composed of more than just muscle and neural signals. It is also heavily influenced by athletes' strategies to move pressure through their unique skeletal structures. By understanding the role of structure on speed and movement abilities, we can also better understand ideal training modalities and progressions for each athlete. On today's episode, Mike speaks on speed and power training through the lens of pressure management and skeletal structure. He talks about different structural archetypes and their needs in the weightroom, as well as how these archetypes lend to various performance outputs on the field of play (focusing on track speed and performance). With many anecdotes from the world of track and field, this episode draws numerous links between strength, speed and individual training factors. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and Lila Exogen Wearable Resistance Gear. For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. (https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/) Timestamps 2:01- Optimizing Athletic Performance through Biomechanics 8:19- Optimizing Speed Through Internal Body Dynamics 11:33- Dynamic Insights from Athlete Force Plate Analysis 16:48- Optimizing Jumping Performance with Pressure Techniques 25:34- Optimizing Athletic Performance Through Heavy Bilateral Squatting 27:47- Structural Analysis for Tailored Athletic Training Programs 30:09- Track and Field Performance Based on Pelvic Adaptations 39:21- Infrastructural Angles Influence Athletic Training Specialization 40:53- Structural Archetypes: Tailoring Training for Performance 48:18- Individual Structure Influence on Training Optimization 1:01:33- Enhanced Athletic Performance through Triphasic Training 1:09:03- Long-Term Physical Qualities Enhancement in Athletes 1:21:26- Managing Pressures and Gravity in Track Training Quotes (12:19) "(In a vertical jump) The faster they drop, the quicker it would pop up." - Mike Bruno" (14:04) "If you take it like five singles, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop is going to be different on the pelvic floor and give you a different output than a banded oscillatory squat." - Mike Bruno" (19:20) “The higher your VO2 max, the thinner your diaphragm, which I thought was a very interesting thing, but it lends on the like. Wrestlers are the highest. All they're doing is pressurizing and they're playing like hand fighting. That's all they're doing is being. Judo was the second one. Sprinters were the third one” - Mike Bruno (31:34) "Your structure dictates quite literally everything." - Mike Bruno (37:06) "The fluid hit the top and it suspended them. So if you ever watch someone jump and they jump unbelievable, it looks like they just kind of get suspended up there. It's like, oh, that's the fluid hitting the top." - Mike Bruno (00:37:19)" (46:33) "One of the best things, you know, is if you don't do complexes, especially with an indicator or something where you're seeing the result, you miss the opportunity to get a lot of connections." - Joel Smith (1:00:40) “A lot of times in my setting, I have athletes that come in, they have their, their connective tissues too stiff and it doesn't store at all. And so you're like, you're really powerful, but we can't get into good positions on the track or we can't...

Dr. Jason Weber joins me on this episode to talk about ground contact time of maximal velocity sprinting. He helps unpack how horizontal and vertical forces impact max velo running. Athletes need to apply force in both direction for best stride length and frequency.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

This episode is the fourth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Univeristy of Kansas Men's Basketball Director of Performance Dr. Ramsey Nijem. Stuart and Ramsey talk Experiencing the Mountaintop, New NCAA Realities, Mapping out Coaching Philosophy, Sharing Information ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

In this episode I speak with Coach Jon Lynch who is the Stafford Fitness Center Director / Strength & Conditioning Coach at St. Lawrence University. Jon and I worked in the CAA together from 2018-2023. In this episode we catch up since we last spoke on the CMW. He also shares with me how he was able to design and open a brand new weight room at St. Lawrence. Jon actually shares his screen to show exact blueprints to help coaches out. So you will want to go to YouTube for the video.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Episode 180: In this episode of our Sports Science Insights Podcast, powered by Inform Performance, host Steve Barrett speaks to Aman Singh Shergill, Head of Innovation and Performance Scientist for a Premier League & Champions League club. With a background in both applied and academic sport science, Aman is also completing his PhD at the University of Chester, making him a leading expert in technology-driven performance solutions. Topics Discussed: Aman's journey into sport science and innovation The evolution of sport science and its impact on elite performance The role of technology in modern sport science practice Are we using too much technology? – Finding the right balance The 4 Pillars of implementation for effective tech use in sport The future of technology in sports – Where are we headed? - Where you can find Aman: •⁠  LinkedIn •⁠ ResearchGate •⁠ X - Sponsors VALD: makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training. Hytro: The world's leading Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearable, designed to accelerate recovery and maximise athletic potential using Hytro BFR for Professional Sport. Teambuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out. -  Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody Steve Barrett  Pete McKnight

Erica Ziel is a pilates instructor with over 20 years experience working with gen pop and athletes a like. She is also my pilates instructor and has greatly helped me with my hip health. In this episode find out why this is something you should look into to help your athletes.Learn more about her here: https://www.ericaziel.com/___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Dr. Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, three-time New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling co-author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, Ready to Run and Built to Move, speaker, and co-founder of The Ready State, the world's most comprehensive collection of guided movement, mechanics, and mobility instructional videos.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

In today's solo episode, I break down 10 essential keys to building a well-rounded athletic performance program. These programming elements are often overlooked or omitted in favor of a more "machine-based" training approach. I'll cover both the specifics of sets, reps, and training structures, as well as key principles that enhance stimulation, learning, engagement, and focus—crucial components for an athlete's overall experience. By refining both stimulation and the athlete's attentional "spotlight," we can create training that feels more dynamic, engaging, and effective. The keys to a more complete program, are as follows: Embrace Constraints and Limitations Study Physical Education (Instead of only “Sport Science”) Integrate Rhythm and Music Work Polarities and Waves Use Complexes Embrace Uncertainty Understand the Performer Environment Relationship Test and Use Leaderboards Use Risk Train Yourself Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and the LILA Exogen Wearable Resistance Training Sleeves. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/ Timestamps 2:00- Embrace Constraints and Limitations 7:45- Study PE (Movement and learning-driven vs. output and data-driven) 13:30- Incorporate Rhythm and Music into Training 18:00- Work Polarities/Waves (Jay S) 28:00- Use Complexes 39:30- Embrace Uncertainty 44:30- Performer environment relationship 50:00- Test and Use Leaderboards 56:30- Use Risk 1:02:30- Train Yourself About Joel Smith Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports and is a sports performance and track coach in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joel hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast and has authored several books and coaches in both the high school and private sectors. Joel was a strength coach for 8 years at UC Berkeley, working with the Swim teams and post-graduate professional swimmers, as well as tennis, water polo, and track and field. A track coach of 17 years, Joel coached for the Diablo Valley Track and Field Club for 7 years and also has 6 years of experience coaching on the collegiate level, working at Wilmington College, and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse. He is currently coaching high jump at Milford High School. Joel has coached 4 national champions, multiple All-Americans, and NCAA record holders in track and field. In the realm of strength and conditioning, his programs have assisted 5 athletes to Olympic berths that produced 9 medals and a world record performance at Rio in 2016.

In this podcast Dr. Jason Weber talks about injuries and sprinting. Find out how coaches need to understand the full medical history of their athletes before assessing how the athlete sprints. Athletes with major surgery and injury will run different than everyone else. (often times they have big differences between sides).___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

This episode is the third in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Notre Dame Director Football of Performance Loren Landow. Stuart and Loren talk Landow Performance, NFL Staff Ratings, Saturating Deceleration, Problem Solving ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

This BONUS episode is with Dr. John McMahon, the Director of Research and Education at Hawkin Dynamics.He is also an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Salford, where he previously worked for more than a decade as a biomechanics researcher and educator. John has authored over 100 published journal articles and has presented his force assessment research at multiple international conferences spanning the fields of strength and conditioning, sports biomechanics, and sports science.John has been using sports technology to assess athletes since 2008 and he has personally coordinated and led Hawkin Dynamics force plate assessments at 25 professional football (soccer) and rugby clubs since 2021 alone. In 2023, John was awarded Educator of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and he currently serves on the NSCA Foundation's grant committee.___SCN Guide to using force plates and document to display data: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/force-plate___Blog on how I got Hawkin Dynamics force plates for no cost to my athletic department: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/Hawkin_Dynamic_Force_Plates_SCN___Hawkin Dynamics Asymmetry Report: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/blog/asymmetry-report___John McMahon Researchgate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Mcmahon-8___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Andrew Rafferty is the head S&C coach at S&C Clinton Public Schools down in Mississippi. He was the 2023 NHSSCA Miss State HS Coach of The Year and the 2024 NHSSCA Southeast Regional Coach of The Year. He also has a sweet handlebar mustache!In this convo we talk about his journey into high school S&C and how he sees this area of S&C growing. Andrew is a GREAT down to earth dude that loves to coach and impact kids. In this convo you will meet one of the most down to earth and smart coaches.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

This episode is the second in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Atlanta Falcons Director of Performance John Griffin. Stuart and John talk Isometrics, Leading a Large Team, What Young Coaches need to know about Coaching in the NFL and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

Today's podcast features Steffan Jones. Steffan is a trailblazing fast-bowling coach and ex-pro cricketer, known for his integrative, creative, data-backed training methods. A former Somerset and Kent bowler with over 200 wickets, he's the last dual-sport pro from English cricket and rugby. With degrees in Sports Science and coaching certifications, Jones founded Pacelab, blending biomechanics and constraint-led training. He's coached for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and joined Ludimos in 2024 as Strategic Advisor, pushing fast bowling into the future. Among the various training sub-modalities, isometric work stands out as a low-risk, high-reward method that minimally interferes with an athlete's high-speed capabilities on the field. In today's episode, Steffan explores a range of topics related to isometric training and athletic performance, with a special focus on fast-bowling velocity. He discusses both long-duration and overcoming isometrics, offering insights on how to incorporate these techniques into sport-specific training programs. Additionally, Steffan delves into complex training methods, pre-fatigue strategies for elastic output, and collision-based training concepts. This episode emphasizes key principles for blending general strength with elite sport performance. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and the LILA Exogen Wearable Resistance Training Sleeves. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/ Timestamps 5:46- Enhancing Fast Bowling with Isometric Exercises 7:21- Enhancing Performance Through Isometric Exercises 14:09- Balancing Specificity and General Strength Training for Athletes 18:39- Optimizing Recovery with Long Isometric Holds 28:12- Optimizing Performance Through Isometric Training Fundamentals 34:17- Optimizing Performance Through Tailored Bowling Training 40:32- Isometric Training for Enhanced Joint Stiffness 54:30- Integration of Strength and Conditioning in Coaching Quotes (15:36) "The only true specific thing you can do is your skill itself." (18:41) "A lot of people don't understand that the long isos, when you get fit enough, strong enough, resilient enough, they're actually recovery." (23:11) "Anything below 80% intensity, the brain sees as a different skill." (37:34) "But my back foot contact, because that's a long ground contact time, my back foot contact around the ankle is short duration." (39:02) "That's the problem with isometrics. Unless you've got a sort of a dynamometer or a force deck, You have no knowledge of results. So it's pretty boring and the brain switches off as such. But yeah, obviously I use different stuff. I use G Strength and Remaker and all those (to measure force)” (47:30) "And collisions are not going to be improved by doing concentric work. Collisions are going to be improved by doing eccentric and isometric work." (52:35 "If I have a knee-dominant bowler who's who takes a long time to get warm, who's who's fast twitch or their intermediate fibers do most of the work. They never get to their fast twitch fibers. So then a pre fatigue complex would be great for them. And they go really do a, do a set of 10 squats and then expect them to bowl. Yeah, it works. Do us do a 200 meter run and then expect them to do an explosive bowl. But have you tried that? That is such a great feeling." About Steffan Jones Steffan Jones is a globally renowned fast-bowling coach, celebrated for his innovative, science-driven approach to cricket performance. A former professional cricketer, Jones played as a fast-medium bowler for Somerset, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, and Kent,

Ever had to sprint while holding onto a lacrosse stick, field hockey stick, or pole vault? It is not easy! Learn some key considerations from Dr. Jason Weber for athletes and coaches in this clip.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

I met Christian at the NSCA Coaches conference in Jan 2025. Christian Brown, begins his fourth year at Copiah-Lincoln Community College Athletics (Co-Lin) as the Director of Strength and Conditioning. Brown is a 2013 graduate of Co-Lin as a student-athlete (football). Brown is also a two-time graduate of Alcorn State University with a bachelor's degree in biology/pre-physical therapy and a master's in sports administration.During his time at Co-Lin, Brown's major desire is to inspire as well as maintain long-term success and longevity of healthy athletes across the various sports. Christian is one of the most positive people I have ever met. At Co-Lin they are an AMAZING set up with some awesome things coming in the future. ___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Carissa Gordon Gump is the Executive Director of the NSCA Foundation. She has previously worked for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Weightlifting, serving as their Associate Executive Director for Business & Development, as well as the USA Weightlifting Foundation Executive Director.Gump is a 2008 Olympian in the sport of weightlifting, an American Record holder, National Champion, Pan American Champion, All-American, World Team member and USA Weightlifting & New England Weightlifting Hall of Fame member.In this episode I speak with her about the pressure competing on the national stage. We dive into how this pressure can make people perform and others crack. We also talk about life after the Olympics and finding your next calling.___From our sponsors:TeamBuildr

This episode is the first in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our first guest is none other than Les Spellman from Spellman Performance. Stuart and Les talk Combine Training, Managing a Large Team, Les' Learning Process and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 21. https://altis.world/altis-speed-summit/ We hope you enjoy this episode, check back for more episodes soon - and come join Stuart, Les and many more speakers at the most impactful speed event ever! Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.  

Re-Run Episode. Original Release Date Feb 2024We had the CEO of SpeedSig on the CMW this week. Dr. Jason Weber worked in high level sport for over two decades. He was a head strength and conditioning coach, and later became a high performance director for over 12 years at one club. This will show you that he has skin in the game. He knows what people running departments want and need. Speed Sig helps departments get individualized speed data in addition to the GPS metrics of volume, density, and intensity. ___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Today's podcast features Jeremy Frisch. Jeremy is the Director of Athletic Performance at Teamworks Sports Center in Acton, Massachusetts, specializing in youth athletic development. The former owner of Achieve Performance Training, Jeremy is a field leader in youth movement, physical literacy, and long-term athletic development. Jeremy has been a frequent podcast guest and is a source of constant inspiration for training not only younger athletes but those of all ages. We live within a broken modern sports system (in most countries). Much of sports performance, and athletic development follows suit. Formalized speed training designed for older athletes tends to get pushed down on children far too early. Athletes are continually denied the chance to be athletes, to be autonomous movers, decision makers, and experience the full joy of sport. Not only this, but in that deprivation, we cut ourselves off from the fullness of what we could consider speed training, for any athlete. On today's episode, Jeremy speaks on key principles to driving intent and multi-lateral ability in speed training for young athletes, and as they progress through their careers along with the pitfalls of early intensification and “speed training” kids like adults. He also covers many elements of athletic development, such as rhythm, crawling, rolling, strength training, and the development of aerial ability. All this, along with a discussion on the motivation factors of 80's training movies, was an enjoyable conversation with Jeremy Frisch that is fundamental to the long-term development of athletes. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio. For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. (https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/) Timestamps 1:59- Enhancing Athletic Performance with Powerball Game 7:01- Engaging Youth in Interactive Speed Training Exercises 9:33- Developmental Progression Through Play and Training 14:53- Innovative Solutions Through 80s Constraints 17:00- Fundamental Elements for Speed in Children 28:46- Fundamental Movement Activities for Youth Athletes 39:29- Joyful Motivation: Igniting Passion in Youth Sports 46:59- Engaging Athletic Training with Interactive Games 49:32- Engaging Activities Enhance Training Intent 54:04- Adapting Techniques in Enhanced Relay Races 56:58- Foundation Building Through Early Clean Technique Practice 1:05:24- Foundational Movements for Effective Athlete Development 1:10:20- Enhancing Athletic Skills Through Varied Drills 1:21:12- Intrinsic Satisfaction in Physical Training Journeys 1:25:10- Enhancing Athletic Performance Through Rhythmic Coordination 1:31:27- Interactive Body-Scanning Dance Game for Xbox Quotes (12:37) "Expand their movement bandwidth. And the only way you can expand their movement bandwidth is by immersing them in as much movements as possible in as many ways as possible." (29:00) "If you look in like the Russia, like everyone thinks like the Russians had this like big secret, but if you look at like, you know those eastern block training, you see all the videos of black and white, like those guys are doing gymnastics and wrestling and climbing on things and doing pull ups and like just all like out in the, out in the mountains running over like jumping over rocks and stuff. It's like that's just GPP." (29:55) "If you really want to develop an athlete, it's gotta be age-appropriate and you gotta get them excited for what they're doing." (49:50) "Like everyone's, everyone's involved (in speed development) Everyone. It's just not one kid alone running on a treadmill, right? Everyone's activated, everyone's excited, everyone's laughing,

Re-Run Episode. Original Release Sept 2024.This week we are joined by a coach who has worked in: American Football, MMA, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, and Rugby. Terrence (TK) Kennell has worked with some of the best athletes in the world and on this episode of the CMW he shares with us his insights into preparing them for competition.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Episode 177: Join host Andy McDonald on our Inform Performance Podcast, for an in-depth conversation with Tom Tombleson, a renowned Strength & Conditioning Coach with extensive experience in professional rugby and elite sports. As a former professional rugby player and a lead Strength & Conditioning Coach for England Rugby, Australian Rugby Union, Manchester City FC, and GB Rugby 7's, Tom shares expert perspectives on conditioning, rehabilitation, movement mechanics, and the evolving demands of high-performance sport.   - Topics Discussed  Understanding Tendinopathy and Movement Mechanics Case Studies in Athlete Rehabilitation Navigating Movement Patterns in Athletes Identifying Subtle Signs of Athletic Issues Individualizing Player Preparation Evolving Conditioning Strategies Common Conditioning Approaches in Rugby Leveraging Strengths in Conditioning Minimum Standards & Metrics in Conditioning - Where you can find Tom: LinkedIn X (Twitter) Instagram Website -  Sponsors VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training Hytro: The world's leading Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearable, designed to accelerate recovery and maximise athletic potential using Hytro BFR for Professional Sport. TeamBuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out.  Output: is a faster, cheaper and more efficient way to test, analyze, report and program athletic performance - all in a single platform and sensor. Provide comprehensive performance evaluations with 200+ assessments spanning VBT, strength, power and movement. Validated by 10+ years of scientific research.  -  Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody Steve Barrett  Pete McKnight  

Brad Dixon is the Director of Athletics and Sports Performance, Head Football Coach, and Head Boys Track Coach at Central High School, Camp Point, IL.He has adopted sprint based football at his school and seen wins and sign ups for football increase. He has also seen a decrease in injuries and decrease in 40 yard times (kids got faster). In this episode find out how you can do the same at your school.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Today's podcast features Jon Stea. Jon is a strength and performance coach based in Vancouver with over a decade of experience developing athletes from youth to the professional level. Jon combines coaching practices with an overarching philosophy of sport and movement concepts. As modern society advances, youth sports and adult movement practices are becoming increasingly rigid and specialized. Many athletes struggle to progress in their sport and lose interest once their competitive careers end. Adults engage in community-based fitness but often miss the opportunity to explore their full movement potential and the deeper fulfillment it brings. Understanding why we train and how to empower athletes in their unique process is more crucial than ever. On today's episode, Jon speaks on building a creative, authentic coaching process that gives athletes room to fail, learn, and grow, expanding their abilities over time. He discusses the importance of connection and environment in sports training, games, and movement challenges, gets into motor learning concepts, and speaks on the overall art of coaching athletes for their long-term success. This is a conversation that our current sports, and sports performance world, demands that we have, to offer athletes room to not only be better in their sport but move and play as their authentic selves, in their chosen practice. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and the Just Fly Sports Online Courses. To learn more about the Sprint Acceleration Essentials, Elastic Essentials, or Speed ID courses, go to justflysports.thinkific.com Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to Lilateam.com View more podcast episodes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/ Timestamps 2:00- How having a personal substantial work capacity has shaped Jon's viewpoints on training 7:00- Capacity and aerobic elements in a total athletic performance program, as well as programs with a focus on explosiveness 10:30- Jon's beginnings in athletic performance 15:00- The nature of coaching education and sports performance career paths in the modern and technological age 21:30- How Jon's training process has evolved, based on athlete perception, gameplay, and the total developmental process 38:30- Insights to the creative process of game development 49:00- The use of games for more advanced athletes, to help “re-expand” movement options and facilitate a joyful training environment 55:30- How Jon's journey shifted over time, to a more games and motor learning-based approach to training 1:00:00- How and why motor learning is at the core of athletic development in a variety of training sectors Quotes 8:00 “When you work your superpower, it sets you up for easy wins” Jon Stea 21:10: “After a while, it's just about the connection you make with people. Coaching or training, whether it be through sports, strength and conditioning, or working at a gym, is just a vehicle for human connection” 24:10 “You have a lot of contact time with people in a low-stakes environment (personal training, strength and conditioning), where someone is allowed to screw up, and that's almost the point of a session, I want to see you fail, so I know where we can improve” 24:45 “We want to do a lot of things in here that you fail at, so we can do more of those things” 25:10 “You want to be your authentic self as much as possible so that athletes feel they can be that too” 30:15: “What you do doesn't matter as much as who you are (to the athletes)” 38:45 “Go over to the wall, pick up 2 pieces of equipment, and we are going to make up a game” 39:45 “I find youth athletes, that's something I've found drilled into them so much, “how do we score points, how do we win”. Rather, how do we create the most beautiful game possible?

Dr. Matt Jordan, bridges the gap between science and practice. He is a sought after presenter on sport injury prevention, training program design for elite athletes, and creating interdisciplinary high performance practitioner teams.He holds a PhD in Medical Science and a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology with a specialization in neuromuscular physiology. Matt's research focuses on neuromuscular adaptations to strength and power training, with a focus on athletes who have suffered traumatic knee injuries.Over his career, Matt was the personal strength coach to 30 World and Olympic medalists, and has worked with elite athletes in many sports including speed skating, cross country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, hockey, football, volleyball and mixed martial arts. Matt has also consulted with professional sport teams in the NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB.Learn more about Matt here: https://www.jordanstrength.com/pages-8/about/___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Episode 176: Join host Steve Barrett on our Sports Science Insights podcast powered by Inform Performance, where cutting-edge research meets real-world application in elite sports. This episode features Naomi Myhill, a Sports Science & Research Consultant with a PhD in Sports Performance, specializing in the locomotor demands of women's football. With extensive experience working with elite organizations such as The FA and City Football Group, Naomi shares evidence-based insights into the ever-evolving landscape of women's high-performance sport.   ✏️ Key Topics Discussed: ▪️From Research to Performance – How performance questions shape research directions ▪️Women's Football Insights – Training & match demands in English women's domestic football ▪️Peak Intensities vs. Averages – Rethinking training prescriptions for female athletes ▪️ Volume vs. Intensity – Are players under-exposed to the game's demands? ▪️Speed Thresholds in Women's Football – Why aren't they standardized yet? ▪️ Optimizing Performance Impact – Fast vs. methodological research approaches ▪️The Internal vs. External Load Conundrum – Managing female athlete workloads effectively - Where you can find Naomi: •⁠ LinkedIn •⁠ X/Twitter •⁠ ResearchGate - Sponsors VALD: makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training. Hytro: The world's leading Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearable, designed to accelerate recovery and maximise athletic potential using Hytro BFR for Professional Sport. Teambuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out. -  Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody Steve Barrett  Pete McKnight

Adam Feit brings more than 15 years of coaching and consulting experience with a multitude of youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional athletic teams, including the Buffalo Bills, Calgary Flames, Brooklyn Nets, and USA Olympic teams. Feit also has served as a collegiate and professional strength and conditioning coach and nutrition coordinator for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, Eastern Michigan University, University of Louisville, and The Citadel. Prior to returning to Springfield College, Feit worked as the head strength and sport psychology coach for Precision Nutrition, the largest nutrition coaching, certification, and software company in the world.Mary Kate Feit is the Assistant Professor of Strength and Conditioning / Graduate Program Director for Strength and Conditioning at Springfield College. Prior to returning to Springfield College, Feit had an extensive career in sports performance which included time spent as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Iowa and the University of Louisville as well as the adult program coordinator at Reach Your Potential Training. She enjoys making connections between the material she presents in the classroom to her practical work experience in the field of strength and conditioning.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Today's podcast features Christian Thibaudeau. Christian is a renowned strength coach with over 25 years of experience. He has worked with athletes from 28 sports, including pros and Olympians, and was Head Strength Coach at the Central Institute for Human Performance. A former national-level weightlifter and bodybuilder, he has authored multiple books and has been a prolific writer for T-Nation. He has developed the Neurotyping and Omni-Rep systems, amongst many other contributions to human performance and athletic development. The majority of training programs, particularly for athletic performance are mostly gas, and very little brakes. They work mostly propulsion while minimizing early stance and reciprocal motion capabilities. They tend to hover on external outputs and bar velocities but do little to cultivate internal awareness of one's own body. This podcast is all about the value and history of training at both isometric, lower training velocities, along with combined methods (reps + isometrics) for the sake of skilled movement performance and longevity. Christian digs into the history of the martial arts and bodyweight training methods, and goes into a variety of training techniques to round out one's weak points, maximize body awareness and build more robust athletes. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and the Lila Exogen Wearable Resistance Training Sleeves. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Main Points 5:29 - Antagonist Muscle Engagement in ISO Holds 8:51 - Optimal Movement Performance through Muscle Control 14:49 - Tendon Strengthening for Older Athletes 16:38 - Age-Related Muscle and Tendon Conditioning Exercises 20:27 - Explosiveness Maintenance Through Isometric Training 26:19 - Optimizing Performance with Plyometrics and Strength Integration 27:33 - Optimal Balance: Combining Natural Movements with Isometric Training 41:54 - Enhancing Strength Through Muscle Activation Techniques Quotes (00:23) "When you are truly skilled at an exercise, at a movement, you should be able to do it at any velocity." (09:10) "Maxick. Yes. So that also fits the bill because you are actually, you're trying to contract your muscle by using your own body as resistance. So it's a form of isometric training. And I believe that it is very valuable, especially in the earlier stage of training because I strongly believe that especially when it comes to motor learning and maybe hypertrophy, the better you are at creating tension in the proper muscle, the better results you'll get." (18:35) "I think that again, long-duration isometrics is something that's going to be very, very positive to prevent the decrease in tendon performance with older athletes." (26:40) "I work with one of the top karate athletes in the world. Like super explosive, lightning fast. And we don't lift weights. Let me correct myself. The only exercise where we lift weight is a power clean from the hang. Every form of strength work is done with a flywheel and the rest is plyometric and absorption drills." (38:00) "Don't forget that martial arts, well, especially those of the, the karate, kung fu, and family, judo, it has evolved over two to three thousands of years. And it was not just a system of combat, it was a system of getting into combat shape" (41:20) "Skill is first shown in slow movement." (43:39) "The capacity to contract and. Or relax a muscle while contracting surrounding muscles." (48:52) "I don't honestly see a method that would be more effective for rapid muscle growth than doing let's say a set of say 6 to 10 reps to failure depending on your own personal preferences and then holding for one minute loaded stretch...

Yes it is important to read research papers. However, they are not gospel. They are one of the mediums strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches need to consume. S&C coaches also need to consume textbooks, books, podcasts, webinars, etc...In this video you will watch me interview Dr. Trevor Short about his 2025 paper "Implementing the Reverse Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio Model to Improve Movement Capacity and Roster Availability: An Example Using Data from the NFL." Article DOI: 10.47206/hmrmy739This paper was published in 2025 but was based on 2015 data set. In the article Dr. Short talks about Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) and how it can help coaches plan their workload. However, the ACWR that Dr. Short talks about comes from Tim Gabbett and Tim's work was shown to be refuted/redacted due to inaccuracies. I talk about this in this SCN original blog https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/Acute-ChronicListen to two PhDs talk about research and how it impacts decisions that S&C coaches make. ___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Tony Villani from XPE took some time out of his busy day to talk with us about the combine, game speed, agility, and MUCH more. Yes Tony and his company XPE help produce the fastest times EVER at the combine (check the 40 times of who he trained).But he is more interested in game speed and agility. To him, this is the key to great performance in the NFL. And he is right when you think about it. Sit back, dive in, and enjoy this CMW with one of the best S&C coaches in our industry right now.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Today's podcast features James Wild, a Research & Development and Speed Consultant with Harlequins Rugby Club and a Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science at the University of Surrey. With expertise in biomechanics, skill acquisition, and motor learning, James has worked with athletes of all levels, including medal-winning teams at major competitions. He is also an author and holds a PhD in biomechanics and motor control of sprint acceleration. While many approaches exist for speed training, less attention is given to individual movement strategies. Athletes accelerate differently based on sport, movement background, and physical attributes. James discusses his quadrant system, which categorizes acceleration strategies based on flight/ground time and stride frequency vs. step length. He also covers injury trends, plyometrics, sprint technique, resisted sprints, motor learning, and more. It was great having James back—this episode is essential for anyone interested in speed training and individualized performance. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and the Lila Exogen Wearable Resistance Training Sleeves. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to: Lilateam.com For a Gym Studio 14-day free trial, head to gymstudio.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Main Points 3:00- Personalized Approach to Enhancing Speed Through Strength 7:25- Distinct Athletic Techniques Across Animal-Inspired Strategies 19:17- Ankle-Dominant Movement and Injury Risk Factors 26:03- Enhancing Performance Through Diverse Sports Integration 36:31- Reactive Strength Optimization for Acceleration Performance 40:24- Technique-Focused Interventions for Acceleration Enhancement 45:03- Enhancing Performance Through Technical Acceleration Cues 51:54- Enhancing Hip Muscle Strength Through Leg Swings 56:29- Tailored Loaded Resistance for Sprint Optimization 1:03:32- Personalized Training Approaches Enhancing Athlete Performance Quotes (23:29) "The importance of adaptability: In particular for team sports in what you're doing, that your footwork patterns and the conditions under which you accelerate are going to change, you know, every single time you do it." (25:00) “The field hockey players tend to adopt a bit more of a spinner type strategy where the step rate's higher, flight times lower and then with the lacrosse players it's a bit more of a, towards more of a bounder type strategy in, in comparison.” (29:15) "I think it's always useful to know their acceleration strategy. But, but that information alone doesn't mean that you intervene automatically in a specific way." (32:24) “If it was a bounder picking up repeated calf injuries during those, excuse me, during those warm up sprint efforts that they get week after week or even in the speed sessions, then we might try and get them to focus on a slightly higher step rate.” (38:30) “What I have fairly consistently found though is that when meaningful changes to those reactive strength stiffness like qualities have been made, typically through a combination of pliers and isometric work, although more along the lines of plyos, contact times typically become a bit shorter. And as a result, what you see therefore is that those player acceleration strategies often move slightly more towards bouncer or bounder strategies where contact times are short relative to their flight times.” (41:11) "Sometimes it is about trying to identify what might be relatively simple deficits from a strength perspective in an individual and going after those to change their technique as opposed to directly cuing them to do something." (57:00): “If I was gonna use sleds as a means to try and increase step rate frequency, I might generally load up heavier and there and have them sprint in a way where they're havi...

In this second installment of family life for strength coaches on the CMW, we talk about moving. This is a reality of our world - 99% of you will need to move for your first job. I did. There is nothing wrong with moving, but why don't more organizations help pay for the move? Find out what Towson told one of my colleagues when he asked for moving expense covered. ___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Cole Hergott is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC, Canada. He is entering his sixth season at TWU overseeing all 14 teams and over 300 athletes. Prior Trinity Western he spent time as an intern coach at Simon Fraser University in 2018 and student intern coach at TWU from 2015-2018. Hergott was the head strength coach at a private facility in Langley, BC, Canada, Coastal Athletics from 2016-2018 as well as strength coach at Meadowridge School in 2018. Hergott is heavily involved in the profession outside of just coaching. He was a Board Member for the Canadian Strength & Conditioning Association (CSCA) as well as an Advisory Board Member for the BC Provincial for the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). He has also written multiple articles for both Simplifaster and Teambuildr and been featured on multiple podcasts and spoken at conferences on topics ranging from speed training in large groups to developing weight room culture. A former Olympic weightlifting competitor for five years, he retired last year after the birth of his second daughter, but continues to train and stay active. He is an avid lifter and enjoys being active with his family by going for walks and bike rides with his wife kids when he is not training in the weight room.Samson EquipmentSamson Equipment provides Professional Weight Room Solutions for all your S&C needs.Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comSport KiltUse Code: TSG at SportKilt.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Episode 174: In this episode of the Sport Science Insights Podcast powered by Inform Performance, Steve Barrett sits down with Kelsey Vinson, Sports Scientist for Virginia Tech Football, to explore the evolving role of sports science in American football. Kelsey, now in her second season with the Hokies, brings a wealth of experience from her time working with teams across the ACC, SEC, and Big 12, and shares her insights on the latest trends in sports science.   ✏️Topics Discussed: ▪️What a sports science role looks like in a university football setting. ▪️The impact sports science can have on a football program, from injury prevention to performance optimization. ▪️The innovations in sports science that are shaping her work. ▪️The future of sports science in American football and where it's headed. - Where you can find Kelsey: •⁠  LinkedIn •⁠ Twitter - Sponsors VALD: makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training. Hytro: The world's leading Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearable, designed to accelerate recovery and maximise athletic potential using Hytro BFR for Professional Sport. Teambuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out. -  Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website - Our Team Andy McDonald Ben Ashworth Alistair McKenzie Dylan Carmody Steve Barrett  Pete McKnight

This conversation comes out HOT as Peter and I do not hold back when it comes to telling the truth. This is what I love about Peter, he tells it how it is - but he does so in a kind way. More S&C coaches need to do this.In the convo this week we talk about what it's like to be in charge of an entire department at such a young age (27). We also talk about the current state of S&C and how we can make the field better so everyone can get paid more and have more job security.___Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs

Today's podcast features Kevin Mulcahy. Kevin is an experienced sports and S&C coach and owner-operator of the Design the Game Project. He has worked with various sports teams, athletes, professionals, and clubs across three continents, for over 30 years. Kevin takes a multi-lateral focus on human movement, skill development, and S&C, led by a deep interest in ecological dynamics and the constraints-led approach to coaching and motor learning. Extremely common to have conversations on speed training. It is rare to have conversations on the practical integration of speed training into actual sport tactics. It's easy to hit the status quo of improving maximal lifts or running athletes through timing gates and seeing better times. It's more complex to seek an integrated model that fits speed into the constraints of the game itself, but also a more integrated, creative, and ultimately rewarding process. Today's episode explores Kevin's approach to game speed training, skill acquisition, and tactical advantages through constraints. He also discusses using games and sport variations to enhance athleticism and tactical ability. Additionally, we get into ideas on acceleration, deceleration, aerobic capacity, and sport-specific tactical demands. This episode ties together key concepts to deepen our understanding of physical preparation and athletic movement. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to Lilateam.com Kevin's Blog and Coaching Cohort Coaching Cohort Substack Blog View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Main Points 4:20- Enhancing Skill Development Through Constraints in Sports 10:02- Tactical Advantage through Speed Variation in Sports 17:11- Enhancing Athletic Performance Through Game Speed 21:41- Gaelic Football Speed Training Techniques 27:17- Enhancing Tactical Awareness through Dynamic Game Scenarios 31:46- Strategic Gaelic Football Running Drills for Performance 36:05- Individualized Basketball Training for Skill Development 52:18- Uncontrolled VO2 Running for Enhanced Fitness 56:13- Engaging Games Enhance Tactical Learning Methods 1:04:57- Instinctive Game-Reading for Enhanced Sports Performance 1:11:30- Advanced Vertical Jump Training Techniques 1:18:16- Enhancing Anaerobic Capacity in Team Athletes Quotes (5:00) “I have a few core games, like I use Olympic handball a lot, use tag rugby, we play NFL, what we call NFL, which is kind of a tag American football and all sorts of things in between” (15:40) “I mean every sport, basketball has, has really deeply worked on that over a many number of years to where I think a lot of sports steal those kind of movements from basketball” (22:17) “Acceleration is absolutely worth training. But then the constraints of the game mean that that's only going to bring you so far” (24:57) “But then I can start constraining. Does this look like the game? Are these the distances we're going to transition? How do I motivate players and incentivize players to actually go all out? How do I incentivize the defenders to. To be aggressive and try to stop the. Their, their teammates at training? So that's where I've gone the last number of years” (43:33) "Man to man for me only works if you're more athletic than the opposition. And if you're not, you have to have better tactics." (50:08) "If your intention is to get fitter, you have probably got a better chance of doing that if they enjoy it." (55:08) "If we get them turning up again motivated, we're winning." About Kevin Mulcahy Kevin is an experienced sports and S&C coach who has worked with various sports teams, athletes, professionals, and clubs across three continents for over 30 years. He is the owner-operator coach of the Design the Game Project,

This episode features performance coach and tendon specialist Jake Tuura. Jake is an experienced coach and educator focusing on athlete hypertrophy, vertical jump improvement, and patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation. He spent seven years as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach as well as time in the private training sector. Connective tissue is critical in athletic movement and performance, but its relationship to both performance and the rehab process is still evolving. New research is continually coming out that is molding our understanding of what is really happening “under the hood” in training, and how to optimize processes to maximize tendon health and performance. On today's podcast, Jake explores tendon science alongside athletic performance concepts. He covers ideas on animal tendon properties, age-related tendon changes, tendon stiffness vs. compliance, and the collagen matrix. On the performance end, Jake talks about the impacts of various training means on tendon adaptation, particularly various forms of isometric training, heavy strength training, plyometrics, and more. This was an awesome show connecting the latest tendon science with practical training solutions for healthier tendons and better athletic movement. Today's episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr's Gym Studio and the Just Fly Sports Online Courses. To learn more about the Sprint Acceleration Essentials, Elastic Essentials, or Speed ID courses, go to justflysports.thinkific.com Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to Lilateam.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Main Points 6:42- Achilles Tendon Length Disparity: Humans vs. Deer. 9:33- Tendon Regeneration Discrepancy in Wild vs. Racehorses 21:55- Golgi Tendon Organ and Training Optimization 24:39- Age-Related Changes in Tendon Properties 26:44- Collagen Production Influencing Tendon Stiffness Adaptation 28:47- Tendon Compliance Impact on Athletic Performance 40:41- Preserving Tendon Elasticity for Athletic Longevity 45:38- Reframing Tendon Pain as a Healing Signal 53:14- Optimizing Joint Rotation for Enhanced Performance 1:04:41- Tendon Health and Aerobic Fitness Relationship 1:08:01- Tendon Health Benefits of Isometrics and Lifting 1:11:17- Tendon Strain Variability in Plyometric Training 1:16:24- Enhancing Performance Through Muscle-Tendon Synchronization in Plyometrics 1:21:54- Tendon-Focused Training Periodization Strategy Quotes (7:38) "It's crazy to see how long that (deer Achilles tendon) is and how little blood flow it gets and they're able to do what they do." - Jake Tuura (12:50) “I went hunting for three months. So I didn't, I didn't jump at all. It was winter, it was icy out. And then I go back to dunking and (the patellar tendon) blows up again. So it's like the man-made tendon issues are when you change things suddenly.” - Jake Tuura (21:49) "The worst thing you can do is completely take it away and then try to hop back in. I think it's going to blow up or maybe it's going to have a serious injury." - Jake Tuura (28:10) “The tendon gets pulled on and then the tendon has a, the cells have a response to get stiffer. So like if you pull on the tendon, let's say 10% of its resting length, which is a pretty big pull on a tendon. The tendon has this, this adaptation where the cells kick out more collagen. It lays down the collagen, the tendon to get stiffer.” - Jake Tuura (37:00) “Collagen fascicles don't really extend a whole lot. Yeah, like, their strain is very minimal. And the collagen fascicles have this helical rotation, which then is again, more extendability. The helical angle decreases as you get older because the gel is drying up and it becomes more linear.” - Jake Tuura (47:00) “You have to respect the many months process where it's going to reorient t...