Speed Strength Show

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss plyometric training, including the adaptations you can derive from them and different ways they can be used. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss plyometric training, including what they are and how they were created, the stretch shortening cycle, and some factors influencing specificity. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy welcome back Navio Kwok and talk about helping athletes identify and develop tools for success including learning orientations, feedback, motivation and highlighting the process. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy welcome Navio Kwok to talk about his research in psychology and how it applies to sport and coaching. He digs into leadership, motivation, goal setting and feedback. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss de-load and recovery weeks, including their benefits, how you can maximize their effectiveness and how to schedule them. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

In part 3 of Bilateral versus Unilateral training, Braden and Tommy share the new ideas that this discussion has revealed with regards to exercise selection and periodization. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

In part 2 of Bilateral versus Unilateral training, Braden and Tommy discuss the various benefits each can provide in different situations. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss Bilateral versus Unilateral training, including how to classify these modes of exercise, the bilateral force deficit and a case for using both in your training. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss performance testing, the difference between testing and monitoring, how your data collection can inform training decisions and why it should. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

In this episode, we welcome Molly Henneberry, University of Victoria S&C coach for track, swimming and women's rugby and S&C coach for Team Canada Women's Sitting Volleyball to talk Sitting Volleyball training. We discuss what sitting volleyball players need to be able to do, the unique demands placed on them, and how Molly is able to target these through training, as well as how she track...

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss some of the ways Post-Activation Performance Enhancement could be used, as well as some exciting new ideas they had based on Part 1 and 2. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss the variables that Post-Activation Performance Enhancement depends upon, including the individual, the conditioning and performance activities, and rest times. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss Post-Activation Performance Enhancement, including the difference between that and potentiation, how the literature suspects it works, and some constraints and considerations. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss strength plateaus, how strength is task specific, ways to vary your training to continue to progress , and other factors that influence progression and stagnation. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss speed plateaus, how speed is such a volatile adaptation and using movement variation to combat this. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss the importance of continuing to train as a coach, and some of the more interesting, ridiculous or painful training experiments they have done on themselves. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

In this episode, we welcome Jay Melhado, long time friend, mentor and coach to Tommy, to talk Basketball training. We discuss what basketball players really need to be able to do from a needs analysis standpoint, and how Jay targets these attributes in his training, with some of his favourite drills and exercises. As always this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.&n...

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss positives and negatives of different pieces of equipment, considerations for equipment selection and weight room layout. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy finish the hypertrophy mini series. They discuss interesting ideas that came up after reading the research and some considerations when applying these principles to real world training. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss hypertrophy. They dig into some of the published research, reviewing different types of hypertrophy, timelines, and factors that can augment the process. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss hypertrophy, what it is, who should do it, and dispel some common myths about it. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

In this episode Tommy and Braden welcome Zach as the first returning podcast guest. They discuss using movement of the body as a practical recovery tool. They touch on warm ups, cool downs, off/recovery days, and mobility drills. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection. 

In this episode the Tommy and Braden welcome Zach Marchildon as the podcasts first guest. They discuss recovery, how the body uses pumps to circulate fluid throughout the body, how this leads to certain adaptations and how we can use it to our advantage. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection. 

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss weightlifting as a training tool for sports performance. Each of them brings to the table a hypothetical athlete profile, and the deliberate on if and how they would use weightlifting in these individuals training programs. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.

This episode Braden and Tommy discuss weightlifting as a training tool for sports performance. They talk about some of the limitations inherent in weightlifting, and considerations coaches need to make before including it in sport specific training programs. As always, this is sandwiched between random banter and this weeks music selection.