The Performance Podcast | Strength Training, Olympic Weightlifting, Performance, Fitness, Speed | Wil Fleming And Coach Dos

On this special podcast I go it alone and answer listener questions: Should you program for yourself?  Why you must be doing the jerk. An easy way to use VBT and a rant on my biggest pet peeves. 

On this episode I talk with hall of fame guest, Mike McKenna. We talk about how to peak for a meet, how to be prepared for anything during a meet, and how to do a transition phase after a meet.  With Coach Dos, I ask him about training in multiple planes and why so many programs forget to do it.

On this episode I interview Tom Morris from Indiana University. Tom was one of my collegiate strength coaches, and 7 years ago he was in a catastrophic bike accident.  He tells us how he overcame that tremendous adversity to now lead the strength department of a Power 5 school.  In the Coach Dos segment we talk about, lifting on game day, designing conditioning programming for team sports and more. 

We're back. I fill you in on the plans for the podcast going forward. I share the new format that starts next week. I interview Doug Ballard, an old school renaissance strength athlete. Hear about his beginnings in powerlifting, how he ended up in sumo wrestling, highland games and weightlifting. This episode is brought to you by www.wilfleming.com

We answer questions from you all like: Why Muscle Snatches are awesome, Micro-Dosing training for performance, training hamstrings for performance. And more! We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

We are back and Brought to you by the NSPA. Learn more at www.nspa.org. On this one Dos and I talk about how to design effective complexes and combos and what the difference between the two actually is.

In part 2 Alwyn Cosgrove details how coaches could add OCR training to their businesses, and the impact it could have on their success as a business. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

On this episode Alwyn Cosgrove gives us a detailed plan on how to train athletes for obstacle course racing (OCR) or known by their brand name, Spartan Races. He goes deep on how to solve the problem of an "unknowable" race, and what he has done to help athletes reach the world championships. As always we are brought to you by the NSPA learn more at www.nspa.org

On this episode coach Dos and I talk about athlete nutrition. Including my favorite recommendations for long term success for athletes. Why macro counting makes me want to pull my hair out. And how Dos has been a vegan for almost 30 years, and how to do vegan nutrition for athletes. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at nspa.org

On this episode Coach Dos and I talk about how to stay healthy while training, even at an elite level. Training as a masters athlete and how to make your squat go up without killing yourself. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

On this episode I interview Vince Diprimio about training for soccer. Vince is the director of performance at Force Fitness and Performance in Bloomington, IN. As well as coaching 100's of athletes each week including high level Division 1 soccer players, Vince was a 4 year division 1 soccer player. We talk about conditioning in soccer. The role of strength in soccer. What is wrong with development in the US for male soccer players. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

After a LOOOONG hiatus, we talk about masters worlds in weightlifting weightlifting variation for athletes (AGAIN) How to start your own gym, and what to do to get it off the ground. If coach dos and I write our own workouts.

Coach Dos and I are back with another episode. We wen't old school back and forth on this one and we discussed a lot! Whether non performance clients need periodization. Why Trap Bar High Pulls are a TERRIBLE substitute for Olympic lifts. Why MRT is so effective. This episode is brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

On this episode Coach Dos talks to Matt Cather, owner of CozmoSize. Coach Cather has built a viral and recognizable brand from scratch and done so in some challenging conditions. Learn how he did it. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.NSPA.org

In this episode I get interviewed by Future Strength Performance about youth training, LTAD, and the best ways to train for power. This is an awesome back and forth interview with Vince DiPrimio, whom I believe to be the best under 25 performance coach in the country. Check it out, and to hear the REST of the episode go check out Future Strength Performance on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We are always brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at NSPA.org.

In this episode Coach Dos and I discuss, Teaching MRT and why these methods make for great training. Training for Soccer, why weightlifting is about pushing and not pulling, and when to use different variations in weightlifting movements.

On this episode Coach Dos interviews Mike Yudin. Mike has produced dozens of MLB Players, top softball, volleyball, and football players all out of his garage in CA. Learn how Mike has become the go-to guy in his area, and how he continually produces results. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

In this episode I interview Nick Brattain of Brattain Sports Performance and Newman High School in New Orleans. We talk about: Starting from scratch at Newman High School. Living up to expectation of excellence at Newman, home of OBJ and the Mannings. How he started a thriving gym and has a full time job as a high school strength coach. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at nspa.org

In this episode Dos takes inspiration from the book, The death of expertise, to talk about what that means in fitness and performance. We talk about expertise vs influence Changes I have made in my snatch technique, and why I'm still making changes 20 years in to weightlifting. We are brought to you by www.nspa.org and Velaasa, www.velaasa.com use code force20 to receive 20% off any order on the site.

In this episode Coach Dos and I talk about how to create a system for performance. Inspired by some of the information from the recently wrapped Speed and Power Summits we go over what a coach needs to do to ensure that their athletes perform on the field and court.