This week’s guest is Jay DeMayo, strength coach at the University of Richmond, working with basketball and swimming, lacrosse and tennis. In the world of swimming, Jay also spends time with Nova Aquatics where he has worked with Olympic Gold medalist Townley Haas. In addition to his day job duties, Jay puts together the Central Virginia Sports Performance Seminar, and also runs the CVASP Performance Podcast.

Jay is one of the growing number of users of the 1x20 strength training system where he gets great results with his athletes with less stress coming out of the weightroom. It isn’t the only method Jay uses, however, as we’ll talk about how this work is used as a tool in the context of long-term athlete development.

Ultimately, talking to Jay gives us great insight into what really matters when conducting a strength program for athletes. He is one of the most practical strength coaches I know, and has great insight on the process of developing players.

Today on the show Jay and I will talk about a variety of topics, including year to year development of college athletes, daily workout progressions, key performance indicators for basketball, the 1x20 system, aquatic strength training and more.

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