Today’s podcast is a Q&A episode with Joel Smith.  Joel is the founder of Just Fly Sports and is a sports performance/track coach in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance, and in 2021, released the integrative training course, “Elastic Essentials”.

Questions for this podcast revolved around high velocity and oscillating exercise concepts, acceleration and sprint development, training arrangement, and much more.

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Topics:

3:47 – CNS “firing rate” and trainability.

14:18 – What differences between tension release OC ISO and rhythmic ISO, and when to use one vs. the other?

20:27 – What phase of training is ideal for using overcoming isometrics?

25:47 – Can a reduction in bodyweight allow for someone to be more elastic?

28:02 – Thoughts on non-linear periodization for max sprint work.

33:23 – To what age can one sustain high level explosive athleticism, assuming one stays active?

40:45 – It is really necessary to be fully recovered for every jump training session, or is fatigue needed to induce adaptations?

53:43 – Thoughts on internal and external cues in teaching acceleration.

58:33 – Giving athletes variation from intensity in regards to MaxV work.

1:04:51 – Drills for delayed knee extension out of blocks, but with a focus on projecting the hips.

1:09:59 – 3 training books I think we should read that are often left out of typical answers.

1:15:46 – Take on mental prep/race execution for track athletes.

About Joel Smith

Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports and is a sports performance/track coach in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Joel hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance, and in 2021, released the integrative training course, “Elastic Essentials”.  He currently trains clients in the in-person and online space.

Joel was formerly a strength coach for 8 years at UC Berkeley, working with the Swim teams and professional swimmers, as well as tennis, water polo, and track and field.  A track coach of 15 years, Joel coached for the Diablo Valley Track and Field Club for 7 years, and also has 6 years of experience coaching sprints, jumps, hurdles, pole vault and multi-events on the collegiate level, working at Wilmington College, and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, along with his current work with master’s, high school and collegiate individuals.

Joel has had the honor of working with a number of elite athletes, but also takes great joy in helping amateur athletes and individuals reach their training goals through an integrative training approach with a heavy emphasis on biomechanics, motor learning, mental preparation, and physiological adaptation.  His mission through Just Fly Sports is: “Empowering the Evolution of Sport and Human Movement”.  As a former NAIA All-American track athlete, Joel enjoys all aspects of human movement and performance, from rock climbing, to track events and weightlifting, to throwing the frisbee with his young children and playing in nature.