Today’s guests are Matt Van Dyke and Max Schmarzo, and we’ll be chatting in depth on the concepts of building athletic power, specifically on controversial topics, such as:

• The utilization of isometrics in power development

• Ranges of motion in basic lifts

• Period of the training year devoted to power and complex training

• Maximal intent and velocity based training

• And more

Matt Van Dyke has appeared before on the podcast https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-22-matt-van-dyke/ with an amazing segment on his glute layering protocols and multi-planar training ideals. He also has written a great article on autoregulated in-season training https://www.just-fly-sports.com/autoregulated-in-season-training-hybrid-method/ and is one of the brightest young coaches in the field. Max Schmarzo is the owner of http://strongbyscience.net, where he is an active contributor to the field through systems like the force-velocity profile builder, as well as his regular science backed contributions to the often-muddy world of social media.

Matt and Max have a new book on training athletic power called “Applied Principles of Optimal Power Development” http://strongbyscience.net/product/applied-principles-optimal-power-development/ which is a practical, research backed manual on developing power in athletes. The book was a great read, and the ideas and research within spurred several thought processes on my own end, and methods to utilize this upcoming year with my own teams.

I wanted to get these two on the show to take a deep dive into some of the common ideas and concepts with power that are often debated or misunderstood in our field, as well as create a gateway for the explanation of some practical methods and ideals for the use of power building methods, particularly in a large group setting.

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