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61. Olympic Lifts, Power Lifting, and the Conjugate Method for Athletes With Strength and Conditioning Coach Sam Whitney (PART 3)

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PART 3 WITH SAM WHITNEY | Season 4, Episode 6


Part 3 with Sam Whitney we talk olympic lifts, power lifting, and the conjugate method for athletes. Plus, we get into some quick hitters like back squat vs front squat and Sam's thoughts on benching for collegiate athletes.


We tackle:

  • What are olympic lifts and how he incorporated them in collegiate athletics.
  • How he would approach programming and teaching athletes with different ranges of skill set in olympic lifts, from first year students who have never lifted to seniors at the top of their game.
  • Why he never believed in rushing to learning olympic lifts and instead focused on functional movements first.
  • How ego can sabotage your programming as a strength and conditioning coach
  • How strong is "strong enough" and how do you gauge when an athlete is there
  • Sam's experience training and developing himself as a power lifter
  • What the conjugate method is for power lifting and olympic lifting.
  • How Sam learned and used the conjugate method as part of his power lifting training and eventually in his collegiate program.
  • How using a box squat helps with form and range of motion for your non-box squat and full squat.
  • How speed focused training helps with absolute strength
  • What lessons Sam took from his power lifting training to his collegiate strength training and programming.
  • Quick hitters:
  • Should overhead athletes bench
  • Back squat vs front squat
  • Thoughts on benching for collegiate athletes
  • Should everyone bench/squat/deadlift etc?
  • Hex bar vs straight bar deadlift
  • Sumo vs. conventional deadlift


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    Sam Whitney is a concierge strength and conditioning coach in the greater Philadelphia area, and founder of Align The Grind, an online health and human performance platform for former collegiate athletes. Align The Grind helps former athletes redefine themselves through mind, body, and spirit. Coach Whitney graduated from Temple University with a BS in Kinesiology and a MS in Sports Business. He is CSCS, SCCC, USAW, RPR, and TPI certified. Coach Whitney began his collegiate strength and conditioning career at Villanova University, then moving on to New York University, before returning to Temple University as the Associate Head S&C Coach for 10 years.

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