Barbell Life

Ep. 414 Does Getting Stronger Make an Athlete Faster


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On today’s episode of The Barbell Life Podcast I discuss the topic, “Does getting Stronger Make an Athlete Faster?” As always, the answer is ‘it depends’. You will need the program that I will be discussing:

Program Changes Based on Testing


First, we discuss the tests necessary to decide what kind of strength program is best suited for an athlete:

  • Dynamic Strength Index click the link for the article on GymAware.
  • Reactive Strength Index click the link for the article on GymAware.
  • Timing Gates from Swift Performance(click on the link to check out Swift Performance) test a 40yd dash looking at:
    1. 10yd
    2. Flying 30yd
  • ShredMill (click on the link to check out ShredMill):
    1. Acceleration
    2. Transition
    3. Max Velocity

Enjoy the show, and I hope this clears up the long debated topic. This is the last week to take advantage of the MashJacked Holiday Specials:

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