Understanding the demands of your sport is the first step in effective program design. On this episode Vern walks through his four-step process of defining sport demands and provides some practical examples from world-class coaches. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/06/gaincast-episode-17-sport-demands/

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Understanding the demands of your sport is the first step in effective program design. On this episode Vern walks through his four-step process of defining sport demands and provides some practical examples from world-class coaches. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/06/gaincast-episode-17-sport-demands/

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com). Sign up now for HMMR Media membership to gain access to hundreds of top training articles.

No matter the sport, speed one of the most important factors in performance. But in order to train speed you have to understand what speed is and the many forms it comes in. On this episode Vern discusses speed, tips on developing speed, the role of speed drills, and more. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/06/gaincast-episode-16-speed/

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com).

No matter the sport, speed one of the most important factors in performance. But in order to train speed you have to understand what speed is and the many forms it comes in. On this episode Vern discusses speed, tips on developing speed, the role of speed drills, and more. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/06/gaincast-episode-16-speed/

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com).

You look around social media and you will instantly see athletes and coaches sharing their latest greatest exercises. These exercises become the focus and whole programs are developed around them. But training is not just about the exercises; they are the means, not the end. On this episode of the GAINcast Vern discusses why training is about more than the exercise. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/05/gaincast-episode-15-more-than-the-exercise/

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com). Listeners in the UK might be interested in our upcoming seminar on June 11th in England with Martin Bingisser and Nick Garcia. More information is available at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/classroom/

You look around social media and you will instantly see athletes and coaches sharing their latest greatest exercises. These exercises become the focus and whole programs are developed around them. But training is not just about the exercises; they are the means, not the end. On this episode of the GAINcast Vern discusses why training is about more than the exercise. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/05/gaincast-episode-15-more-than-the-exercise/

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com). Listeners in the UK might be interested in our upcoming seminar on June 11th in England with Martin Bingisser and Nick Garcia. More information is available at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/classroom/

Every coach searches for the difference makers; the things that mean the difference between wins and losses, between championships and relegation. On this week's episode Vern talks about the most important difference makers he has found over his career. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/05/gaincast-episode-14-difference-makers/

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com). Listeners in the UK might be interested in our upcoming seminar on June 11th in England with Martin Bingisser and Nick Garcia. More information is available at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/classroom/

Every coach searches for the difference makers; the things that mean the difference between wins and losses, between championships and relegation. On this week's episode Vern talks about the most important difference makers he has found over his career. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/05/gaincast-episode-14-difference-makers/

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com). Listeners in the UK might be interested in our upcoming seminar on June 11th in England with Martin Bingisser and Nick Garcia. More information is available at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/classroom/

We need a revolution. We are involved with developing athletes, yet so many people are focused the qualities in our job titles: strength and conditioning. No single component of conditioning can be solely responsible for the athletic development of any team or individual. On this episode Vern makes the case for why we need to redefine our profession. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/05/gaincast-episode-13-athletic-development/ 

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com). Listeners in Ireland might be interested in our upcoming seminars in Ireland and England with John Kiely and Martin Bingisser in Limerick. More information is available at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/classroom/

We need a revolution. We are involved with developing athletes, yet so many people are focused the qualities in our job titles: strength and conditioning. No single component of conditioning can be solely responsible for the athletic development of any team or individual. On this episode Vern makes the case for why we need to redefine our profession. For more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/05/gaincast-episode-13-athletic-development/ 

This episode if brought to you by GAIN (www.thegainnetwork.com) and HMMR Media (www.hmmrmedia.com). Listeners in Ireland might be interested in our upcoming seminars in Ireland and England with John Kiely and Martin Bingisser in Limerick. More information is available at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/classroom/