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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller speaks with Noah Lyles Strength Coach Steven Cerenzio on how he strength trained for speed and to become the world's fastest man.

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0:00 – Front squat day-one test & philosophy

1:12 – What’s inside: Lyles’ strength training overview

2:24 – Assessing new athletes: patterns & honest movement

4:24 – Strength vs. rate of recruitment (HS focus)

6:22 – Not making weightlifters; minimum effective dose on cleans

7:23 – Squat vs. hinge; RDL & push-press screens

9:05 – Coach background & early influences

14:47 – Linking with Lance; Olympic lifts for sprinters

16:11 – Private NFL phase & adapting lifts

18:37 – Tyson Gay lessons: resisted sprints & partial ROM

21:28 – Sprinters = stiff yet flexible (controlled stiffness)

26:03 – Squat as foundation; leg-press caveats

26:58 – Starting with Noah: movement IQ, cleans & squats

32:31 – Clean progression: FS → RDL → catch → hang → hook grip

37:12 – Off-season → pre-season split (neural vs. “bodybuilding”)

39:41 – Hamstring strategy: Nordics & isometrics without risk

42:02 – Season flow: strength → power → speed; volume peels back

43:01 – Building 100m speed: blocks, box/¼ squats, heavy cleans

46:59 – Performance markers: “flying” 60–80 kg, double reds, pulls

1:03:05 – Sprint days done right & lifting after sprints (CNS fatigue)