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In episode 192, Gerry tackles hot topics on the strength and conditioning world, and dives into a ton of valuable content!

The crew goes over why speed ladders don’t help Aaron Donald, training young athletes, the use of one rep maxes, box squats, and much more! 

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

3:45 - Aaron Donald Training Flaws

11:00 - Being Efficient With Your Training Time

17:00 - Issues with College Exercise Science Courses

22:05 - 3-2-1 Rule with Young Athletes

34:45 - Why Maxing isn’t Needed

37:08 - Improving Stretch Reflex on Jumps

42:20 - Controversial Tweet on Box Squats and Their Role in Jumping

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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry gives a FULL breakdown of what it takes to handle the chaos that is "in-season," training.

To start, the episode goes through the usual week in tweets. Gerry is FIRED up this week regarding topics such as asking coaches for free help, marketing your playing career to boast strength coach prowess and much more.

From there, the conversation breaks down strength training during a sporting season. From defining what the off-season is and what the in-season is, the mentality difference for younger athletes vs. those who are more advanced and building a plan that maintains flexibility, this episode has it ALL.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry gives a full breakdown of power development for athletes.

To start, Gerry recaps his week in tweets and also answers the usual follower question, this week pertaining to club sports and the unfortunate “year round,” wear and tear athletes face with the current sporting structure.

From there, the conversation turns to power development. Starting with getting the most you can out of conventional speed and strength training. Then, Gerry discusses the concepts of rest, intent and getting started with basic bar speed training.

To finish up, Gerry discuses progressing to loaded sprints and jumps and the overall spectrum of power training from the most basic all the way to the most advanced.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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On episode 188 of the podcast, Gerry goes through his inboxes to give his insight on everything speed training and development related! This is a special podcast you don’t want to miss out on if you are someone looking to improve your speed or a coach looking to develop programs to improve your athletes. 

Gerry tackles multiple topics, including loads for loaded sprinting, volume for basic acceleration/deceleration, programming, and much more!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

1:10 - Review of Last Week’s Episode

5:15 - This Week in Tweets

16:00 - QOTW - Certification Guidance

22:00 - Loads for Loaded Sprinting

25:45 - Volume for Basic Acceleration/Deceleration

28:10 - Programming Speed Work with Limited Time/Space

31:02 - Springing and Jumping after a Leg Day

33:55 - Volume and Consideration for Sprint Training

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In this episode, Gerry starts things off as usual with a recap of last week's episode on building a social media brand and discusses some of the key points from the episode. Then, he gets into his favorite tweets from the past week as well as answering one of YOUR questions.

From there, the conversation shifts to the show topic, "sport specific training." Gerry talks about his preference for the terms transferability over specificity and the pitfalls of looking at the surface of a sport movement and trying to replicate it in training.

Then, everything you need to know about transferability is addressed including watching sport, learning about it and aiming to find all the aspects that go into a movement. This includes planes of motion, speed of movement, energy systems and more.

If you want to better understand the balance and relationship between training and sport, this episode is for you!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Episode Timestamps

6:10 - Week in Tweets

16:20 - Guidelines, Protocols, and Principles in the Weight Room

19:00 - Basic Terminology and Common Misconceptions

20:27 - Idea of “Sport Specific” and Avoiding Confusion

21:30 - Robustness vs. Sport Qualities

22:30 - Transferability

25:30 - Biggest Issues with Specificity

27:45 - Unstable Surface Training

30:35 - Marketing Ploy’s of Specificity

31:36 - Understanding Sports and What They Require

37:40 - Timeline for Transferability 

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In this week’s episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry goes over social media and how to implement it as both a coach AND a player. Gerry has had success building his brand and business via social media, and he has plenty of insight on what works and how to execute!

The episode covers the importance of social media, the basics of a good profile, building your brand, being consistent, interacting with others, and LOTS more. This episode is PACKED with information that can help any athlete for coach thrive in the social media world.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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In episode 185 of the podcast, Gerry discusses the connection between Strength Training and Speed Development. A common question when it comes to speed is: “How strong is strong enough?” Gerry tackles this question head on and provides tons of information on how to use programing to improve speed via strength. 

Gerry covers programming, relative strength/power, guideless for strength, and much more. If you are a coach or athlete looking to improve your speed, you will not want to miss the episode! 

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

4:10 - Tweets of the Week

6:48 - No CSCS

13:00 - Follower Question of the Week - Success Without a CSCS

16:52 - How Speed Can Improve with Strength Gains - New/Young Athletes

20:45 - Things That Can Help with Speed Development

24:00 - Relative Strength and Power

31:35 - Common Guidelines to Determine When an Athlete Is “Strong Enough” 

35:00 - What to Do When You Feel You Are “Strong Enough.” 

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In this episode of the podcast, Gerry drops a knowledge bomb on building training cycles. If you are a coach or athlete looking to build an effective training cycle, this is the episode you can't miss.

Gerry goes into detail on testing before building a program, segments of cycles, scheduling, and much more. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

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In this episode, Gerry is here to give you a rundown on the art of sled sprinting and tips you can use to add it to your training.

To start, Gerry touches on a review of his week of tweets. From progressive overload and building strength, programming templates for coaches and moving past thinking “this is what we did in my day,” a wide variety of topics are reviewed.

From there, the conversation shifts to everything sled sprinting. Dispelling myths about resisted sprinting, benefits for mechanics and output and all the way to loading strategies. This podcast gives the full layout to a coach or athlete looking to learn about loaded sprints.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Episode Timestamps

3:55 - Complete Guide to In-Season Programming

5:05 - This Week in Tweets: Maxing out, Breaking from old Habits, and Programming Templates

14:03 - Tweet of the Week

15:54 - Loaded Sprinting: Common Myths

25:18 - Mechanical Benefits of Loaded Sprinting

29:00 - Output Benefits of Loaded Sprinting

31:33 - Mechanical Issues to Consider when Doing Loaded Sprints

32:45 - General Loading Principles

38:30 - Loading Based on Time

44:45 - Other Tools for Building Sprint Speed

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