When working with an athlete you need to be clear about THEIR STRENGTHS. What makes them special? WHY are they good at what they do! 

While Stuart McMillan wants you to consider ALL ASPECTS of an athlete and their training, he especially emphasizes you to be clear around what makes them SUCCESSFUL. Then figure out how to exploit these further. Don’t go about working on weaknesses, which more often than not makes an athlete worse.  

In our 40TH (OMG!) Training Science Podcast Episode, Paul and Stuart discuss a lot about 

how to work as an APPLIED coach, the ins and outs of whether SCIENCE and COACHING ideas come first or second, as well as an array of specific topics including

• How to get your athletes to apply force for optimal power and speed generation
• Strength training, yey or ney?
• The underwhelming use of eccentric training and the opportunities for our field to grow in this space, and 
• How all of our current practices depend on the current “industry” trends and our own biases.

Remember:

We’ve got a NEW POWER & SPEED GURU bundle that will help you ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION about how to make your athletes FASTER 🏆 !

🚀 https://hiit-science.thinkific.com/courses/everything-anaerobic-speed-and-power  🚀

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ 

Stuart McMillan https://twitter.com/StuartMcMillan1 

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References:

https://altis.world/