The Garage Strength Podcast

By Dane Miller

Official Podcast of Garage Strength! Talking all things sports, strength, and fitness from Olympic Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller.... more

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February 16, 2026 The Only Nutrition Rules That Actually Matter w/ Nutrition Scientist Dr. Jessie Hoffman
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with Nutrition Scientist Jessie Hoffman.
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1h 23min
February 07, 2026 The New Science of Explosive Training w/ Exercise Scientist Dr. Kristof Kipp
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with Exercise Scientist Dr. Kristof Kipp to discuss the science of explosive training.
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January 31, 2026 The Godfather of Strength and Conditioning Boyd Epley
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with The Godfather of Strength & Conditioning Boyd Epley to discuss the current state of athlete strength training.
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0:00 Do Cleans “Take Too Long” to Teach? (Coach Epley’s Take)
0:38 What Boyd Epley Learned from Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting vs Olympic Lifting
1:13 The Problem Nebraska Had: Absences + Commitment
1:47 Who Is Boyd Epley? (Husker Power + 5 National Titles)
2:30 Why He Was Hired: “If I Make Anyone Slower, I’m Fired”
3:12 Dane’s Origin Story: Husker Power VHS + Why This Matters
3:58 Old-School Simplicity vs Modern Tech in Training
4:36 Workout Order: Cleans First, Squats After (Fresh vs Fatigued)
5:05 Why Explosive Lifts Require Supervision (And What’s “Fluff”)
5:37 If You Only Did Squats + Cleans, You’d Still Win
5:56 “Cleans Take Too Long” — The Real Answer
6:41 Triple Extension Explained (Ankles, Knees, Hips)
6:55 Fixing the Front Rack Problem
7:14 Why the Snatch Is the “Secret Weapon”
7:39 Peak Strength App Sponsor Break
8:41 Why Olympic Lifts Disappeared (Coaching Fear + Skill Gap)
9:21 Add This Lift: Push Jerk for Explosive Power
9:54 The Jammer: Why Boyd Invented It (Football Isn’t Sitting Down)
11:30 Using the Jammer for Wrestling + Throws
12:19 What Books/Magazines Shaped Him (York, Iron Man, Hoffman)
13:22 His 3-Year Experiment: Compete in All 3 Styles
13:55 What Actually Worked: Explosive Lifts + Squats
14:16 “I Got Nothing From Bodybuilding” (Arnold Era Stories)
15:06 The First Strength Coach Directory (Before Anyone Networked)
16:12 Founding the NSCA (Lincoln, 1978)
18:22 “How Strong Is Too Strong?” (Leverage - Numbers)
19:23 Why Football Doesn’t Need “Powerlifter Arms”
19:46 Neil Smith Case Study: +50 lbs in 50 Weeks
20:18 Peak Strength App Sponsor Break
21:12 Leverage = The Key to Football Performance
22:39 Should There Be Position Strength Standards? (Individualization)
23:03 Weekly “Lifting News” Newsletter + “Dumbbell of the Week”
24:18 Record Boards + Gamifying Progress
25:13 6,200 Workouts Without an Absence (Culture Built)
26:33 The No-Absence Rule That Changed Nebraska Forever
27:36 Three of the Next Four National Titles (Dominating the 90s)
29:01 “Kids These Days” — Leadership + Standards Conversation
30:13 Boyd’s Leadership Moment: Setting the Standard публичly
32:28 Key Assistants: Mike Arthur + Randy Goble
33:25 How He Built the Biggest Weight Room in the Country
36:03 The Adjustable Sprint Ramp (0–15°)
37:41 Managing Injured Athletes + Return-to-Play (No One-Size Plan)
38:56 What He Dislikes Today: Rows of Power Racks
40:22 How He’d Design a Weight Room: Zones + Expert Supervision
42:24 Plyo/Jump Area Done Right (Coaching + Tools)
43:22 “Coaches Are the Program, Weight Room Is the Tools”
45:46 Facility Flow Issues (Virginia Tech Example)
47:22 What Modern Tech Helps With: MPH Sprint Tracking
50:00 Big Carl’s 900-lb Squat (But Why It Doesn’t Matter)
50:27 The Real Goal: Performance Improvement, Not Max Lifts
51:08 Programming Question: Squat/Clean Day vs Sprint Day
52:10 The 10 Nebraska Principles (Mike Arthur Credit)
52:17 The Only Lifts You Need?
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56min
January 24, 2026 The Biggest Problem with Speed Training w/ Dr. Lance Brooks
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with Speed Scientist Dr. Lance Brooks to discuss the biggest problems with speed training for athletes.
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1h 10min
January 17, 2026 The NEW Science of Football Strength and Conditioning w/ BYU Sport Scientist Dr. Skyler Mayne
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with Dr. Skyler Mayne of BYU Football to discuss the biggest changes and innovations in the science of football strength and conditioning.
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👉 https://discord.gg/hGs2AHHxq20:00 How BYU Structures the Week (Sprints + Lifts)1:10 Hamstring Injury Prevention Tease + Episode Setup1:54 Do Certain Lifts Make Bigger Guys Faster?3:10 How BYU Screens Athletes (Movement + Performance Buckets)4:23 Force Plates, 3RM Testing, & 1080 Profiling Explained6:30 Resisted Sprint Loading: Distances, Weights, & Ratios8:23 Position Differences: Bigs vs Skill + What the Data Says10:20 Why Athletes Get Slower in College + How BYU Avoids It11:12 Peak Strength App + 90-Day Challenge Sponsor Break12:05 Yearly Plan: Offseason → Spring Ball → In-Season Peaking14:18 BYU Missionaries: 2 Years Off Training & Return-to-Play Risk16:56 Offseason Weekly Layout: Accel, Max V, COD, Tempo19:00 Spring Ball Schedule + Speed Work Built Into Practice20:03 Horizontal vs Vertical Lower Body Training (What It Means)22:27 Tissue Prep Finishers: Isometrics, Cadence, RFESS24:49 Culture + Accountability: Why BYU Stays Healthy28:46 Foot/Ankle Prep: Barefoot Warm-Ups, Pogos, Jump Progressions31:04 Duck-Footed vs Pigeon-Toed: Injury Risk & Coaching Decisions42:22 Hamstring Pull Fix: Warm-Up, Progressions, Hills, Build-Ups49:49 Flying 10 Targets by Position + What “Sub-1.0” Means52:09 Resisted Sprint Loading Through the Year (Light→Heavy / Heavy→Light)54:33 “Strong Enough” Standards: 3RM + Velocity Ranges58:02 Velocity Cutoffs + Clean Testing Rules (One Miss Policy)1:00:13 In-Season Percent-Based Lifting & Travel/Bye Week Adjustments1:03:48 Sleep & Force Plate Monitoring + Practice Autonomy1:06:17 Nutrition Basics: Real Food, Creatine, D, Omegas, Magnesium1:08:47 In-Season Speed Maintenance: 92–95% Max V (2x/Week)1:11:20 Weight Room “Readiness” Checks: Jumps/RSI vs Bar Speed1:14:04 Key Takeaways + Outro (System Thinking Across the Whole Year)
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1h 16min
January 10, 2026 How To Build The STRONGEST Athletes on the Planet w/ Strongman Coach Alec Pagan
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with elite strongman coach to discuss
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0:00 – Who Would Become the World’s Strongest Man (Bodybuilder vs Powerlifter vs Weightlifter)
2:05 – Why Weightlifters Make the Best Strongman Athletes
4:01 – Strongman as “Heavy CrossFit” & the Role of Technique
5:26 – What Strongman Coaches Can Learn from CrossFit Programming
7:13 – How Alec Pagan Structures a Full Training Year
8:26 – The Strength Continuum: Endurance → Hypertrophy → Max Strength
10:35 – Adjusting Phases Based on Athlete Weaknesses
13:14 – Key Qualities Strongman Events Actually Test
15:18 – Force Absorption, Force Production & Stability Explained
16:52 – Strongest Man on Earth vs World’s Strongest Man (Event Differences)
18:59 – Heavy Shows vs Fast Shows: Yoke, Deadlift, Log, Sandbags
20:53 – Max Log Press vs Jerk: How Training Must Change
23:42 – Transitioning from Max Strength to Speed & Endurance
25:44 – Cardio & Conditioning for 350+ lb Strongman Athletes
27:35 – Breath Holds, CO₂ Tolerance & Panic Control Under Load
29:38 – Managing Multiple Major Competitions in One Year
31:59 – Why Peaking for 4 Shows a Year Is a Mistake
35:33 – Long-Term Career Planning for Elite Strongman Athletes
37:48 – The Importance of Mental Health & the Offseason Reset
40:09 – Outcome-Based Programming vs Guesswork Training
42:37 – Offseason Training: What Actually Matters
45:08 – Skill Work vs Strength Work During Peak Phases
47:38 – Weekly Training Split for a World-Class Strongman
50:59 – Overhead Training, Log Pressing & Tendon Health
53:13 – Grip Training, Deadlift Variations & Event Prep
56:24 – Why Deadlift Is an Event, Not an Exercise
57:35 – Periodizing Cardio, Bodyweight & Recovery
59:05 – Drug Use, Health Monitoring & Long-Term Sustainability
1:02:33 – Compounds Alec Won’t Allow Athletes to Use
1:05:37 – Why Strongman Is the Only Truly “Open” Strength Sport
1:08:16 – The Reality of American Athletic Development
1:10:30 – What Makes a Future Elite Strongman (Body Type & Movement)
1:13:37 – When Lucas Will Win Strongest Man on Earth
1:15:41 – Where to Find Coach Alec Pagan & Final Thoughts
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1h 21min
January 03, 2026 The New Science of Speed Training For Athletes w/ Exercise Scientist Dr. Ken Clark
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with exercise scientist and speed researcher Dr. Ken Clark to discuss the best ways to get faster for athletes.
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0:00 – How Do People Actually Run Fast? (Big Picture Speed Question)
1:06 – Introducing Dr. Ken Clark & Why Speed Research Matters
3:06 – The Traditional Sprint Model vs Team Sport Speed
4:47 – Why Elite Sprinters Don’t All Run the Same Way
6:35 – Different Speed Models: Track Athletes vs Field Athletes
7:02 – Sprinting Non-Negotiables: What All Fast Runners Share
9:27 – Ground Contact Position, Foot Strike & Center of Mass
12:37 – Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Speed Coaching Approaches
15:12 – Track vs Team Sport Mechanics: What the Research Shows
17:28 – Are Better Mechanics Always Faster? (Surprising Findings)
19:49 – Injury Risk in Sprinting: Anterior Pelvic Tilt & Overstriding
21:08 – Can You Coach Pelvic Tilt or Is It Structural?
23:18 – What Happens During Ground Contact at Max Velocity
26:38 – Braking vs Propulsive Forces Explained Simply
29:35 – Ground Contact Times, Forces & Rate of Force Development
32:08 – Hip Torque, Thigh Reversal & Why Speed Comes From the Hip
35:18 – Front Side vs Backside Mechanics Revisited
38:05 – Should Coaches Change an Athlete’s Sprint Style?
41:03 – Sprint Non-Negotiables for Team Sport Athletes
42:01 – Assisted Sprinting, 1080 Sprint & Motor Learning
45:00 – Acceleration vs Max Velocity in Field Sports
47:08 – Transitional Acceleration: The Most Underrated Speed Skill
50:05 – Step Rate vs Step Length During Acceleration
53:23 – Why Acceleration Is About Progression, Not Angles
56:05 – Max Velocity Raises Acceleration Potential (NFL Combine Data)
59:21 – Why All Athletes Need Max Speed (Even Linemen)
1:02:48 – Speed Golf: Training Fast Without Max Effort
1:07:24 – Weekly Speed Training Structure for Team Sports
1:10:28 – Ideal Fly Distances for Max Velocity Training
1:13:24 – Hills vs Sleds vs 1080: What Works Best?
1:15:02 – Coaching Large Groups With Sled Sprints
1:17:31 – Velocity Decrement Explained for Sprint Training
1:22:04 – High-Low Speed Training Weekly Layout
1:25:36 – Linking Speed Metrics to Weight Room Strength
1:30:01 – Programming Sled Loads Across a Training Cycle
1:33:43 – Hip vs Lower Leg: What Matters More for Speed?
1:37:02 – Why Elite Jumpers Are Always Fast
1:39:32 – Usain Bolt vs Michael Jordan: Speed Myth Busting
1:42:29 – Hamstring Injuries: When and Why They Happen
1:45:28 – Final Thoughts on Speed, Safety & Long-Term Development
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1h 46min
December 27, 2025 Best Ways To Optimize Your Nutrition for Size and Strength w/ NFL Strength Coach Jon Heck
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with former NFL/D1 Strength Coach Jon Heck to discuss nutrition necessities for athletes.
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0:00 – Intro: Periodized Nutrition for Athletes & Gen Pop
1:15 – Why Early Offseason Is Best for Body Composition
2:40 – Offseason Nutrition for Football Players (Gain vs Cut)
5:14 – Carb Cycling: Fuel Training Without Getting Fat
6:23 – In-Season Nutrition: Performance, Recovery & Digestion
7:55 – How Coaches Decide If an Athlete Is “Too Fat” or Undersized
10:49 – Recomping Athletes: Lose Fat While Getting Stronger
13:09 – Diet Slowly: Why Crash Diets Kill Performance
15:25 – Do Lift Numbers Actually Matter for On-Field Performance?
18:08 – Why Strong in the Weight Room ≠ Good Athlete
19:20 – Calories & Macros: Daily vs Weekly Nutrition Planning
21:24 – “Kill It, Pick It, Grow It” Nutrition Framework
23:50 – Training Day vs Non-Training Day Nutrition
27:02 – Intra-Workout Nutrition: Carbs, Electrolytes & Aminos
30:05 – Why Insulin & Carbs Matter During Training
33:12 – Potassium: The Most Underrated Performance Mineral
37:47 – Fixing Digestion & Gut Health for Athletes
42:29 – Fiber, Fermented Foods & Gut-Brain Health
47:10 – Macros Made Simple: Protein, Carbs & Fat Ratios
49:03 – The Anti-Carb Myth (Why Cutting Carbs Backfires)
54:22 – Diet Trends, Detoxes & Nutrition Cult Mentality
58:04 – GLP-1 Drugs, Bodybuilding & Performance
1:03:39 – PEDs: Strongman vs Bodybuilding Drug Use
1:13:10 – “Safer” PED Choices & Long-Term Health Risks
1:17:56 – Final Takeaways + Where to Find John Heck
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1h 19min
December 20, 2025 The Evolving Science of Strength and Conditioning w/ Exercise Scientist Dan Cleather
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller Exercise Scientist Dan Cleather to discuss the science force and power training for athletes in strength and conditioning.
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0:00 – Why Coaches Overthink Power Instead of Impulse
1:18 – Meet Dr. Dan Cleather & Why This Conversation Matters
2:19 – How Different Athletes Express Force (Football vs Wrestling vs Triple Jump)
3:46 – Coaching Without a Rigid Model: Reading the Athlete in Front of You
5:31 – Time Constraints, Ground Contact & Force Application in Sport
7:08 – Triple Jump vs Lineman: Elastic vs Concentric Force Production
9:45 – Eccentric vs Concentric Demands Across Sports
10:58 – Dynamic Correspondence Explained for Coaches
13:22 – The 5 Criteria of Dynamic Correspondence (Simplified)
16:32 – Why Force Magnitude & Time Matter More Than Exercise Appearance
18:46 – Why Experienced Coaches Stop Chasing Perfect Specificity
21:25 – Kinematics vs Force: What Most Coaches Miss
23:46 – Seeing the “Matrix”: Thinking in Forces, Not Movements
26:46 – Strength as the Base: Why Squatting Still Matters
28:39 – Why Impulse Matters More Than Power in Training
30:46 – The Problem With Chasing “Power” Metrics
33:07 – Defining Power, Explosiveness & Rate of Force Development
36:00 – Impulse Explained: Force × Time Made Simple
39:06 – Impulse & Velocity Change (Jumping, Sprinting, Acceleration)
42:19 – Why Better Jumpers Stay on the Ground Longer
45:27 – Sport Context Matters: Combine Jumps vs Game Jumps
49:10 – Using Momentum to Create Higher Forces
52:38 – Breaking Down Explosiveness: Early vs Late RFD
55:24 – Diagnosing Twitchy vs Grind-Style Athletes
59:11 – How Olympic Lifts Develop Late-Stage RFD
1:02:02 – Using Jumps, Cleans & Boxes to Target Impulse Deficits
1:05:02 – What Coaches Can See Without Force Plates
1:07:49 – Why Violent Acceleration Matters in Weightlifting
1:10:21 – Jumping the Feet, Technique & Force Timing
1:14:01 – Cues vs Intent: Why End Positions Don’t Matter Most
1:17:08 – Velocity-Based Training Through the Lens of Impulse
1:22:26 – Why Faster Squats Mean More Impulse
1:25:02 – Twitchy Athletes, Strength Ceilings & Failure Patterns
1:28:11 – Coaching Is Art Informed by Mechanics
1:30:18 – Should We Replace the Word “Power”?
1:32:10 – Dan Cleather’s New Book & Final Coaching Takeaways
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1h 37min
December 13, 2025 How To Get As Explosive As Possible w/ Vertical Jump World Record Holder Isaiah Rivera & John Evans
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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with Vertical Jump World Record Holder Isaiah Rivera and his Coach John Evans to discuss the best ways to get explosive and jump higher in the gym.
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