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#6 - Barbell Training for Athletes
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Andy and Dan discuss the role of barbell training for athletes in sports ranging from power-based contact sports (football, hockey) to agility and high kill sports (baseball, soccer, golf). As detailed in Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training by Mark Rippetoe, strength is the basis of all human performance. Thus, getting an athlete stronger will have a positive impact, usually a big impact, on their performance. Nevertheless, the athlete is NOT a powerlifter or weightlifter. Their sport doesn't consist of lifting barbells. Therefore, their training probably won't look much like the powerlifter's training beyond the novice phase of programming. After the basic barbell movements have been introduced, there may be sport-specific needs for variants of the big lifts as well as accessories. Andy and Dan break down how you can better use barbells to train sport athletes. Andy Baker Blog: www.AndyBaker.com IG: @bakerbarbell Owner of Kingwood Strength & Conditioning Co-author of Practical Programming for Strength Training Co-author of The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40 Dan Flanick IG: @coachdanflanick Gym: https://www.skaneatelesstrength.com
Released:
Apr 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (33)
#2 - Variety Is the Spice of Training: Andy and Dan continue their discussion of the most common reasons athletes get stuck in their training, including nutritional extremes (the chronically underfed and overfed trainee), constant program hopping, and never switching up your training... by Baker Barbell Podcast