Barbell Life 413 Dr. Mike Lane "Long Term Athletic Development"

Barbell Life 413 Dr. Mike Lane "Long Term Athletic Development"

From Barbell Life by The Barbell Life

December 4, 2024 · 1h 16m · Episode 413

About this episode

Dr. Mike Lane discusses long term athletic development and training expectations for athletes.

Today on The Barbell Life Podcast, we were joined by, Dr. Mike Lane, Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at Eastern Kentucky University. He can also deadlift 751 pounds, so he's not just smart. Today we discussed long term athletic development. We discussed the best way to set expectations: What's your goal? Where are you currently in relation to where you need to be? Train for a few months and see how much progress you make as well as get an idea of what to expect. At that point you will have the information to decide if you're working with a genetically gifted athlete, fast responder, hard gainer, or a combination. The athlete will have time to see what the training is going to be like, and then they can decide if they're willing to put in the work required to get where they want to be. Mike also discussed a brilliant idea of helping an athlete that isn't cut out for a particular sport in finding something that they could excel in. I think we need more of this in America.We discussed how we both fit into the long term development plan in our original decisions to powerlift. We were in two different sectors and yet both of us became elite. Mike…

People in this episode

Host: The Barbell Life

Guest: Dr. Mike Lane

Topics covered

  • long term athletic development
  • training expectations
  • athlete potential
  • powerlifting
  • individualized programming

Keywords

  • athletic development
  • training
  • powerlifting
  • genetic potential
  • consistency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eastern Kentucky University

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