Ep. 414 Does Getting Stronger Make an Athlete Faster

About this episode

The episode discusses whether getting stronger can make an athlete faster, emphasizing that the answer varies based on individual circumstances and testing methods.

On today’s episode of The Barbell Life Podcast I discuss the topic, “Does getting Stronger Make an Athlete Faster?” As always, the answer is ‘it depends’. You will need the program that I will be discussing: ⇒ Program Changes Based on Testing First, we discuss the tests necessary to decide what kind of strength program is best suited for an athlete: Dynamic Strength Index click the link for the article on GymAware. Reactive Strength Index click the link for the article on GymAware. Timing Gates from Swift Performance (click on the link to check out Swift Performance) test a 40yd dash looking at: 10yd Flying 30yd ShredMill (click on the link to check out ShredMill): Acceleration Transition Max Velocity Enjoy the show, and I hope this clears up the long debated topic. This is the last week to take advantage of the MashJacked Holiday Specials: 60% Off the Mash EBook Bundles 50% Off Mash Programs 20-60% Off all Mash EBooks Social Media Links: Twitter: https://x.com/MashElite Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masheliteperformance?igsh=dDkzdXN5cHkwbHhj www.MashElite.com Athletic Performance, Strength Sports, and Adult Fitness Bundles…

People in this episode

Host: The Barbell Life

Topics covered

• athletic performance
• strength training
• speed development
• testing methods
• program design

Keywords

• Dynamic Strength Index
• Reactive Strength Index
• timing gates
• 40yd dash
• acceleration
• max velocity

Sponsors

MashJacked

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GymAware, Swift Performance, ShredMill, MashJacked, Max Effort Muscle

Places: Rise Indoor Sports

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