The Garage Strength Podcast

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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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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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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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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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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