269: Force and sprinting (with Dan Cleather and Jon Goodwin)
Release Date: 05/29/2023
291: Tools vs. tasks (with Dale Stevenson)
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
According to coach Dale Stevenson, technique is overrated. Technique is a tool, just like strength is a tool. We need tools, but we can't forget that tools are there to help us accomplish a task. On this week's podcast Stevenson joins us to look at his approach to technique in training, how that translates into session design, and much more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is sponsored by and by HMMR...
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290: High school coaching (with John Larralde)
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
What are the demands of modern high school coaching? John Larralde calculated that he has just 43 training days to prepare his track athletes this year. Add to that a small student population, multi-event athletes, a young coaching staff, and little connection to the daily campus life. Some might see these as problems, but for Larralde that's no big deal as he describes himself as a problem solver. On this episode of the GAINcast Larralde talks about how he approaches high school track coaching. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: The following links were...
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289: Coaching and connections (with Lachlan Penfold)
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
Lachlan Penfold has worked with some of the world's most successful clubs across numerous sports from rugby to the NBA to water polo. While he is an innovative physical performance coach, one theme keeps emerging to him: the most successful clubs are built more on the strength of connection as the strength the body. On this episode of the GAINcast he looks at how to build a culture starting with a foundation of joy, monitoring athletes through personal interactions, and more lessons from some of the world's best coaches. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: ...
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288: The six abilities
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
Last month we hosted the GAIN Coaching by Design Workshop. A recurring theme in the workshop was process. Coaching by design requires process. On this episode of the GAINcast, Vern Gambetta dives into his process which starts with defining what he calls the six abilities: trainability, adaptability, recoverability, durability, availability, and coachability. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is sponsored by and by HMMR...
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287: New Year's lessons and reflections
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
The GAINcast is back. To kick off the New Year, Vern Gambetta shares some lessons and reflections on the current state of training. On this episode he covers topics like the erosion of fundamentals, load management, strengths and weaknesses, innovation, and searching for questions. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is sponsored by and by HMMR Media. to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video,...
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286: Developing pitchers (with Paul Davis)
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
Tradition makes baseball a great game, but tradition also holds it back. If you read or follow baseball, the sport often seems like it is in a constant civil war between the data analysts and the old school coaches. Coach Paul Davis pulling together and balancing both sides of the spectrum, helping move the sport forward while respecting and learning from its past. He joins us on this week's GAINcast to talk about creating a learning organization, finding usable data, the evolution of the game, rethinking the demands of pitching and athletic development for pitchers, and a look at...
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285: Training by design roundtable
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
Coaches education is filled with lessons on technique, methods, sport science, and more. What is often missing is how to put it all together. How to design a training session, training cyle, or training year is a key skill that many coaches struggle to learn in the trenches. On this week's GAINcast we bring together an elite roundtable with Nick Garcia, Brian FitzGerald, and Jimmy Radcliffe to discussion their own mistakes in planning, putting together progressions, planning in-season training, defining themes, and much more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes...
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284: Olympic debrief
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
The Olympic Games wrapped up earlier this month in Paris. We had both personal connections at the Games, as well as a fan interest. On this week's GAINcast we break down our insights from watching the Games. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is sponsored by and by HMMR Media. to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video, articles, podcasts, and more. The on planning will take in Los...
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283: Training strength (with Chris Webb)
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
Strength is one of the most important qualities in athletic performance. Athletes need to be able to express force in the context of their sport. But much of what goes on in strength training starts to substantially deviate from this maxim. On this week's GAINcast our friend Chris Webb joins Vern for a discussion on what strength is, moving beyond numbers, the role of the strength coach, transfer, injuries, and much more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material...
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282: Training quality
GAINcast with Vern Gambetta
A lot has been going on in the sporting world this spring, and in our worlds as well. On this week's GAINcast we discuss a variety of topics including finding and measuring training quality, variability in skill execution, the right role for biomechanics analysis in coaching, and unstructured training. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: The GAINcast is sponsored by and by HMMR Media. to get access to a vast library of online...
info_outlineWhy are some athletes faster than others? And how do we make athletes faster? In their new book Dan Cleather and Jon Goodwin argue that the answer begins and ends with a consideration of force production. Both of them join this week's podcast to discuss key drivers in sprint performance, what factors are modifiable, and how we often get distracted from what really matters.
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- The GAINcast is sponsored by GAIN. We are also sponsored by HMMR Media. Join HMMR Media to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video, articles, podcasts, and more.
- You can follow them both on Twitter: Cleather (@dr_jump_uk) and Goodwin (@Jonnie_Mechanic). Their latest book is The Biomechanics of Sprinting: Force 2. Cleather has also written Force: The biomechanics of training and The Little Black Book of Training Wisdom.
- Here's a full overview of all the sprinting resources on HMMR Media.
- On GAINcast 89 Professor Peter Weyand discussed the difference makers in speed and his lab's research. Former lab member Ken Clark was also a guest on GAINcast 21 talking about linear speed, and HMMR Podcast 94 talking about multi-directional speed. Recent graduate Emily McClelland was also on GAINcast 262.
- On the topic on evaluating science, Peter Weyand also contributed a lecture on the topic in the HMMR Classroom. Vern has also shared some tips you can use to define your filter. This was also a topic we discussed on GAINcast 74. And Craig Pickering provided a great introduction to sports science in a series of articles for the site on understanding science for coaches, what makes for good research, critical elements for effective sports science, and becoming an better consumer of sports science. For more from Pickering browse the Sports Science Monthly where he breaks down the latest research in terms coaches can use.