Podcast Episodes

018 Structural balance

Episode 18

Chris and Rob chat through what strength ratios between exercises can tell us (and what they cannot tell us) about writing athletic training programs.

6 months ago

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017 Work capacity

Episode 17

Continuing from the previous two episodes about powerlifting, Chris and Rob tackle the problem of "work capacity" in this context. What does work cap…

6 months, 1 week ago

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016 Powerlifting part 2

Episode 17

In this episode, Chris and Rob continue the powerlifting theme from the previous week. While the previous episode covered the main lifts, this episod…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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015 Powerlifting part 1

Episode 16

In this introductory episode, Chris and Rob explain the underlying adaptations that contribute to powerlifting performance in general terms, and then…

7 months ago

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014 Transfer of training

Episode 15

How do strength training programs transfer to sporting movements? What is the role of different exercises? Chris and Rob unpack the physiology and th…

7 months, 1 week ago

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013 Rate of force development

Episode 14

Chris and Rob explain the definitions of rate of force development and explosiveness in sporting contexts before going on to talk about how to develo…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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012 Periodization

Episode 13

In this long-awaited episode, Chris and Rob talk about periodization. While periodization itself is somewhat overrated, there are some benefits assoc…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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011 Deloads and tapers

Episode 11

After a short break for the holidays, Chris and Rob are back for their first episode of 2026 talking about deloads. There are two scenarios in which …

7 months, 4 weeks ago

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010 One arm chin ups

Episode 10

Chris and Rob change the format for this episode. Rather than covering physiology and biomechanics and then talking about how that information guides…

8 months, 1 week ago

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009 Sprinting

Episode 9

Continuing on from the previous episodes discussing vertical jumping and throwing, Chris and Rob break down the way in which we can support the sprin…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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