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The Garage Strength Podcast

The Garage Strength Podcast

Written by: Dane Miller
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 Official Podcast of Garage Strength! Talking all things sports, strength, and fitness from Olympic Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller.Dane Miller Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • The Biggest Problem with Speed Training w/ Dr. Lance Brooks

    The Biggest Problem with Speed Training w/ Dr. Lance Brooks
    Jan 24 2026
    Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=APP&utm_content=DrLanceBrooksPOD Join our 90 Days of Cultivation Challenge 👉 https://peakstrength.app/90-days-cultivate?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=90Cultivate&utm_content=DrLanceBrooksPOD Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-progress-calculator?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=TPCalc&utm_content=DrLanceBrooksPOD Follow Dr. Brooks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lancebrooks_phd/Check out Dr. Brooks' website: https://www.brooksperformancemethods.com/ Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with Speed Scientist Dr. Lance Brooks to discuss the biggest problems with speed training for athletes. #garagestrength #speed #strength LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 🎙🏆🎙 👉 https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HUM1295049334 Join Our SubReddit and Discord 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageStrength/ 👉 https://discord.gg/hGs2AHHxq2
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The NEW Science of Football Strength and Conditioning w/ BYU Sport Scientist Dr. Skyler Mayne

    The NEW Science of Football Strength and Conditioning w/ BYU Sport Scientist Dr. Skyler Mayne
    Jan 17 2026
    Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=APP&utm_content=SkylerMaynePOD Join our 90 Days of Cultivation Challenge 👉 https://peakstrength.app/90-days-cultivate?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=90Cultivate&utm_content=SkylerMaynePOD Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-progress-calculator?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=TPCalc&utm_content=SkylerMaynePOD Follow Coach Mayne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doc.mayne/ 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. #garagestrength #speed #strength LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 🎙🏆🎙 👉 https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HUM1295049334 Join Our SubReddit and Discord 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageStrength/ 👉 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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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • How To Build The STRONGEST Athletes on the Planet w/ Strongman Coach Alec Pagan

    How To Build The STRONGEST Athletes on the Planet w/ Strongman Coach Alec Pagan
    Jan 10 2026
    Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=APP&utm_content=AlecPaganPOD Join our 90 Days of Cultivation Challenge 👉 https://peakstrength.app/90-days-cultivate?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=90Cultivate&utm_content=AlecPaganPOD Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-progress-calculator?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=TPCalc&utm_content=AlecPaganPOD Follow Coach Pagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alecjose/ Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with elite strongman coach to discuss #garagestrength #speed #strength LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 🎙🏆🎙 👉 https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HUM1295049334 Join Our SubReddit and Discord 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageStrength/ 👉 https://discord.gg/hGs2AHHxq2 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
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    1 hr and 20 mins
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