Burn The Ladders with Michael Fahey (A Sports Performance Podcast)

Wizard of the bench press, Josh Bryant, joins the pod to discuss the similarities of his training across different realms like powerlifting, strongman, high school athletics, and the tactical field.

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!Jacob Manaska is a rising star in the baseball strength and conditioning scene. His small facility just outside of Dallas is pumping out crazy pitch speeds on the mound and exit velocities at the plate by getting players STRONG!

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!Steven Thompson is everybody's favorite performance podcaster (go listen to his podcast the Voodoo Power Podcast to see why) but today we're talking about what makes him one of my favorite minds in coaching.Did we mention horses? He knows horses too.

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!Tony Holler is on the call today as we talk about reassessing conditioning and honing in on what's really important to get faster.

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!It's the debate that never dies! Let's get into the logic of why I don't use Olympic lifts with my athletes... it's less inflammatory than you expect, I promise.

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!THE BYRD MAN IS BACK! Brandon Byrd is back talking track, speed, bounce and I'm sure many things that I forgot along the way. Enjoy another conversation with one of my favorite coaches to talk to (steal good ideas from).

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!Jared Bidne is one of the coaches whom I have personally learned the most from. I'm excited anytime I get to share his voice with the world. For today's episode we spoke at length about creating his unique temple of strength and athleticism at Explosive Mechanics, and I even badgered him a little about track and elasticity.

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!This was a very exciting surprise! Only a few days ago, coach Sachin McDonnell told me he wanted to connect me with world renowned sprint guru, Rolf Ohman. The next thing you know, I was in the middle of a 2+ hour master class on TPV (time to peak velocity).I had so much fun on this one, and my mind has been working extra thinking about ways to further integrate TPV into my training!

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!Several years ago, Michael was greeted by a call from a young coaching prodigy, Zac Goodman. In that call, Zac's understanding of training principles blew Michael away. Now with several more years of experience under his belt, Zac and his athletes are even more impressive! Michael even realizes a few points of Zac's simple brilliance mid conversation.

Brought to you by OVR Performance. Go to OVRPerformance.com and gamify your training today!For this episode I sit down with a fellow conjugate training wizard from the hills of West Virginia: Sammy Sebok. Sammy has been creating monsters of explosive athleticism for years and I'm frankly offended that he's not a household name.