How to Program for Competitive athletes w/ Nick Fowler - Ep. 40 | The Michael Caz Podcast

How to Program for Competitive athletes w/ Nick Fowler - Ep. 40

Brute Strength’s very own programming guru and Director of Strength & Conditioning, Nick Fowler is interviewed on the show this week. In this epi, ode we’re lifting the hood so you can really get a feel for Brute’s training methodologies, and a look into how we’re getting athletes ready for The Crossfit Games. Whether you’re an aspiring Games athlete or a coach looking to take your athletes to the next level, this episode is for you. We’ll be getting into athlete assessments, creating a program, training for strength vs. training for endurance, and a couple of things to avoid along the way – so get ready!

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Topics of discussion:

[1:00] How Nick Fowler got started with human physiology and programming

[6:04] Educational sources/ recommended books

“Supertraining” – Dr. MInstel Siff (book)
“Tip of the Day” – Charles Poliquin (blog)
“Gym Jones” – Mark Twight (blog)
Max El-Hag (mentor)
Lyle McDonald (mentor)

[11:00] Programming for athletes

[11:55] Assessing an athlete

[15:58] Creating a programming/ Figuring out what you’re training for

[17:15] How building your aerobics base will increase muscle endurance

[18:50] Endurance Pyramid

[19:58] Advice for athletes looking to get stronger

Slow strength work
Structural strength

[24:10] “Can you get stronger with metcons?”

[27:14] The RIGHT way too lift heavy

The 4-hour rule

[32:40] Concurrent signals – avoid this!

[36:30] How to gain strength without sacrificing endurance

[44:33] Building a strong gymnastics foundation

[51:43] What you need in order to become a Games athlete

Mobility
Hormonal health
Sleep/ recovery
Lifestyle/ stress
Nutrition

[1:07:05] Quick advice for all coaches

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