Daniel Back - Jump Science: Training For Speed & Strength - ATHLETE.X Podcast #1

Today's guest is Daniel Back, a coach out of Austin, Texas. Dan coaches athletes in a variety of sports, helping them to achieve their best in sprinting, jumping, and their strength levels.

In this episode, we dig into how to train sprinters, how to develop elasticity in athletes, and other topics related to being as athletic as possible.

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01:40 - How Dan's athletic & coaching journey began.
09:49 - What's your best vertical jump?
11:44 - Importance of fun in training.
14:47 - How would you training differ between high school,
post-collegiate, or elite sprinters?
22:09 - Increasing force outputs considering the time constraints of sprinting & jumping.
28:16 - Disruptive vs Non-Disruptive Work
35:12 - Importance of freshness for maximal velocity sprinting.
43:21 - Testing is crucial in the training process.
48:47 - Training for acceleration versus maximal velocity.
52:30 - Dan's approach to developing elasticity.
01:00:57 - Being light on your feet.
01:14:29 - Dan's view on resisted sprinting & using the 1080 Sprint.