How To Train Athletes Using High-Intensity Training (HIT)

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Matt Brzycki

What’s it like to be a HIT strength coach training high-performing athletes at every level?

Matt Brzycki is a highly regarded university lecturer and strength coach with more than 40 years of experience working with athletes from college to the NFL.

He returns to the show to share how he used HIT to separate great athletes from average ones, the timeless strength training principles that matter most, his mindset toward training as an older athlete, and more.

If you want to know what it takes to become a successful, high-level strength coach who can pull in and help produce high-performing athletes, tune in to this episode with Matt!

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Show Notes

01:19 – The World Cup in the US
04:01 – What’s in store for Matt after retirement?
08:26 – That time Tim Ferriss talked about Matt Brzycki in the 4-Hour Body (and the nickname Matt gave him)
11:25 – On Tim Ferriss’ controversial muscle growth (Geek to Freak)
14:41 – On “interesting” technological improvements in resistance training (eccentrics and negatives)
17:16 – The strength training concepts that matter the most
18:07 – On using HIT to weed out inferior athletes
27:14 – Do high school and college-level athletes just not like the weight room?
34:33 – Has Matt changed his mind on some things about strength training?
38:01 – What are some things about strength training that are “non-negotiable”?
40:05 – How Matt approaches strength training as an older trainee
42:21 – What is the most common mistake young strength training coaches make?
44:53 – On the upcoming Strength Forum