Martin Bingisser

HMMR Podcast Episode 242: The influencers

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Creating your own program takes a lot of leg work. It isn’t just about adapting a template to your situation; it is about seeking out influences and inspiration from numerous sources and making them your own. On this week’s episode we dive into the program at Notre Dame High School by analyzing some of the foundational influences and how they have been adapted, as well as important elements done on the periphery.

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Notes and quotes

  • 0:00 – Introduction
  • 1:45 – Casting a wide net for inspiration.
  • 4:00 – Putting the puzzle together.
  • 5:30 – Don’t overlook the warmup: “If you’re going to do something for 5 to 10 minutes every day, make it meaningful.”
  • 9:30 – The cumulative training effect, microdosing, and defining detail in the small elements.
  • 14:15 – Outlining the Michael Conroy weightlifting program: “The program has a checkpoint every 4 weeks. If it doesn’t work and you don’t perform well in that fourth week, then I know I did something wrong or they did something wrong so.”
  • 22:15 – Foundational strength and the influence of Vern Gambetta: “Train strength before strength endurance and train power before power endurance.”
  • 25:45 – Session design with modules and the influence of Shannon Turley: “Shannon Turley paired movements for efficiency. Everything they did was paired and no one was ever standing around.”
  • 29:30 – Final thoughts.

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