Tag Archive for: Interviews

Martin Bingisser

Burning questions for the future of training

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You might think that the best way to predict the future is to ask the experts what lies ahead. In general, that is actually a poor idea. As Philip Tetlock has researched in depth, experts have a surprisingly poor track record in predicting the future. But there is a subgroup of experts that predict very well. These are not people with the most years of experience of access to the best algorithms. They are the experts who can think broadly, gather evidence from a variety of sources, work in teams, and, importantly, are willing to admit error and change course. Tetlock calls this group foxes. Read more

Martin Bingisser

200 quotes from 200 episodes (Part 2)

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To celebrate our 200th episode of the HMMR Podcast, we’ve gone back and selected some top quotes from our past episodes. On Friday we posted the first 100. Below we continue the project with quotes from our second 100 episodes. Read more

Martin Bingisser

Looking back on 2017: top training resources

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Last year was a busy one for HMMR Media. Throughout the course of 2017 we produced over 100 podcasts, over 300 articles, and 14 premium videos from our team of expert coaches and distinguished guests. To help you sort through all the great content, we’ve assembled our top 25 articles, 10 podcasts, and 5 videos from the year. If you want more, you can browse our archives and also check out our top posts from 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Read more

Martin Bingisser

Iron Game Chalk Talk with Nick Garcia

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On the most recent episode of Iron Game Chalk Talk, Nick Garcia sits down with host Ron McKeefery to discuss his background and approach to training. Nick is known for cutting through the bullshit and he packs an incredible amount of information into this half-hour episode. He gives the most concise (and accurate) definite of Bondarchuk’s periodization I’ve ever heard. And, even regular listeners of our podcast will learn something more about Nick’s background and how he got started and first inspired in coaching. Plus Nick touches on his favorite books, apps, influences and more. You can listen to the full episode below. Read more

Martin Bingisser

Rugby and Strength and Bondarchuk

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Everyone who reads this site should be listening to our two podcasts: the HMMR Podcast and the GAINcast. However that should just be the starting point for coaches as there are many more great podcasts online. If you are training for field sports, for example, a must listen is the Rugby Strength Podcast with coach Keir Wenham-Flatt. Read more

Martin Bingisser

The Road to Rio

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As Kibwé is adjusting to his new role as a coach, but still has his sights set on a medal in Rio for himself this summer. He sat down with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune recently for a series of videos to talk both about his own ambitions for Rio and about the preparations of his athletes like Amanda Bingson. Read more

Kibwé Johnson

Throwers Unite Interview

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Below is an interview I did this week with the new website Throwers Unite. You can read the original here. Read more

Nick Garcia

3 Lessons to Learn from Bondarchuk

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Today Joel Smith posted an interview I did with him recently. Martin and I got to meet Joel Smith at our Berkeley seminar last December. He is a strength coach at the University of California, Berkeley and also runs a training website called Just Fly Sports. Earlier this year Martin sat down with him and focused on transfer of training. My interview looked deeper at at how I learned the Bondarchuk method, what others can learn from it, and also some of the other systems I use in training and what I find optimal there. Read more

Martin Bingisser

All Things Strength Podcast

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Podcasts are popping up all over the place and as many as desperate for content I’ve even been able to get on a few of them. Over the past year I’ve been on Wil Fleming’s Performance Podcast, Sports Coach Radio, and most recently Ultimate Athlete Concepts Podcast. And then last month I sat down with the All Things Strength and Wellness podcast which was released this week. You can listen to the entire episode below as well as some additional resources I’ve put together on the topics we discussed. Read more

Martin Bingisser

Technology and Training

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logoIf you are looking for top quality track and field writing, the guys over at the Daily Relay are slowly putting together the best track and field commentary site on the internet. From “Track Super Fan” Jesse Squire’s detailed analysis to the witty writing of House of Run Podcast co-host Kevin Sully, the site is a must read for all track fans. They also have great interviews from Pat Price and contributions from Jim McDannald. While only Jesse has the moniker “super fan”, they are all genuine fans writing about a sport they love, and it shows through in their work.

The site just started a new series called Athletech. With Athletech, the Daily Relay will look at the gear and technology the track and field community uses to get stuff done. I love technology, and so when they asked me to answer a few questions for the series it gave me a chance to reflect on the role of technology in my coaching and training. Read the final product here.
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