23 Cal Dietz " Finding Optimal Solutions for prep, Triphasic, Rationale for foot training, Performance Cycling"

On this episode I sat down with Cal Dietz, strength and conditioning coach at the University of Minnesota as well as author of Triphasic Training. I've mentioned many different aspects of Triphasic training on this podcast with other guest on the podcast and on today's episode Cal provides rationale for certain points within his preparatory methods. We start by discussing one of Cal's emphasis the floating heel and his rationale for utilizing different foot positions throughout prep. We discuss how foot placement may different between GPP and specific phases, as well as the idea behind the spring ankle model. Cal discusses the different levels of spring ankle and how to implement them into training, and why it is extremely important that athletes have strong feet and lower legs. Cal discusses the difference between implementing Triphasic in a bilateral and unilateral manner and how he deals with the negative feedback derived from bilateral movements. I was totally blown away a few months ago when Cal posted his video on performance cycling and I've referenced it on multiple occasions on the show. Cal discusses how he found the issue that can be created through facilitating workouts in a more traditional manner and the negative impact that can occur due to this. Triphasic is based around Block periodization, so naturally Cal discusses how block methods differ from mixed methods and presents reasoning for programming in a block system. I was interested to see what Cal's suggestions would be for speed and agility prep during the concentrated eccentric and isometric blocks within Triphasic, so Cal discusses a sensible manner to progress speed work during those concentrated strength blocks. We end the discussion by talking about the Goat Drill and how Cal stacks this agility as a natural mechanism for rest between sprints and to optimize skill uptake and learning processes. I have links below to several of the talking points, Cal's website, Manuals, Triphasic text, and social media accounts make sure to check the out if you've never seen them before. 

Triphasic Training Book Link - https://www.amazon.com/Triphasic-Training-systematic-explosive-performance/dp/0985174315

Coachtube Manuals- https://coachtube.com/search?q=cal+dietz

XLathlete webpage- https://www.xlathlete.com/

Safety Bar split squat presentation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhXg9XgHTv

Goat Performance Drill- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuEtPi-jwqU

Performance Cycling- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaBrvTJwHnE&t=2s

Cont. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O6xb355Qyo

Cont. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FAJgWPQjMU

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/cal.dietz/?hl=en

Twitter- https://twitter.com/xlathlete?lang=en