101 Programming Strength for Fitness Athletes

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In this episode, I cover:

• My personal experience in the sport and how important it was to me to figure out how to get stronger and build muscle as a fitness athlete
• How fitness sport values strength over gymnastics and conditioning
• My experience coaching athletes on strength-biased programs
• The problem with most competitor programs and why most people can't get stronger on them
• How strength works
• Whether you should train explosively or close to failure
• Which exercises to do
• Training frequency
• Number of sets per week
• An offseason strength-biased program
• Cycle length
• Common weak points in fitness athletes