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Lee Taft on Braking, Directional Steps, and Building Elite Basketball Speed

Do you want to help your athletes get faster? More explosive? And teach them how to move effectively in the process? If so, you’re going to love this week’s episode with Lee Taft! From PE teacher to world-renowned speed coach, Lee has always questioned the current dogma when it comes to speed training. And in […]

Lee Taft on Plyo Steps, Lateral Running, and the Power of the Heels

In my humble opinion, Lee Taft might be the true GOAT of multi-directional speed. While Lee primarily works as a consultant these days, over his storied career he’s owned his own facility numerous times, coached at virtually every level of sport, and perhaps more importantly has coached just about every type of athlete under the […]

Lee Taft on Building Elite Multi-Directional Speed

If you want to help your athletes get faster, then THIS is the podcast for you. In my not so humble opinion, Lee Taft is THE BEST practitioner of multi-directional speed training in the world, and in this episode I really feel like we capture lightning in a bottle. While Lee primarily works as a […]

Lee Taft on the Harsh Reality of Youth Travel Sports

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 20-30 years, you’ve probably heard of Lee Taft at some point in time. And with good reason! Lee is arguably the best multi-directional speed coach in the world, and I know I, personally, wouldn’t be the coach I am today without him. And while we’ve […]

Lee Taft on Assessing and Coaching Speed Effectively

To me, Lee Taft is more than a highly-respected and world-renowned athletic movement specialist: He has been a constant mentor and role model who helped shape my thoughts on speed training. A former physical education teacher, Lee began his career in the world of physical preparation in 1989 and has since been helping people take […]

Lee Taft Talks Training Adults, Combines, and Strength Training for Speed

Lee Taft – aka the Speed Guy – is a highly-respected and world renowned athletic movement specialist. Lee is devoted to sharing his training philosophy and teaching his multi-directional speed methods to performance coaches and fitness professionals worldwide. As a former physical education teacher, Lee has been teaching foundational movement to beginners and helping […]

Lee Taft on the Biggest Coaching Mistakes in Speed Training

Lee Taft is a speaker, consultant and coach for people across the globe who want to get faster. Whether it’s working with high-level athletes, or taking a staff and helping them take their speed game to the next level, Lee is a guy that can help you get there in record time. In this show, […]

Lee Taft on Program Design for Elite Speed and Agility

Lee Taft is a speaker, consultant and coach for people across the globe get faster. Whether it’s working with high-level athletes, or taking a staff and helping them take their speed game to the next level, Lee is a guy that consistently delivers the goods. And in a lot of ways, Lee is like the […]

Matthew Ibrahim on Nordics for Hamstring Health and Staying Curious as a Coach

I’m not sure there’s anything the Internet and social media like more than an argument. And while our parents taught us not to talk about religion or politics in public, for some reason, they forgot to tell strength coaches not to argue about the Nordic hamstring curl and whether it’s valuable or not in a […]

Justin Moore on His 5 Buckets for Building Robust and Adaptable Athletes

What role should the weight room play in building FASTER athletes? How do you develop a program that’s built on sound biomechanical principles, without falling into the trap of doing corrective exercises for an entire hour? And why should you consider adding more “movement days” into your program? Well if any of those questions peak […]

August 2024 Q&A: Starting a Fitness Biz, Off-Season Basketball, and How to Ask for a Raise

Okay my friend – we’re BACK! It’s been a hot minute since we did a Q&A episode (almost a year, if you’re keeping track), so I knew it was time to make this happen. I absolutely love doing these episodes, because any time I can serve YOU, it makes me feel good on the inside […]

10 Keys to Successful Basketball Strength & Conditioning

I’m going to start this one off with a bold statement: I don’t love where the industry is at with regards to training basketball players. Now before you get all pissed off and click away, hear me out. These young men and women are playing more games than ever before. Yes we’re getting them “in […]

Physical Preparation with Cory Walts

Cory Walts has been Haverford College’s Fitness Center Director and Strength and Conditioning Coach since 2007. At Haverford, he designs and implements year-round training programs for the majority of their 23 varsity teams. In this show Cory and I discuss how he got started in physical preparation, why he created his Adjustable Workout System, and […]

Confidence in Coaching, Continuing Education, and Business Optimization

Hey friend! We’re going to try something new today, with a pot luck episode that’s one part Q&A mixed with some of our usual solo episode flair. Because whether it was online mentees, observers who have come into the gym, our team of independent contractors or people coming in to attend the Lee Taft seminar, […]

The Super Duper Mash-Up Episode (Spring 2025)

My friends, it has been A WEEK. Between new athletes starting, my kids finishing up school, and the short/condensed week, it’s been an absolute sprint every step of the way. And while I have some great guests lined up for you in the coming weeks, I thought it would be a great time to go […]