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The dose is everything

#435 - Can the Gym Build an Elite Athlete? With Keir Wenham-Flatt

The dose is everything

Ben Coomber

Science, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In the world of fitness we hold gym training in high regard, but what % does gym work contribute towards the making of an elite athlete? Many have seen the training programs of some elite athletes like Usain Bolt online and scoffed, could a better program make him a faster athlete? Keir Wenham-Flatt an S&C coach based in the U.S. (Ex S&C Coach of Argentina Rugby Team) joins me to paint a true picture of gym training, the application of S&C and building the elite level athlete.

Check our Keir's work @rugby_strength_coach and http://www.strengthcoachnetwork.com

Time stamps:
1.10 Introduction to Keir
8.45 - the truth on the influence that s&c has on high level athletes.
14:30 - Substitution bias, improving performance & accepting performance losses that don’t help you work towards your goal
18:10 - Strength & Conditioning, the bigger picture.
27:16 - What it takes to be an exceptional S&C coach & excel in your career
34:45 - Keirs Top Tips! What can we learn from S&C & what principles can we apply

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Benkerman Radio, episode number 435.

0:04.8

So in the past, we've had many, many discussions

0:08.7

about high performance, getting in the gym, getting strong.

0:12.3

We've talked to athletes, we've talked to strength

0:14.2

and conditioning coaches, we've talked to guys that just like to almost eat iron for breakfast

0:19.5

instead of cornflakes, and that's what's today's show is all about. We're going to be

0:24.2

talking about the high performance environment. We're going to be talking about

0:27.3

S and C in almost the real world because we can all sit here and idolise perfect programs we can talk about speed power strength

0:36.0

but what does it mean yes to the athlete but also what does it mean to that everyday person

0:41.6

so let's introduce today's guest. So today's guest is someone

0:48.6

that has a massive diverse pedigree in sport, shifted more so towards rugby and we'll find that out in a

0:56.2

minute but today's guest Kere Wenham flat hello you killed that pronunciation brother. You got it right.

1:04.7

I thought you were going to say the opposite was like, no, no, no. No, you got it.

1:11.7

You free flow so much that you trip yourself up because you want to say things in a certain way

1:16.4

and especially if a name seems like it would read a little bit different or phonetically you kind of just want to

1:22.4

bowl in and yeah you

1:24.0

You nailed it you nailed it.

1:27.0

mate so dude let's introduce you to the audience give them a bit of

1:31.1

background I'll let you start where you want but you know I need I need the

1:36.1

meat of the journey.

1:39.1

God damn right.

1:42.1

Well let me think. Terrible athlete growing up, didn't want to have a real job, realized

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