High Performance Physiology
Episodes
23 Muscle strain injury
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob talk about how muscle strain injuries happen, and what we can do in strength training programs to help reduce the risk of them happening...
22 Sprinting muscles
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob talk through what the literature says about the relationship between track sprinting performance and the muscle volumes of the hip exten...
021 Speed training frequency
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob continue describing how their proposed workout plan template (speed, maximum strength, stretch-shortening cycle, and eccentric strength)...
20 Strength qualities
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob talk about the popular strength and conditioning idea that there multiple strength qualities across the force-velocity spectrum, from ma...
019 Running economy
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Endurance running performance is determined by three components: [1] maximal aerobic capacity, [2] lactate threshold, and [3] running economy. In this...
018 Structural balance
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob chat through what strength ratios between exercises can tell us (and what they cannot tell us) about writing athletic training programs.
017 Work capacity
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing from the previous two episodes about powerlifting, Chris and Rob tackle the problem of "work capacity" in this context. What does work capa...
016 Powerlifting part 2
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris and Rob continue the powerlifting theme from the previous week. While the previous episode covered the main lifts, this episode...
015 Powerlifting part 1
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this introductory episode, Chris and Rob explain the underlying adaptations that contribute to powerlifting performance in general terms, and then ...
014 Transfer of training
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do strength training programs transfer to sporting movements? What is the role of different exercises? Chris and Rob unpack the physiology and the...
013 Rate of force development
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob explain the definitions of rate of force development and explosiveness in sporting contexts before going on to talk about how to develop...
012 Periodization
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this long-awaited episode, Chris and Rob talk about periodization. While periodization itself is somewhat overrated, there are some benefits associ...
011 Deloads and tapers
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a short break for the holidays, Chris and Rob are back for their first episode of 2026 talking about deloads. There are two scenarios in which d...
010 One arm chin ups
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob change the format for this episode. Rather than covering physiology and biomechanics and then talking about how that information guides ...
009 Sprinting
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing on from the previous episodes discussing vertical jumping and throwing, Chris and Rob break down the way in which we can support the sprint...
008 Throwing and punching
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Building once again on previous episodes in which they talked about strength, speed, and power, the proximal to distal sequence, and vertical jumping,...
007 Vertical jumping
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris and Rob build on previous podcast discussions about strength, speed, and power as well as on the proximal to distal sequence to...
006 Eccentric training
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris and Rob introduce eccentric training, starting with the underlying physiological adaptations and then going on to provide some ...
005 Stretch-shortening cycle
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris and Rob introduce the stretch-shortening cycle and its underlying mechanisms, focusing on how it works in fast movements. This ...
004 Proximal to distal sequencing
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After covering the basics of strength, speed, and power, Chris and Rob now address how the proximal to distal sequence works. This is a key feature of...
003 Maximum speed
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Building on the previous episodes, Chris and Rob tackle the adaptations that contribute to increasing maximum speed in the context of athletic trainin...
002 Maximum strength
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Rob walk through the major physiological adaptations that contribute to increases in maximum strength and give examples of how these adaptat...
001 Strength, speed, and power
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are strength, speed, and power? We call them athletic qualities but how are they actually improved? In this episode, Chris and Rob explain how st...