The Evolving Science of Strength and Conditioning w/ Exercise Scientist Dan Cleather

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Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller Exercise Scientist Dan Cleather to discuss the science force and power training for athletes in strength and conditioning.

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0:00 – Why Coaches Overthink Power Instead of Impulse 1:18 – Meet Dr. Dan Cleather & Why This Conversation Matters

2:19 – How Different Athletes Express Force (Football vs Wrestling vs Triple Jump) 3:46 – Coaching Without a Rigid Model: Reading the Athlete in Front of You

5:31 – Time Constraints, Ground Contact & Force Application in Sport 7:08 – Triple Jump vs Lineman: Elastic vs Concentric Force Production

9:45 – Eccentric vs Concentric Demands Across Sports 10:58 – Dynamic Correspondence Explained for Coaches

13:22 – The 5 Criteria of Dynamic Correspondence (Simplified) 16:32 – Why Force Magnitude & Time Matter More Than Exercise Appearance

18:46 – Why Experienced Coaches Stop Chasing Perfect Specificity 21:25 – Kinematics vs Force: What Most Coaches Miss

23:46 – Seeing the “Matrix”: Thinking in Forces, Not Movements 26:46 – Strength as the Base: Why Squatting Still Matters

28:39 – Why Impulse Matters More Than Power in Training 30:46 – The Problem With Chasing “Power” Metrics

33:07 – Defining Power, Explosiveness & Rate of Force Development 36:00 – Impulse Explained: Force × Time Made Simple

39:06 – Impulse & Velocity Change (Jumping, Sprinting, Acceleration) 42:19 – Why Better Jumpers Stay on the Ground Longer

45:27 – Sport Context Matters: Combine Jumps vs Game Jumps 49:10 – Using Momentum to Create Higher Forces

52:38 – Breaking Down Explosiveness: Early vs Late RFD 55:24 – Diagnosing Twitchy vs Grind-Style Athletes

59:11 – How Olympic Lifts Develop Late-Stage RFD 1:02:02 – Using Jumps, Cleans & Boxes to Target Impulse Deficits

1:05:02 – What Coaches Can See Without Force Plates 1:07:49 – Why Violent Acceleration Matters in Weightlifting

1:10:21 – Jumping the Feet, Technique & Force Timing 1:14:01 – Cues vs Intent: Why End Positions Don’t Matter Most

1:17:08 – Velocity-Based Training Through the Lens of Impulse 1:22:26 – Why Faster Squats Mean More Impulse

1:25:02 – Twitchy Athletes, Strength Ceilings & Failure Patterns 1:28:11 – Coaching Is Art Informed by Mechanics

1:30:18 – Should We Replace the Word “Power”? 1:32:10 – Dan Cleather’s New Book & Final Coaching Takeaways