The Garage Strength Podcast

Author: Dane Miller

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The Godfather of Strength and Conditioning Boyd Epley
Saturday, 31 January, 2026

Get 7 FREE Days of Training to our Strength Training App - Peak Strength 👉 https://www.peakstrength.app/?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=APP&utm_content=BoydEpleyPOD Join our 90 Days of Cultivation Challenge 👉 https://peakstrength.app/90-days-cultivate?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=90Cultivate&utm_content=BoydEpleyPOD Try our FREE Max Rep Calculator 👉 https://peakstrength.app/training-progress-calculator?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=TPCalc&utm_content=BoydEpleyPOD Strength and Conditioning Coach Dane Miller sits down with The Godfather of Strength & Conditioning Boyd Epley to discuss the current state of athlete strength training. #garagestrength #speed #strength LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST 🎙🏆🎙 👉 https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HUM1295049334 Join Our SubReddit and Discord 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/GarageStrength/ 👉 https://discord.gg/hGs2AHHxq2 0:00 Do Cleans “Take Too Long” to Teach? (Coach Epley’s Take) 0:38 What Boyd Epley Learned from Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting vs Olympic Lifting 1:13 The Problem Nebraska Had: Absences + Commitment 1:47 Who Is Boyd Epley? (Husker Power + 5 National Titles) 2:30 Why He Was Hired: “If I Make Anyone Slower, I’m Fired” 3:12 Dane’s Origin Story: Husker Power VHS + Why This Matters 3:58 Old-School Simplicity vs Modern Tech in Training 4:36 Workout Order: Cleans First, Squats After (Fresh vs Fatigued) 5:05 Why Explosive Lifts Require Supervision (And What’s “Fluff”) 5:37 If You Only Did Squats + Cleans, You’d Still Win 5:56 “Cleans Take Too Long” — The Real Answer 6:41 Triple Extension Explained (Ankles, Knees, Hips) 6:55 Fixing the Front Rack Problem 7:14 Why the Snatch Is the “Secret Weapon” 7:39 Peak Strength App Sponsor Break 8:41 Why Olympic Lifts Disappeared (Coaching Fear + Skill Gap) 9:21 Add This Lift: Push Jerk for Explosive Power 9:54 The Jammer: Why Boyd Invented It (Football Isn’t Sitting Down) 11:30 Using the Jammer for Wrestling + Throws 12:19 What Books/Magazines Shaped Him (York, Iron Man, Hoffman) 13:22 His 3-Year Experiment: Compete in All 3 Styles 13:55 What Actually Worked: Explosive Lifts + Squats 14:16 “I Got Nothing From Bodybuilding” (Arnold Era Stories) 15:06 The First Strength Coach Directory (Before Anyone Networked) 16:12 Founding the NSCA (Lincoln, 1978) 18:22 “How Strong Is Too Strong?” (Leverage - Numbers) 19:23 Why Football Doesn’t Need “Powerlifter Arms” 19:46 Neil Smith Case Study: +50 lbs in 50 Weeks 20:18 Peak Strength App Sponsor Break 21:12 Leverage = The Key to Football Performance 22:39 Should There Be Position Strength Standards? (Individualization) 23:03 Weekly “Lifting News” Newsletter + “Dumbbell of the Week” 24:18 Record Boards + Gamifying Progress 25:13 6,200 Workouts Without an Absence (Culture Built) 26:33 The No-Absence Rule That Changed Nebraska Forever 27:36 Three of the Next Four National Titles (Dominating the 90s) 29:01 “Kids These Days” — Leadership + Standards Conversation 30:13 Boyd’s Leadership Moment: Setting the Standard публичly 32:28 Key Assistants: Mike Arthur + Randy Goble 33:25 How He Built the Biggest Weight Room in the Country 36:03 The Adjustable Sprint Ramp (0–15°) 37:41 Managing Injured Athletes + Return-to-Play (No One-Size Plan) 38:56 What He Dislikes Today: Rows of Power Racks 40:22 How He’d Design a Weight Room: Zones + Expert Supervision 42:24 Plyo/Jump Area Done Right (Coaching + Tools) 43:22 “Coaches Are the Program, Weight Room Is the Tools” 45:46 Facility Flow Issues (Virginia Tech Example) 47:22 What Modern Tech Helps With: MPH Sprint Tracking 50:00 Big Carl’s 900-lb Squat (But Why It Doesn’t Matter) 50:27 The Real Goal: Performance Improvement, Not Max Lifts 51:08 Programming Question: Squat/Clean Day vs Sprint Day 52:10 The 10 Nebraska Principles (Mike Arthur Credit) 52:17 The Only Lifts You Need?