EP22: Stop Training to Get Tired: Train for SPEED & POWER with Brian Kula

What if speed training—not conditioning, grinding, or simply getting tired—should be the foundation of athletic development?

In this episode of Feed the Cats, we sit down with elite speed and performance coach Brian Kula to discuss speed development, maximal outputs, power, athleticism, and what it really takes to build high-performance athletes.

Brian has trained some of the world's best athletes, including NFL superstar Christian McCaffrey, and we dive into why developing speed was such a priority for Christian—and why speed should be a priority for athletes at every level.

We discuss:
- Why speed development should be the foundation of athletic training
- How speed training can make athletes faster, stronger, and healthier
- Why sprint-based football teams can outperform teams focused heavily on conditioning
- The connection between speed and long-term health
- Why maximal outputs are more valuable than simply making athletes tired
- The importance of adequate rest and recovery for high-performance training
- Eccentric training and force absorption
- Brian Kula's Bounce Fire series
- How athletes can improve their ability to produce and absorb force
- Why constantly training tired can make athletes slower and more sluggish
- The role of sprinting, power, and maximal output in athletic development
- How coaches can rethink traditional conditioning and training methods

The goal isn't to see how exhausted you can make an athlete. The goal is to develop athletes who can produce high levels of speed, power, and force—and recover well enough to do it again.

If you're an athlete, coach, strength coach, or anyone interested in speed training, sprinting, athletic performance, and high-performance training, this episode is packed with ideas worth considering.

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