THPStrength · John Evans, Isaiah Rivera

How Elite Jumpers And Sprinters Train Part 2 Ft. Mike Young

February 19, 2026·1 hr 35 min·9 clips

Mike Young presents a devastating logical paradox about athletes who outperform known dopers.

Performance coach Mike Young returns for a deep-dive roundtable on training elite jumpers and sprinters, debating the value of Olympic lifts versus plyometrics, analyzing different periodization models from legendary coaches, and exploring the biomechanical and pharmaceutical realities of world-class performance. The hosts use Isaiah Rivera's 50.5-inch vertical as a case study throughout.

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A technical lifting conversation that turns Olympic lift mechanics into practical coaching language.

The episode brings Mike Young back to the THB Strength Podcast for a technical look at Olympic lift mechanics, and it stays useful by translating the details into coaching language.

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You want the sharpest answer on how Olympic lifts differ from hex bar jumps and jump squats.

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