Episode 49 Elite trainer Juan Carlos Santana dispels the overly simplistic maxim of "you can never be too strong."

Sports Science Dudes

Juan Carlos Santana MS CSCS disrupts the overly simplistic mantra 'you can never be strong enough;' We delve into the confluence of strength, skill, and strategy across a spectrum of sports, from distance running to boxing, and explore the fine art of exercise selection for peak performance. Be ready to reframe your thinking and challenge your beliefs on strength training.
Timeline – Episode 49 with Juan Carlos Santana

3:42 How much strength is enough? You can never be strong enough. (See these YouTube videos by JC Santana, https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=JC+Santana+strength+is+killing+you

5:24 The minimum strength necessary to do the job.

8:10 These little silver spoon baby little bitches start dying on me.

9:13 “Why do you want more vertical jump?” Do you “need” to increase your vertical jump? Depends on the sport.

12:34 Understand the culture – how much strength do distance runners need? What about fighters? Tennis players?

22:39 NFL Combines – are they a predictor of failure?

23:42 Tennis – what’s the tennis player built like? With limited time and resources, focus on what is most important for each athlete.

29:43 How many fights are lost based on what the strength and conditioning coach did with a particular fighter? Or put another way, your fighter loses despite being in the best damn shape!

33:00 Best data is how the fighter feels; so much of training for a sport is hard to measure

38:14 What is modern strength training?

47:10 Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou – Francis has a puncher’s chance

48:35 That punch comes in a lot harder with those boxing gloves

50:00 The gym business – why does it fail so much?

Our special guest: Juan Carlos Santana MS

Santana has been referred to as “the country’s leading practitioner of functional fitness” and personally trained and developed specific programs for all professional sports, youth fitness, fitness for mature populations, and accelerated rehabilitation. His advanced understanding of bio-mechanics and conditioning has made him the go-to guy for those interested in reaching their optimal performance levels, from individuals to professional sports teams to Fortune 500 companies. His consulting clients and endorsements hail from the full spectrum of government agencies, educational institutions, college and professional sports teams, equipment manufacturers, and fitness facilities.

Santana is currently the Founder and Director of IHP, his state-of-the-art training facility in Boca Raton, Florida. IHP has been recognized by several awards as one of the top training facilities in the world and the country’s best “core-training” facility. Founded in 2000, IHP provides an unparalleled training environment for elite athletes, including World Class Tennis Champions, NFL and MLB players, World Champion Brazilian Jujitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Fighters, numerous NCAA Division I teams, and hundreds of nationally ranked teen hopefuls from a broad cross-section of sports disciplines. Within this exciting training environment, weekend warriors, soccer moms, and their children also call IHP their training facility. Santana has been part of the strength and conditioning program for several Florida Atlantic University Sports teams over the last ten years.

About the Show

We cover all things related to sports science, nutrition, and performance. The Sports Science Dudes represent the opinions of the hosts and guests and are not the official opinions of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), the Society for Sports Neuroscience, or Nova Southeastern University. The advice provided on this show should not be construed as medical advice and is purely an educational forum.

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Capitole

1. Episode 49 Elite trainer Juan Carlos Santana dispels the overly simplistic maxim of "you can never be too strong." (00:00:00)

2. The Concept of Optimal Strength Levels (00:00:01)

3. Strength Training and Athlete Performance (00:11:47)

4. Analyzing Tennis Serving and Fighting Strategies (00:22:14)

5. The Complexity of Strength Training (00:33:29)

6. Training Modalities and Program Design (00:38:17)

7. Advice for Boxing and Gym Business (00:47:07)

8. The Challenges of Running a Gym (00:50:26)

9. Online Platforms and Sports Knowledge Exchange (00:55:51)