Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Voodoo Power, Steven Thompson sits down with Chris Greene for a deep conversation about strength and conditioning, football performance, conjugate training, speed development, powerlifting, athletic development, and building better athletes. Chris Greene shares his journey into the conjugate training system, including the influence of Westside Barbell and how he adapted conjugate principles for different sports and athletes. The conversation explores how strength coaches can take proven training concepts and apply them to the realities of high school and college athletics. A major focus is football strength and conditioning, particularly developing offensive and defensive linemen. Chris and Steven discuss acceleration, first-step quickness, football stances, footwork, repetition, deep practice, sled pushes and drags, dynamic effort training, rate of force development, and the importance of teaching athletes to move efficiently. They also examine the challenges of developing younger athletes who may arrive at the high school level without strong movement foundations. Chris explains his vision for a long-term athletic development model that begins in middle school and develops athletes through high school, with an emphasis on teaching positions, acceleration, hip strength, and fundamental movement skills. The conversation also covers Chris’s experience developing a high school powerlifting program and creating opportunities for athletes who may not have traditionally participated in strength sports. They discuss athlete autonomy, deadlift and clean variations, proper technique, strength development, and the growing connection between high school powerlifting and college opportunities. One of the most interesting sections focuses on the relationship between the adductor magnus, hip strength, sprinting, and hamstring injuries. Chris explains his research and how it has influenced his programming, including Copenhagen exercises, hip isometrics, step-ups, sled work, and other methods for developing stronger hips and adductors. Steven and Chris also discuss velocity-based training, sprint timing systems, acceleration testing, step-up exercises and sprint mechanics, multi-sport athletes, and how coaches can use technology and data without losing sight of fundamental coaching. Topics covered include: • Strength and conditioning for high school athletes • Football strength training • Conjugate training • Westside Barbell • Speed and acceleration development • Offensive line training • Sprint mechanics • 5–10 meter acceleration • Rate of force development • Sled pushes and sled drags • Dynamic effort training • Long-term athletic development • Middle school athletic development • High school powerlifting • Athlete autonomy • Adductor magnus training • Hip strength • Hamstring injury prevention • Copenhagen planks and Copenhagen squats • Step-ups and sprint mechanics • Velocity-based training (VBT) • Sprint timing systems • Multi-sport athletes • Football player development • Strength coach education This is a conversation for strength coaches, football coaches, athletic trainers, athletes, and anyone interested in developing stronger, faster, more complete athletes. Subscribe to Voodoo Power for more conversations with strength coaches, athletes, and coaches from across the strength and performance world. #VoodooPower #ChrisGreene #StrengthAndConditioning #FootballStrengthTraining #ConjugateTraining #SpeedTraining #AthleticDevelopment #Powerlifting #Acceleration #HipStrength #HamstringInjuryPrevention #VelocityBasedTraining https://youtube.com/@platesandpancakes4593 https://instagram.com/voodoo4power?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://voodoo4ranch.com/ To possibly be a guest or support the show email Voodoo4ranch@gmail.com https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/voodoo4ranch
