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Introducing The Speed Lab Podcast by Universal Speed Rating. Hosted by Les Spellman, Danny Foley, and Cici Murray, The Speed Lab Podcast dives into all things performance to help you train smarter and play faster.
Hunter Eisenhower: Force System Training Methodology
The Speed Lab Podcast
1 hour 17 minutes
2 weeks ago
Hunter Eisenhower: Force System Training Methodology
Hunter Eisenhower, Associate Head Coach, Sports Performance, for Arizona State men's basketball, breaks down his "Force System" training methodology and introduces his Archetype Quadrants.
See how Hunter challenges traditional strength training by focusing on four pillars: High Force (deceleration), Fast Force (speed/elasticity), Slow Force (tendon health), and Human Force (fundamental movement). Learn practical strategies for profiling athletes and designing programs that optimize performance—with or without force plates.
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Episode Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction & Hunter's background
01:06 - Creating the Four System
02:15 - Fast Force: Speed & elasticity
02:42 - Slow Force: Tissue health & injury prevention
03:14 - Human Force: Fundamental movement patterns
03:38 - Archetype Quadrants explained
05:24 - Four System exercise examples
1:10:20 - Case study: Patellar tendinopathy
1:12:33 - Building normative data
1:13:21 - Simplifying force plate metrics
1:13:59 - The simplicity principle in coaching
1:15:14 - Practitioners adopting the system
1:16:40 - Closing thoughts & future episodes
The Speed Lab Podcast
Introducing The Speed Lab Podcast by Universal Speed Rating. Hosted by Les Spellman, Danny Foley, and Cici Murray, The Speed Lab Podcast dives into all things performance to help you train smarter and play faster.