Voodoo Power

Coach and athlete interviews. From local to international guests the show hosts many people who are revolutionizing the way we compete. It’s a platform to allow student and professional athletes along with the coaches to get their ideas out to a larger audience. The world of sports and how it’s viewed is always changing to listen as it happens helps the audience become a part of history in the making. The guest list is growing all the time as more people come on the show to help broadcast their thoughts

Voodoo Power is a health podcast hosted by Steven, with 221 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Steven hosts Voodoo Power, a health show with 221 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  From Powerlifting to Olympic Lifting: Mark Garrett’s Hybrid Approach to Athlete Development

  Oct 2, 20261h 4mS10

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Voodoo Power Podcast, Steven sits down with Mark Garrett, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Crown Point High School in Indiana, for a deep conversation on Olympic lifting, athlete development, and building a long-term training system. Mark shares his journey from a powerlifting-focused approach in the 1990s to incorporating Olympic lifting after learning from coaches including Frank Exton, Mike Bergener, and Jim Schmitz. He explains how seeing the impact of Olympic lifting on athletic performance changed the way he approached strength and conditioning. The conversation goes deep into Mark’s “Prepare to Train” system and his progression from middle school athletes through high school. He explains how he develops balance, coordination, movement quality, speed, and technique before progressing athletes into Olympic lifts. Mark also breaks down his hybrid training philosophy, combining elements of Russian, Polish, and Bulgarian weightlifting systems. He discusses the use of lower-intensity volume work, high-intensity singles, managing fatigue, and why the training demands of elite weightlifters don’t always translate directly to high school athletes. Other topics include: • Teaching Olympic lifting without over-coaching • “Trace, don’t scrape” when teaching pulls • Proper body position and bar path • Reverse-chain learning • Front squats vs. back squats for athletes • Developing foot positioning and landing mechanics • The 2-inch, 4-inch, 6-inch drop drill • Deadlift progressions for young athletes • Hyperextensions, good mornings and Romanian deadlifts • Training intensity and managing the nervous system • Combining weightlifting with football and other sports • Developing athletes over multiple years • The Hoosier Barbell Club • Strength expression within the same time windows as athletic movements This is a conversation about much more than Olympic lifting. It’s about how coaches build systems, teach movement, manage training stress, and develop athletes over the long term. #VoodooPower #StrengthAndConditioning #OlympicLifting #Weightlifting #HighSchoolStrength #AthleteDevelopment #Powerlifting #SportsPerformance 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

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  Episode #4

  Sprint Faster: Strength Training, Sleds & Mechanics with Brayden Durfee

  Sep 25, 20261h 3mS10

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Voodoo Power, Steven Thompson sits down with Brayden Durfee, a former Division I sprinter at Boise State University and Mountain West champion as a member of Boise State’s 2019 distance medley relay team. Brayden is now the Sprint Coach at Northwest Nazarene University. Brayden shares the story of his development as a sprinter, including the challenges he faced transitioning from high school to college and the training changes that helped him reach the championship level. He explains how strength training became an important part of his development and how he incorporated conjugate-style methods into his sprint program. The conversation dives deep into Brayden’s approach to training sprinters, including box squats, accommodating resistance, band squats, sumo pulls, dynamic-effort work, max-effort work, sleds, and plyometrics. He explains how he used approximately 55% of his 1RM with 15–20% band tension and adjusted training across four-week phases based on running volume, recovery, and competition schedules. Steven and Brayden also get into the technical side of sprint coaching, including: • Training strategies for the 100m and 200m • Why 200m training can help develop patience in the 100m • Acceleration and top-speed mechanics • Sled training for acceleration and recovery • Developing posture and hip engagement • Backside mechanics and stride development • Teaching athletes to “grab the track” • Using resistance bands to create better movement awareness • Training 400m runners to maintain mechanics under fatigue • Using assault bikes and broken reps with developing athletes • Postural drills for maintaining structure late in races • Adjusting lifting around competition schedules • Using video analysis to identify mechanical breakdowns • Integrating strength training with sprint and plyometric work One of the most interesting parts of the conversation is the practical coaching discussion around getting athletes to actually feel the positions coaches are trying to teach. Steven introduces the band-under-the-armpits drill as a way to slow the shoulders down, allow the hips to come underneath the athlete, and create better awareness of hip engagement. Brayden also explains how he uses hands-on drills, bands, sleds, and exaggerated movements to help athletes understand acceleration positions and improve their sprint mechanics. This episode is packed with practical ideas for high school and college sprint coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, track athletes, and anyone interested in combining speed development with intelligent strength training. Whether you’re coaching the 100m, 200m, or 400m, there are plenty of practical takeaways from Brayden’s experience as a Mountain West champion sprinter and his current work coaching athletes at Northwest Nazarene University. Subscribe to Voodoo Power for more conversations with strength coaches, athletes, and coaches working to improve athletic performance. #VoodooPower #BraydenDurfee #NorthwestNazarene #BoiseState #SprintTraining #TrackAndField #StrengthAndConditioning #SpeedTraining #ConjugateTraining #SprintMechanics #100m #200m #400m #AthleticPerformance 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

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  Episode #3

  Chris Greene: Conjugate Training, Football Speed, Hip Strength & Building Better Athletes

  Sep 18, 20261h 14mS10

  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

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  Episode #2

  Dean Matsche on Coaching, Track & Field, Strength & Athlete Development

  Sep 11, 20261h 35mS10

  Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be a successful coach? In this episode of Voodoo Power, Steven Thompson sits down with Dean Matsche to talk about coaching, athlete development, track and field, strength training, competition, and the lessons that come from years of working with athletes. Dean shares his experience and perspective on developing athletes in shot put, discus, track and field, and strength and conditioning, while discussing the importance of building relationships, creating accountability, setting goals, and helping athletes become better both in and outside of sports. The conversation goes beyond sets, reps, numbers, and competition. We discuss coaching philosophy, athlete motivation, work ethic, consistency, team culture, youth sports, goal setting, and the responsibility coaches have to positively influence young athletes. Dean also shares his thoughts on the changing culture of youth sports and why coaches need to continue finding ways to make hard work, discipline, competition, and personal growth valuable to today’s athletes. 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

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  Steve Barrick | University of Indianapolis Strength & Conditioning

  Sep 4, 20261h 11mS10

  Send us Fan Mail What does it take to develop 350–400 collegiate athletes across 25 teams? In this episode of the Voodoo Power Podcast, Steven sits down with Steve Barrick, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Performance at the University of Indianapolis, to discuss strength and conditioning, athlete development, coaching philosophy, Olympic weightlifting, and velocity-based training. Steve Barrick has spent years developing athletes and building a strength and conditioning system that combines Olympic weightlifting, traditional strength training, power development, and velocity-based training (VBT). Steve shares his journey into coaching, including the moment he realized that pursuing a career simply for money wasn’t enough. He explains why passion for coaching, building relationships with athletes, and continually learning from other coaches have been central to his career. The conversation dives deep into how he manages a large collegiate strength and conditioning program while still addressing the individual needs of athletes. Topics covered in this episode include: • Strength and conditioning at the University of Indianapolis • Steve Barrick’s coaching philosophy and career journey • Training 350–400 athletes across approximately 25 teams • Velocity-Based Training (VBT) • Using VBT for squats, bench press, and clean pulls • Olympic weightlifting for athletic development • Teaching the clean and developing proper technique • High-bar Olympic back squats and front squats • Clean pulls and clean deadlifts • RDLs, reverse hypers, Nordics, and single-leg training • Eccentric, isometric, and concentric training • Periodization and adapting training to individual athletes • Bar speed and power development • Strength versus speed and explosiveness • Developing a coach’s eye while using technology and performance data • Building relationships with athletes • Creating a strong team culture and family atmosphere • Recruiting and retaining athletes at a private Division II university • The impact of the transfer portal on college athletics • Learning from other strength and conditioning coaches • Visiting other facilities and stealing good ideas • Adapting training systems to different athletes and sports Steve also discusses his evolution from powerlifting toward Olympic weightlifting and how that transition influenced the way he trains athletes today. One of the biggest themes of the conversation is adaptability. A successful strength and conditioning system isn’t about blindly copying another coach. It’s about understanding your athletes, identifying weaknesses, developing the qualities that matter for their sport, and continually improving the system. Steven and Steve also discuss a new idea for Voodoo Power: “On the Road with Voodoo Power.” The goal is to visit strength and conditioning facilities around the country—from garage gyms to universities—and highlight the coaches and athletes doing the work every day. If you’re interested in strength and conditioning, sports performance, Olympic lifting, velocity-based training, collegiate athletics, power development, or athlete development, this episode is for you. Subscribe to Voodoo Power for more conversations with strength coaches, athletes, and performance professionals from across the country. #VoodooPower #SteveBarrick #StrengthAndConditioning #UniversityOfIndianapolis #VelocityBasedTraining #VBT #OlympicWeightlifting #AthleteDevelopment #SportsPerformance #StrengthTraining #CollegeStrengthAndConditioning #D2Athletics #PowerDevelopment #StrengthCoach #OlympicLifting 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

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