#58 Landmine U: A Functional Alternative To Olympic Weightlifting with Alex Kanellis

This week's podcast episode features strength coach Alex Kanellis!

Alex brings with him many years of experience on and off the field as a D1 collegiate athlete and trainer. He has positioned himself among the elites as the head strength coach with the Iowa State Wrestling Team and Strength and Conditioning coach at Weck Method. Alex is an MS, CSCS, and has pioneered and developed the innovative Landmine University.

 

In this podcast we discuss:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 03:34 - The Landmine - A tool of function and strength
• 05:29 - Landmine University - System Principles
• 09:05 - Spinal Engine Theory
• 12:53 - Making the spine more mobile - Pushback on that concept?
• 15:19 - Generating explosiveness with the landmine
• 18:43 - Measuring bar speed
• 21:54 - Landmine training - More accessible than olympic lifting
• 28:55 - Landmine programming for new users
• 32:38 - Stick Mobility & Landmine University
• 36:18 - Landmine University Certification

 

More from Alex:

https://www.landmineuniversity.com/

https://www.instagram.com/landmineuniversity/