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This week’s guest is Matt Van Dyke.  Matt is the associate director of sports performance at the University of Denver and the author of “Triphasic Lacrosse Training Manual”, along with Cal Dietz. Matt is the youngest coach I’ve had on the podcast so far at age 27, but in his short time in the field, he is already making a big impact, having written 2 books (Triphasic manual for high school and Triphasic Lacrosse), and having been mentored under some of the great strength coaches of our time. About a month ago, Matt showed me his ideas on training proper glute function in athletes that have slashed soft-tissue injury rates, and I was completely blown away.  I’ve been familiar with the use of neuromuscular resetting for the glutes (Be Activated/RPR/MAT/NKT), as well as the idea of various exercises to aid in motor patterning, but I was really impressed by how Matt had formed a hierarchy to this model, starting with structural issues and working down the line (you can read about the full sequence with all related exercises in the Triphasic Lacrosse manual). Seeing it all in place, it made a lot of sense to me based on everything I’ve seen in my past experience, and knew that this work was going to change how coaches thought about glute training and function for a long time. At the University of Denver, Matt works heavily with lacrosse, alpine ski, volleyball, tennis, and swimming.  His prior experience included 6 months at the University of Minnesota working under Cal Dietz, as well as working at St. Cloud State, and interning at Iowa State. View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. Key Points: Matt’s background in strength and conditioning Pro’s and con’s of using Olympic lifts in a program, and aspects of rate of force development in the Olympic lifts vs. other movements How to address athletic compensation patterns via the glute laying model The link between the lymphatic system and stress response How to integrate breathing into the course of a lifting session, and particularly French Contrast training Glute layering and proper hip extension patterning Great “Bang for the Buck” glute activation exercises for improving glute patterning Tri-planar movement and its role in preventing injury and preparing athletes for sport Quotes: “A reason we’ve shied away form O-lifts is the reduced range availability for actual force training in the movement.  In an Olympic movement, there is no doubt there is a ton of power created, but this is when an athlete is technically proficient in it” “An Olympic lift isn’t an absolute strength or absolute speed exercise” “Olympic lifts don’t fit in the triphasic training model” “A power clean never reached the same height of impulse (rate of force development) compared to a squat jump” “The total force produced was higher in the power clean” “What can we take to the field?...we want that singular impulse” “Compensation patterns are either due to a structural issue or a stress issue” “Belly breathing is one thing we teach our athletes immediately upon them getting on campus” “After the 4 movements of French Contrast, we’ll implement some smaller movements or prehab work to allow recovery, and then belly breathing as well” “The glute layering model is a system that created from many other systems (Chiropractic, RPR, isometrics, 3D-Contralateral); we went last year with 0 missed practices due to soft tissue injury” “One of our favorite glute activation movements is the fire hydrant; in research it doubled or tripled the motor cortex firing of the glute… it forces the glute to fire in all three planes” “In a cross-under lunge you’ve created a glute isometric in a lengthened position” “1 minute (isometric) might not be enough to create a subs...