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Programming Freak Strength: Becoming A Barbell Freak!

Most lifters never become truly strong. Not because they don’t try hard… but because their coaches never keep them on one pattern long enough to master the skill. If you’re an S&C coach or gym owner who wants to build freak strength in your lifters, this episode is for you. We’re talking about barbell specialisation blocks – how to program them so: Your athletes and lifters OWN a lift Positions and bar paths are rock solid Heavy singles stop looking like chaos And strength gains actually stick In this episode we cover: 0:00 – Why most lifters never master a lift (20 shallow holes vs one deep well) 4:00 – Strength as a skill before it’s an output (coach lens) 7:00 – What specialisation really is for coaches: deep practice vs variety for its own sake 10:00 – The laws of specialisation for freak strength: 70–80% of weekly work biased to the target pattern Maintenance volume for everything else (~⅓) Recovery & MRV realities when you bias one lift 14:00 – Systemic vs local fatigue – why specialisation feels different on the floor 18:00 – The Mastery Ladder: Acclimation – earning the right to load Technical – low fatigue, high awareness Neural Capacity – heavy, calm, repeatable strength Peak – pure expression, not construction 24:00 – Phase 1 (Acclimation): tissue tolerance, omni-contractions, position exposure 28:00 – Phase 2 (Technical): bar path, timing, positions, control 33:00 – Phase 3 (Neural Capacity): heavy but clean, no grinders 38:00 – Phase 4 (Peak): narrow menu, high frequency, low noise 43:00 – Clean Mastery Block (6–8 weeks) – exact structure, constraints & support work 50:00 – Squat Mastery Block (6–8 weeks) – phases, key exercises, progressions for big numbers 58:00 – Frequency, volume & maintenance – how to protect learning while chasing strength 1:05:00 – Three things that kill mastery in your programs 1:10:00 – The payoff: what mastered lifts give your athletes long term Designed for coaches who: Are sick of program hopping and random variety Want lifters whose technique doesn’t fall apart when the bar gets heavy Want a repeatable template for 6–8 week freak strength blocks on squats, cleans, etc. You’ll walk away with: A clear 4‑phase model for how the body actually learns a lift Concrete numbers for volume, frequency and maintenance work in a specialisation block Plug‑and‑play ideas for Clean and Squat mastery cycles you can insert into your programs Action step for coaches: Pick one lift for one lifter or group. Run a 6–8 week specialisation block using the laws and phases from this episode. Track not just the PB, but bar speed, positions and confidence under load. If you’re a strength coach or gym owner and you want help building full systems for freak strength – specialisation blocks, money models, retention – DM me “CRAFT” on Instagram and I’ll send you details on how we work with coaches.