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

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Tune in to this week's podcast episode with 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/